The Lost Challenges discussion

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King

5. Same genre

6. Same location

7. The title is above the author’s name
Ex. by Melinda Leigh

8. The author’s name is above the title
Ex. by Alice Feeney

9. Title with a number (of any kind)
Ex. The Five Year Lie or The Once and Future Witches

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author

13. An Audio or ebook

14. A free or borrowed book

15. A cover that is your favorite color



Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter.
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge.

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

Angel **Book Junkie** FINISHED
Anne

Barb FINISHED
Bridget

Caraina
Carolyn FINISHED
Charlotte
Christina (AKA Babbling)
Claire

Danielle
Dee
Denise

Ferenc
Frankie FINISHED
Frankie - Second Round

Genevieve
Giacomina the Snail

JoAnne FINISHED
Julesy

Karen
Kendra FINISHED
Kim
Kimberly

Laila Jane
Lali & Michelle FINISHED
Laura Z FINISHED
LaurLa

Margaret FINISHED
Mary
Mary-Megan
Meghana
Melissa A FINISHED
Michele FINISHED
Moondance

Natasha

Olivermagnus

Shash
Susan A FINISHED

Vanessa

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.
Read: 45/45

Categories
1. Same series
The Cozy Quilt Shop Leeanna Morgan 3/9/25 (The Cottages on Anchor Lane #3)
The Flower Cottage Leeanna Morgan 3/10/25 (The Cottages on Anchor Lane #1)
A Stitch in Time Leeanna Morgan 5/28/25 (The Cottages on Anchor Lane #4)

2. Same author
Perfect Summer Bethany Lopez 3/5/25
Perfect Hideaway Bethany Lopez 3/6/25
A Pinch of Salt Bethany Lopez 5/31/25

3. Same word in the title
The Day He Left Town Elana Johnson 5/11/25
The Day He Drove By Elana Johnson 5/14/25
The Day He Stopped In Elana Johnson 5/14/25

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors.
Jaxon Olivia Sands 4/5/25
Small Town Christmas Olivia Miles 5/11/25
The Park of Sunset Dreams Ava Miles 6/7/25

5. Same genre - Romance
The Feud Sawyer Bennett 6/6/25
The River Runs South Audrey Ingram 6/7/25
Coming Home for Us Carrie Ann Ryan 6/8/25

6. Same location - California
Raven Falls Jill Sanders 4/11/25
Sandpiper Marsh Vickie McKeehan 4/13/25
The Night We Lost Him Laura Dave 5/4/25

7. The title is above the author’s name
Dare to Kiss You Julia Jarrett 3/12/25
Bubbles at The Beach House Hotel Judith Keim 4/12/25
Play It Safe Kristen Ashley 4/21/25

8. The author’s name is above the title.
A Reason to Stay at Sandpiper Inn Ella Morgan 3/7/25
Spring at Saddle Run Delores Fossen 4/7/25
Winter's Mourn Mary Stone 4/30/25

9. Title with a number (of any kind)
One Night before Christmas Serenity Woods 3/16/25
One Way Back to Me Carrie Ann Ryan 6/1/25
Always the One for Me Carrie Ann Ryan 6/3/25

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
published February 18, 2025 Cold as Hell Kelley Armstrong 3/4/25
Published March 14, 2025 My Promise To Keep Cas Lewis 3/18/25
published May 13, 2025 Dying to Meet You Sarina Bowen 5/17/25

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
Fallen Karin Slaughter 3/3/25
Unseen Karin Slaughter 3/28/25
The Kept Woman Karin Slaughter 4/4/25

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author
Slow Ride Lori Foster 4/9/25
Magic Claims Ilona Andrews 4/14/25
Sterling Fight L.B. Dunbar 4/24/25

13. An Audio or ebook
The Black Bird Oracle Deborah Harkness 3/2/25
Jaxon Olivia Sands 4/5/25
Back in the Saddle Kristen Ashley 4/19/25

14. A free or borrowed book
Bourbon & Lies Victoria Wilder 3/15/25
Criminal Karin Slaughter 3/23/25
Uncertain Spring Lyn Cote 4/6/25

15. A cover that is your favorite color: Green
Holding the Reins Paisley Hope 4/28/25
Beautifully Broken Pieces Catherine Cowles 5/6/25
Whiskey Chaser Lucy Score 5/19/25

Duos or Trios 2025
March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

0 of 45 Complete

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King

5. Same genre

6. Same location

7. The title is above the author’s name
Ex. A Broken Bone (Widow's Island #6) by Melinda Leigh by Melinda Leigh

8. The author’s name is above the title
Ex. Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney by Alice Feeney

9. Title with a number (of any kind)
Ex. The Five Year Lie or The Once and Future Witches

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author

13. An Audio or ebook

14. A free or borrowed book

15. A cover that is your favorite color - Green
Abduction of a Slave - Dana Stabenow - 3.5 Stars - 3/12/25

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.
Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Progress: 30/30

Categories
☑️1. Same series - Peapod Farm
1️⃣Stepping Stones by Lucy Knisley - Mar. 16
2️⃣Apple Crush by Lucy Knisley - Mar. 16
3️⃣Sugar Shack by Lucy Knisley - Mar. 17

☑️2. Same author - Katy Farina
1️⃣ Karen's Witch - Mar. 2
2️⃣ Karen's Worst Day - Apr. 3

☑️3. Same word in the title - sea
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three
1️⃣Lost at Sea by Maxwell Eaton III - Mar. 13
2️⃣Song of the Sea: The Graphic Novel by Samuel Sattin - Mar. 30

☑️4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors - Sara/h
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King
1️⃣Band Nerd by Sarah Clawson Willis - Mar. 3
2️⃣Echoes of Memory by Sara Driscoll - Mar. 26

☑️5. Same genre - middle grade graphic novels
1️⃣Nat a Chance by Maria Scrivan - Mar. 15
2️⃣Bounce Back 2: No Such Thing as Perfect by Misako Rocks! - Mar. 29

☑️6. Same location - Connecticut
1️⃣Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay - Mar. 7
2️⃣Doggie Day Care Murder by Laurien Berenson - Mar. 25

☑️7. The title is above the author’s name
Ex. A Broken Bone (Widow's Island #6) by Melinda Leigh by Melinda Leigh
1️⃣Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia - Mar. 10

2️⃣Upstaged: A Graphic Novel by Robin Easter


☑️8. The author’s name is above the title
Ex. Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney by Alice Feeney
1️⃣Homicide by Philippe Squarzoni - Mar. 10

2️⃣Speechless: A Graphic Novel by Aron Nels Steinke


☑️9. Title with a number (of any kind)
Ex. The Five Year Lie or The Once and Future Witches
1️⃣Hanami: You, Me, & 200 Sq Ft in Japan by Julia Cejas - Mar. 6
2️⃣One Crazy Summer: The Graphic Novel by Rita Williams-Garcia - May 3

☑️10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
1️⃣Season of the Roses by Chloé Wary - published Mar. 25, 2025 - Mar. 13
2️⃣Straight Outta Busan by Stefano Jun - published Apr. 16, 2025 - Apr. 14

☑️11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
1️⃣Papaya Salad by Elisa Macellari - Mar. 11
2️⃣Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel by Arley Nopra - Mar. 30

☑️12. A favorite author - may be more than one author
1️⃣Entirely Emmie by Terri Libenson - Apr. 15
2️⃣Deck the Hounds by David Rosenfelt - Apr. 17

☑️13. An Audio or ebook
1️⃣What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena - audiobook - Apr. 7
2️⃣Easter Basket Murder by Leslie Meier - ebook - Apr. 8

☑️14. A free or borrowed book
1️⃣The Silence of Our Friends by Mark Long - Mar. 19
2️⃣Road to Revolution! by Stan Mack - Mar. 21

☑️15. A cover that is your favorite color - pink
1️⃣Mismatched: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Emma by Anne Camlin - Mar. 1

2️⃣Brielle and Bear: Once Upon a Time by Salomey Doku - Apr. 9

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.
Completed: 0/45

Categories
1. Same series

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King

5. Same genre

6. Same location

7. The title is above the author’s name
Ex. A Broken Bone (Widow's Island #6) by Melinda Leigh by Melinda Leigh

8. The author’s name is above the title
Ex. Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney by Alice Feeney

9. Title with a number (of any kind)
Ex. The Five Year Lie or The Once and Future Witches

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author

13. An Audio or ebook

14. A free or borrowed book

15. A cover that is your favorite color

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series Spirit School
Earth Angel by Aron Lewes 7/17/2025
Pretty Dead Girl 8/2/2025
Loneliest Angel

2. Same author Brooke Blaine
A Little Bit like Love 5/5/2025
Flash Point 5/22/2025

3. Same word in the title Murder
Mint Chocolate Murder by Meri Allen 4/9/2025
Murder in the Cayman Islands by Dianne Harman 7/30/2025
Mushing is Murder by Patti Benning 7/12/2025

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King

5. Same genre

6. Same location

7. The title is above the author’s name
Gator Bowl by J.J. Cook 9/5/2025


8. The author’s name is above the title
by S.E. Hinton 8/14/2024
by Peter Robinson 7/27/2025
by Janet Evanovich 6/30/2025

9. Title with a number (of any kind)

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
Leave by L.A. Witt 9/3/2025 (First published February 12, 2025)

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author

13. An Audio or ebook

14. A free or borrowed book

15. A cover that is your favorite color Purple
by Jessica Beck 3/11/2025
by Lucia Kuhl 4/21/2025

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.
Read: 44/45

Categories
1. Same series - Magical Bakery Mystery
Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti. Bailey Cates. 4.2.25
Brownies and Broomsticks. Bailey Cates. 3.29.25
Charms and Chocolate Chips. Bailey Cates. 4.3.25

2. Same author
Haunted Hibiscus. Laura Childs. 3.19.25
Twisted Tea Christmas. Laura Childs. 3.16.25
High Tea and Misdemeanors. Laura Childs. 4.16.25

3. Same word in the title (The)
The Wedding Veil. Kristy Woodson Harvey. 3.8.25
The Beet Queen. Louise Erdrich. 3.21.25
The Alto Wore Tweed. Mark Schweizer. 3.25.25

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King
Dreamweaver Trail. Emily March. 3.27.25
Funny Story. Emily Henry. 4.16.25
The Story She Left Behind. Patti Callahan Henry. 4.20.25

5. Same genre - Mystery
Killer Honeymoon. G.A. McKevett. 3.3.25
THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY. Agatha Christie. 3.11.26
Booked on Murder. Allison Brook. 3.14.25

6. Same location - England
Kale to the Queen. Nell Hampton. 4.11.25
The Littlest Library. Poppy Alexander. 4.10.25
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir. Jennifer Ryan. 4.17.25

7. The title is above the author’s name
Ex. A Broken Bone (Widow's Island #6) by Melinda Leigh by Melinda Leigh
. Julie McFadden. 3.1.25
. Celeste Fletcher McHale. 3.23.25
. Nina George. 3.19.25

8. The author’s name is above the title
Ex. Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney by Alice Feeney
. Jasmine Guillory. 3.1.25
. Jill Shalvis. 3.6.25
. Kim Michele Richardson. 3.15.25

9. Title with a number (of any kind)
Ex. The Five Year Lie or The Once and Future Witches
Once a Rancher. Linda Lael Miller. 4.24.25
Dirty Thirty. Janet Evanovich. 4.26.25
The Twelve Books of Christmas. Kate Carlisle. 4.29.25

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
Wild Dark Shore. Charlotte McConaghy. 4.1.25 (First published March 4, 2025)
Welcome to the Honey B&B. Melody Carlson. 4.18.25 (First published March 1, 2025)
High Tea and Misdemeanors. Laura Childs. 4.16.25 (First published March 4, 2025)

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
The Secret War of Julia Child. Diana R. Chambers. 4.21.25
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Douglas Adams. 3.23.25
Happily Ever After. Susan May Warren. 4.14.25

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author
Golden Girl. Elin Hilderbrand. 4.9.25
The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams. Karen Hawkins. 4.6.25
Dear Santa. Debbie Macomber. 4.11.25

13. An Audio or ebook
Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason. Nancy Pearl. 3.2.25
The Gods of Mars. Edgar Rice Burroughs. 3.7.25
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London. Garth Nix. 3.10.25

14. A free or borrowed book
Book Clubbed. Lorna Barrett. 4.25.25
Death Knells and Wedding Bells. Eva Gates. 4.22.25
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries. Heather Fawcett. 4.12.25

15. A cover that is your favorite color - blue
.Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt. Lucinda Riley. 3.20.25
. The Berry Pickers. Amanda Peters. 3.22.25
.The Stranger in the Lifeboat. Mitch Albom. 3.30.25

FINISHED! Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books

45/45 books

☑️ 1. Same series - Charlotte Gibson (3)
A. Pina Colada Poison (Charlotte Gibson Mystery 4) Jasmine Webb 03/04/25
B. Hibiscus Homicide (Charlotte Gibson Mystery 5) Jasmine Webb 03/05/25
C. Kalikimaka Killer (Charlotte Gibson Mystery 6) Jasmine Webb 03/06/25

☑️ 2. Same author - Diana Xarissa (3)

A. The Ellsworth Case (Marham Sisters 5) Diana Xarissa 03/03/25
B. The Armstrong Assignment (Janet Markham Bennett Cozy 1) Diana Xarissa 03/08/25
C. Aunt Bessie Needs (Isle of Man 14) Diana Xarissa 03/22/25

☑️ 3. Same word in the title -
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three (3)

A. One Lucky Subscriber (Busybodies Collection 5) Kellye Garrett 03/01/25
B. One Day and Forever Shari Low 03/06/2
C. Every Day(Every Day 1) David Levithan03/19/25

☑️ 4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King (2)

A. Olive, Again (Olive Kitteridge 2) Elizabeth Strout 03/15/25
B. The Witch Hitch (A Cupcake Coven Bakery 2) Elizabeth Bass 03/02/25
C. Carved in Bone (Body Farm 1) Jefferson Bass 04/21/25

☑️ 5. Same genre - COZY MYSTERY (3)

A. Read It and Weep (Library Lover’s Mystery 4) Jenn McKinlay 03/02/25
B. The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco (The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco 1) Michelle Chouinard 03/03/25
C. Keeper of Enchanted Rooms (Whimbrel House Book 1) Charlie N. Holmberg (KU) 03/02/25

☑️ 6. Same location - United Kingdom (3)

A. The Truth About Melody Browne Lisa Jewell 03/17/25
B. The Salt Path Raynor Winn 03/21/25
C. Famous Last Words Gillian McAllister 03/24/25

☑️ 7. The title is above the author’s name (3) (Show Covers)

A. Stone Yard Devotional Charlotte Wood 03/01/25
B. The Curious Case of the Werewolf that Wasn't (Parasol Protectorate .5) Gail Carriger 03/02/25
C. A Classic Case (Busybodies Collection 6) Alicia Thompson 03/04/25


☑️ 8. The author’s name is above the title (Show Covers) (3)

A. Moonlight On Emeralds (Moon Mystery 7) Helen Haught Fanick 03/05/25
B. The Sublet Greer Hendricks 03/11/25
C. Summer Romance Annabel Monaghan 03/23/25


☑️ 9. Title with a number (of any kind)
Ex. The Five Year Lie or The Once and Future Witches (3)

A. Bingsu for Two Sujin Witherspoon 03/14/25
B. Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 03/13/25
C. How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days K.M. Jackson 03/25/25

☑️ 10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge (2)

A. Missing in Flight Audrey J. Cole (Pub. March 1, 2025) 03/01/25
B. Memorial Days Geraldine Brooks (Pub. Feb. 4, 2025) 03/06/25
C. Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave (Finlay Donovan 5) Elle Cosimano (Pub. March 4, 2025) 03/23/25

☑️ 11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is (3)

A. The Quiet American Graham Greene 03/09/25
B. Foster Claire Keegan 03/10/25
C. The Comeback Ella Berman 03/21/25

☑️ 12. A favorite author - may be more than one author (3)

A. March Geraldine Brooks 03/09/25
B. Up on the Woof Top (Chet & Bernie 14) Spencer Quinn 03/12/25
C. The Friend Zone (The Friend Zone 1) Abby Jimenez 03/12/25

☑️ 13. An Audio or ebook (3)

A. A Terrible Village Poisoning (The Dinner Lady Detectives 3) Hannah Hendy (Libby ebook) 03/03/25
B. New Year's Eve with the O'Maras (The Guesthouse on the Green) Michelle Vernal (KU ebook) 03/04/25
C. Surfboard Stabbing (Charlotte Gibson Mystery 7) Jasmine Webb (Libby audiobook) 03/07/25

☑️14. A free or borrowed book (3)

A. Bark to the Future (Chet & Bernie 13) Spencer Quinn (Libby audio)03/08/25
B. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania Erik Larson (Libby audio & ebook) 03/16/25
C. The Comeback Ella Berman (library book) 03/18/25

☑️ 15. A cover that is your favorite color - GREEN (3)

A. You Are Here David Nicholls 03/01/25
B. Actress Anne Enright 03/09/25
C. Weyward Emilia Hart 03/27/25

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

45/45 Completed. Finish

Categories
1. Same series: Shadow Island
01.Shadow's Ritual-Mary Stone 4/04/25
02.Shadow's Conspiracy-Mary Stone 4/27/25
03.Shadow's Mystery-Mary Stone 4/27/25

2. Same author
04.Claire Kingsley-Temptation Trails 3/17/25
05.Claire Kingsley-Rushing In 4/09/25
06.Claire Kingsley-Chasing Her Fire 5/13/25

3. Same word in the title: Girl
07.The Wildfire Girl-Carolyn Arnold 3/02/25
08.The Girl and the Garden of Bones-A.J. Rivers 3/04/25
09.The Girl in the River-Rita Herron 3/06/25

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
10.Dan Alatorre-Double Blind 3/07/25
11.Dan Padavona-Daddy’s Little Girls 3/18/25
12.Dan Petrosini-Vanished 6/26/25

5. Same genre: Romance
13.The Art of Starting Over-Heidi McLaughlin 3/06/25
14.Can't Get Enough-Kennedy Ryan 5/23/25
15.Before I'm Gone-Heidi McLaughlin 5/27/25

6. Same location: California
16.Count to Three-T.R. Ragan 4/21/25
17.The Fifth Witness-Michael Connelly 5/14/25
18.5th Horseman-James Patterson 5/22/25

7. The title is above the author’s name
19.Another Girl Lost-Mary Burton 3/03/25
20.A Very No Strings Halloween-Kayley Loring 3/18/25
21.Quiet Beautiful Things-Samantha Christy 3/23/25


8. The author’s name is above the title
22.The Black Echo-Michael Connelly 3/04/25
23.The Silence at Mystery Bay-D.D. Black 3/07/25
24.Scottsdale Squeeze-B.A. Trimmer 3/22/25


9. Title with a number (of any kind)
25.4th of July-James Patterson 3/09/25
26.Seventh Grave and No Body-Darynda Jones 3/15/25
27.Hot Six-Janet Evanovich 3/17/25

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
28.02/24/25:Gone in the Storm: A gripping and unputdownable serial killer thriller-B.R. Spangler 3/08/25
29.01/09/25:Steal My Heart-Laura Pavlov 3/16/25
30.03/19/25:Husband Missing-Lisa Regan 3/28/25

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
31.Easy Kisses-Kristen Proby 3/08/25
32.Agent vs. Assassin-L.R. Jones 3/26/25
33.Habeas Corpus-Rebecca Zanetti 3/31/25

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author
34.Autumn Jones Lake-Collect the Pieces 3/01/25
35.Aly Martinez-Alone with You 3/13/25
36.Catherine Cowles-Beautiful Exile 4/13/25

13. An Audio or ebook
37.Between Commitment and Betrayal-Shain Rose 3/04/25
38.Someone You Deserve-Harlow James 4/12/25
39.February's Regrets-A.E. Howe 5/10/25

14. A free or borrowed book
40.Badge Bunny-Nick Russell 3/10/25
41.Fourth Wing-Rebecca Yarros 3/12/25
42.Exit Wounds-Shannon Baker 3/14/25

15. A cover that is your favorite color: Black
43.No Cap-Lani Lynn Vale 3/03/25
44.The Darkness at Deception Pass-D.D. Black 5/09/25
45.Clap Back-Lani Lynn Vale 6/01/25

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

3 books per category
45/45

Categories
1. Same series - Miss Fortune Mysteries
--Swamp Sweets (Miss Fortune #21) by Jana Deleon 4/12/25
--Flame and Fortune (Miss Fortune #22) by Jana Deleon 7/11/25
--Swamp Spirits (Miss Fortune #23) by Jana Deleon 8/15/25

2. Same author - David Baldacci
--King and Maxwell by David Baldacci 4/6/25
--Walk the Wire by David Baldacci 4/25/25
--Long Shadows by David Baldacci 9/7/25

3. Same word in the title - Murder
--Ukulele Murder by Leslie Langtry 3/12/25
--Murder in an English Village by Jessica Ellicott 3/23/25
--Murder in the Locked Library by Ellery Adams 4/27/25

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
--Slay It with Flowers by Kate Collins 4/19/25
-- Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton 4/17/25
--Lady Fortescue Steps Out by Marion Chesney 7/4/25 Marian Chesney writing as M.C. Beaton (see book cover)


5. Same genre - Cozy Mystery
--Doggone Deadly by Deborah Blake 3/26/2
--Dressed to Kilt by Hannah Reed 3/29/25
--Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss 4/3/25

6. Same location - England
--The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley 3/9/25
--The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime by Vicki Delany 4/8/25
--The Wedding Season by Katy Birchall 4/17/25

7. The title is above the author’s name:
--Steamed Open by Barbara Ross 3/1/25
--Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage 3/8/25
--The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco by Laura DiSilverio 3/13/25


8. The author’s name is above the title
--No More Secrets by Lucy Score 3/2/25
--Larceny And Lace by Annette Blair 3/3/25
--Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier 3/31/25


9. Title with a number (of any kind)
--The Sixth Man by David Baldacci 3/4/2
--First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison 4/11/25
--Seven Days in June by Tia Williams 6/12/25

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
--Three Days in June by Anne Tyler 3/27/25 Published 2/11/25
--Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez 4/1/25 Published 4/1/25
--Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry 4/23/25 Published 4/22/25

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
--The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods 3/20/25
--Petal to the Metal by Annabel Chase 3/21/23
--The Friend by Sigrid Nunez 3/31/25

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author
--Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson 3/15/2
--The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez 3/17/2
--Braking for Bodies by Duffy Brown 4/2/25

13. An Audio or ebook
--Knit of the Living Dead by Peggy Ehrhart 3/7/25
--The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams 3/11/25
--Deadly Divination by Kirsten Weiss 3/16/25

14. A free or borrowed book
--A Catered Christmas by Isis Crawford 3/6/26 (Library)
--The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell 3/14/25 (Library)
--Lucy's Little Village Book Club by Emma Davies 3/22/25 (Kindle Unlimited)

15. A cover that is your favorite color - Blue
--The Good Byline by Jill Orr 3/24/25
--Story of My Life by Lucy Score 4/9/25
--Be Still My Bleating Heart by Hannah Reed 5/8/25

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.
Read:45/45

Categories
✅ Same series The Girls
1.Party Girl by Rachel Hollis Read 3/6/25 Party Girls #1
2. Sweet Girl by Rachel Hollis Read 7/28/25 The Girls #2
3. Smart Girl by Rachel Hollis Read 5/26/25 The Girls #3

✅2. Same author David Rosenfelt
Holy Chow by David Rosenfelt. Read 3/19/25
'Twas the Bite Before Christmas by David Rosenfelt Read 3/28/25
Dog Day Afternoon by David Rosenfelt. Read 8/12/25


✅3. Same word in the title
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three
A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston Read 4/17/25 STORY
Funny Story by Emily Henry Read 4/23/25 STORY
A Likely Story by Jenn McKinlay Read 5/15/25. STORY


✅4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King
So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon
3/23/25. DONNA
Daniel's Final Week by Donna VanLiere. Read 3/24/25
Owl Be Home for Christmas by Donna Andrews. Read 8/12/25 DONNA

✅5. Same genre Mystery
Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey. Read 4/3/25
The Only One Left by Riley Sager Read 4/14/25
What Happened on Hicks Road by Hannah Jayne Read 4/14/25


✅6. Same location NYC
The Light of Luna Park by Addison Armstrong Read 4/1/25
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer. Read 4/19/25
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager Read 5/11/25

✅7. The title is above the author’s name
Ex. A Broken Bone (Widow's Island #6) by Melinda Leigh by Melinda Leigh
Read 3/7/25
. Read 3/9/25
Read 3/21/25


✅8. The author’s name is above the title
Ex. Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney by Alice Feeney
Read 3/15/25
Read 3/25/25
Read 8/12/25


✅9. Title with a number (of any kind)
Ex. The Five Year Lie or The Once and Future Witches
One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke Read 3/19/25
Seven Dirty Secrets by Natalie D. Richards Read 3/27/25
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Read 4/8/25
Patti Callahan Henry

✅10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center Read 3/29/25. Published June 11, 2024
The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry Read 6/30/25 Published 3/18/25
Vanished by David Jeremiah
Read 7/31/25 Published 7/1/2025

✅11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
A Long Stretch of Bad Days by Mindy McGinnis. Read 3/6/25 posted 3/14/23
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger Read 4/5/25
The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin. Read 4/12/25

✅12. A favorite author - may be more than one author
More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova Read 3/11/25
A Nun in the Closet by Dorothy Gilman. Read 3/13/25
So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon. Read 3/23/25

✅13. An Audio or ebook
Sandwich by Catherine Newman. Read 3/10/25 Audio
Buried by Lynda La Plante Read 4/9/25
The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate. Read 4/15/25

✅14. A free or borrowed book
A Memory of Violets by Hazel Gaynor. Read 3/15/25
Trial by Ambush: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth about the Case of Barbara Graham by Marcia Clark Read 3/27/25

✅15. A cover that is your favorite color
Read 5/17/25 White
Read 7/21/25
Read 7/28/25

Welcome everyone!

I will try this one:

Categories
1. Same series (Hitchhiker's Trilogy)
🔢 So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Douglas Adams 17 Jul
🔢 Mostly Harmless Douglas Adams 21 Jul

2. Same author: Geraldine Brooks
🔢 Year of Wonders Geraldine Brooks 9 Aug

3. Same word in the title (history)
🔢100 Cats Who Changed Civilization: History's Most Influential Felines|930985] Sam Stall 22 Jun


4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors (ELIZABETH)

5. Same genre: Essays
🔢Wow, No Thank You.: Essays Samantha Irby 24 Mar
🔢These Precious Days: Essays Ann Patchett 30 May

6. Same location- California
🔢Wandering Stars Tommy Orange 11 Apr
🔢 Tehrangeles Porochista Khakpour 19 Apr

🌈7. The title is above the author’s name
🔢 Ariel Lawhon 15 Jun
🔢 John Knowles 3 May
🔢The Berry Pickers Amanda Peters 25 Jun

🌈8. The author’s name is above the title
🔢 Henry David Thoreau 22 Mar
🔢 Kristin Harmel 4 May
🔢 Katherine Mansfield 23 May

🌈9. Title with a number (of any kind)
Ex. The Five Year Lie or The Once and Future Witches
🔢Five Winters Kitty Johnson 18 May
🔢Three Apples Fell from the Sky Narine Abgaryan 22 Jun
🔢Hitch-22: A Memoir Christopher Hitchens 24 Jul

🌈10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
🔢The Wedding People Alison Espach 26 Apr 7/30/24
🔢Death of the Author Nnedi Okorafor 10 Jun 1/14/25
🔢The Missing Half Ashley Flowers 4 Aug 5/6/25

🌈11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
🔢The Many Daughters of Afong Moy Jamie Ford 16 May
🔢The Wangs vs. the World Jade Chang 6 Jun
🔢The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky 26 Jun

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author
🔢We Need New Names NoViolet Bulawayo 23 Jun
🔢Anne of Avonlea L.M. Montgomery 24 May

🌈13. An ebook:
🔢Reasons to Stay Alive Matt Haig 29 Mar
🔢Daughter of Fire Sofia Robleda 5 Jun
🔢The Quiet American Graham Greene 17 Jun

🌈14. A free or borrowed book
🔢Bibliolepsy Gina Apostol 1 Mar LIBRARY
🔢The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers Samuel Burr 14 Mar LIBRARY
🔢The Correspondent Virginia Evans 12 Aug LIBRARY

15. A cover that is your favorite color (purple or pink)
🔢 Matt Haig 10 Aug (pink)
🔢 Jackie Lau 30 Aug Purple

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.
Read: 0/45

Categories
1. Same series

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King

5. Same genre

6. Same location

7. The title is above the author’s name
Ex. A Broken Bone (Widow's Island #6) by Melinda Leigh by Melinda Leigh

8. The author’s name is above the title
Ex. Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney by Alice Feeney

9. Title with a number (of any kind)
Ex. The Five Year Lie or The Once and Future Witches

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author

13. An Audio or ebook

14. A free or borrowed book

15. A cover that is your favorite color

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.
Read: 45/45

Categories
1. Same series (Cackleberry Club)
a) Scorched Eggs by Laura Childs read 3/5/2025 Cackleberry Club #6
b) Egg Drop Dead by Laura Childs read 3/10/2025 Cackleberry Club #7
c) Egg Shooters by Laura Childs read 3/12/2025 Cackleberry Club #9

2. Same author (Anne Rice)
a) The Tale of the Body Thief by Anne Rice read 3/14/2025
b) Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice read 4/1/2025
c) The Vampire Armand by Anne Rice read 4/19/2025

3. Same word in the title (Murder)
a) Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes read 3/25/2025
b) Class Reunions Are Murder by Libby Klein read 4/11/2025
c) The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood read 4/12/2025

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
a) Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football by John Urschel read 3/22/2025
b) Scratch a Thief / House of Evil by John Trinian read 5/19/2025
c) The Last Cowboys: A Pioneer Family in the New West by John Branch read 5/27/2025

5. Same genre (Horror)
a) The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix read 3/16/2025
b) Mice by Gordon Reece read 3/25/2025
c) You Like It Darker by Stephen King read 4/8/2025

6. Same location (New York City)
a) A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara read 4/5/2025
b) Button Man by Andrew Gross read 4/23/2025
c) Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb read 5/12/2025

7. The title is above the author’s name
a) Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz read 3/4/2025
b) The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson read 3/7/2025
c) The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam by Chris Ewan read 3/8/2025

8. The author’s name is above the title
a) Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid read 3/2/2025
b) Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! by Terry Brooks read 3/8/2025
c) The Black Echo by Michael Connelly read 3/10/2025

9. Title with a number
a) The Myth of "Bloody Mary": The First Queen of England by Linda Porter by 3/9/2025
b) The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie read 3/22/2025
c) The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin by H.W. Brands read 3/29/2025

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
a) Lightfall by Ed Crocker read 3/20/2025 pub 1/14/2025
b) The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny read 3/30/2025 pub 10/29/2024
c) Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi read 5/6/2025 pub 7/2/2024

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
a) The Beast Within by Serena Valentino read 3/1/2025 added TBR 12/22/2022
b) The Paris Hours by Alex George read 3/5/2025 added TBR 5/25/2020
c) Hooked by Emily McIntire read 3/11/2025 Added TBR 11/8/2024

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author
a) The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie read 3/22/2025
b) The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde read 3/28/2025
c) The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories by Agatha Christie read 3/29/2025

13. An Audio or ebook
a) Ariadne by Jennifer Saint read 3/24/2025 audio
b) The Butterfly Effect by Rachel Mans McKenny read 3/24/2025
c) Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie read 3/29/2025 audio

14. A free or borrowed book
a) Medea by Eilish Quin read 3/14/2025 Libby
b) Weyward by Emilia Hart read 3/17/2025 Libby
c) Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything by Aly Raisman read 3/21/2025 Libby

15. A cover that is your favorite color (blue)
a) Eggs on Ice by Laura Childs read 3/11/2025
b) The Marginalized Majority: Claiming Our Power in a Post-Truth America by Onnesha Roychoudhuri read 3/25/2025
c) Stormy Weather by Carl Hiaasen read 3/27/2025

DUOS OR TRIOS 2025, 3/1/25 – 2/28/26
15/15 CATEGORIES COMPLETE
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books

1. SAME SERIES | The Chronicles of St. Mary’s
* The Ordeal of the Haunted Room (Chron. of St. Mary’s #11.5), by Jodi Taylor, finished 3/29/25 ★★★★
* Another Time, Another Place (Chronicles of St. Mary’s #12), by Jodi Taylor, finished 4/26/25 ★★★★.5
* The Toast of Time (Chronicles of St. Mary’s #12.5), by Jodi Taylor, finished 5/18/25 ★★★★

2. SAME AUTHOR | Harper Lin
* Granny Bares It All (Secret Agent Granny #4), by Harper Lin, finished 3/12/25 ★★★.5
* Bloodier Than Fiction (Bookish Café #2), by Harper Lin, finished 3/28/25 ★★★.5
* A Hiss-tory of Magic (Wonder Cats #1), by Harper Lin, finished 4/4/25 ★★★.5

3. SAME WORD IN THE TITLE | death
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three
* A Death in the Small Hours (Charles Lenox #6), by Charles Finch, finished 3/6/25 ★★★★
* Death Through a Dark Green Glass (Writer’s Apprentice #6), by Julia Buckley, finished 3/31/25 ★★★★
* Cobblered to Death (Courtney Archer #1), by Rosemarie Ross, finished 4/25/25 ★★★.5

4. SAME FIRST OR LAST NAME OF THE AUTHORS (MUST be different authors) | Susan
* author Susan Wittig Albert – Death Come Quickly (China Bayles #22), finished 3/14/25 ★★★★
* author Susan Casey – Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins, finished 5/19/25 ★★★★
* author Susan Elia MacNeal – The Hollywood Spy (Maggie Hope #10), finished 5/23/25 ★★★★

5. SAME GENRE | mystery
* The Haunted Abbot (Sister Fidelma #12), by Peter Tremayne, finished 3/15/25 ★★★★
* Thrown for a Scoop (Shake Shop #4), by Dana Mentink, finished 3/21/25 ★★★★
* Murder at Kensington Palace (Wrexford & Sloane #3), by Andrea Penrose, finished 3/30/25 ★★★★

6. SAME LOCATION | England
* The Burning Issue of the Day (Lady Hardcastle #5), by T.E. Kinsey, finished 3/1/25 ★★★.5
* Murder at Everham Hall (Marius Quin #1), by Benedict Brown, finished 3/26/25 ★★★.5
* Silent in the Sanctuary (Lady Julia Grey #2), by Deanna Raybourn, finished 4/10/25 ★★★★

7. THE TITLE IS ABOVE THE AUTHOR’S NAME
* Old Ducks’ Hen Do (Old Ducks Club #2), by Maddie Please, finished 3/2/25 ★★★★
* Murder Off the Books (By the Book #3), by Tamara Berry, finished 3/5/25 ★★★★
* Every Trick in the Book (Magical Bookshop #1), by Liz Hedgecock, finished 3/17/25 ★★★


8. THE AUTHOR’S NAME IS ABOVE THE TITLE
* Essence of Foul Play, by Daryl Wood Gerber, finished 3/3/25 ★★★.5
* The Kitchen Counter Cooking School: How a Few Simple Lessons Transformed Nine Culinary Novices into Fearless Home Cooks, by Kathleen Flinn, finished 3/13/25 ★★★★
* An Unmarked Grave (Bess Crawford #4), by Charles Todd, finished 4/5/25 ★★★★


9. TITLE WITH A NUMBER (of any kind)
* One Sharp Stitch (Nimble Needle #1), by Allie Pleiter, finished 3/2/25 ★★★.5
* Once Bitten (Melanie Travis #8), by Laurien Berenson, finished 3/29/25 ★★★★
* Four Leaf Felony (Holiday Cozy #1), by Tonya Kappes, finished 5/7/25 ★★★

10. A NEW RELEASE (published after 3-1-24)
* publ 3-25-25 : The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America, by Kostya Kennedy, finished 3/4/25 ★★★.5
* publ 4-8-25 : This is Not a Game, by Kelly Mullen, finished 3/7/25 ★★★.5
* publ 4-15-25 : Murder by Cheesecake (Golden Girls #1), by Rachel Ekstrom Courage, finished 3/18/25 ★★★.5

11. A BOOK FROM YOUR TBR
* Enchant (Romance a Medieval Fairytale #1), by Demelza Carlton, finished 3/17/25 ★★★.5
* Skeleton Keys: The Secret Life of Bone, by Brian Switek, finished 3/22/25 ★★★.5
* Murder at Everham Hall (Marius Quin #1), by Benedict Brown, finished 3/26/25 ★★★.5

12. A FAVORITE AUTHOR (may be more than one author)
* author Ann Cleeves – The Long Call (Two Rivers #1), finished 3/11/25 ★★★★
* author Irina Shapiro – Murder in the Grave (Redmond & Haze #5), finished 3/25/25 ★★★★
* author William Kent Krueger – Blood Hollow (Cork O’Connor #4), finished 4/3/25 ★★★★

13. AN AUDIO OR EBOOK
* audio : To Kingdom Come (Barker & Llewelyn #2), by Will Thomas, finished 3/12/25 ★★★★
* audio : Unhallowed Ground (Chron. of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon #4), by Melvin R. Starr, finished 3/22/25 ★★★★
* audio : A Mumbai Murder Mystery (Temple Hill #1), by Meeti Shroff-Shah, finished 4/12/25 ★★★★

14. A FREE OR BORROWED BOOK
* from NetGalley : Murder at Gulls Nest (Nora Breen Investigates #1), by Jess Kidd, finished 3/10/25 ★★★
* from the library : Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club #2), by Robert Thorogood, finished 3/20/25 ★★★★
* from NetGalley : Summer Light on Nantucket, by Nancy Thayer, finished 3/25/25 ★★★★

15. A COVER THAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR
* Strangers in Time, by David Baldacci, finished 3/16/25 ★★★★
* A Brazen Curiosity (Beatrice Hyde-Clare #1), by Lynn Messina, finished 3/24/25 ★★★.5
* A Great Reckoning (Chief Insp. Armand Gamache #12), by Louise Penny, finished 4/7/25 ★★★★

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series
Patchwork Quilt Murder by Leslie Meier 6/9/2025

2. Same author
Getaway With Murder by Diane Kelly 7/30/2025
Dead in the Doorway by Diane Kelly 8/8/2025
Murder With a View by Diane Kellye 8/15/2025

3. Same word in the title - Murder
Murder by the Seashore by Samara Yew 3/19/2025
A Murder Most French by Colleen Cambridge 4/25/2025
Murder at the Rusty Anchor by Maddie Day 7/21/2025


4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King
Max Wilde's Cowboy Heart by Jennifer Ryan 3/28/2025
The Irish Matchmaker by Jennifer Deibel 9/6/2025

5. Same genre - mysteries
Cold Brew Corpse by Tara Lush 3/12/2025
Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly 4/9/2025
Kansas Troubles by Earlene Fowler 4/17/2025


6. Same location - Georgia
After the Rain by Karen White 3/7/2025
The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter 3/21/2025
A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton by Deb Miller Landau 4/11/2025

7. The title is above the author’s name
The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers by Bridgett Davis 3/25/2025

by Kristy Manning 4/7/2025
by Jessa Maxwell 6/29/2025

8. The author’s name is above the title
by Chevy Stevens3/31/2025
by Diane Chamberlain 4/5/2025
by Lynn Cahoon 4/29/2025

9. Title with a number (of any kind)
Ex. The Five Year Lie or The Once and Future Witches
Three Missing Days by Colleen Coble 5/22/2025
It Happened One Fight by Maureen Lee Lenker 5/29/2025
One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London 3/29/2025

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America by Kostya Kennedy 4/24/2025
The Really Dead Wives of New Jersey by Astrid Dahl 5/18/2025
The Family Recipe by Caroline Hunyh 6/4/2025

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman 5/14/2025
The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonsen 5/24/2025
All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore 7/9/2025

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author
The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz 4/18/2025
Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James 6/10/2025
Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz 8/26/2025

13. An Audio or ebook
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q Sutanto 3/8/2025
What the Cat Dragged In by Miranda James 3/15/2025
Final Cut by Marjorie McCown 3/26/2025

14. A free or borrowed book
The Distant Dead by Heather Young 3/14/2025 Library check out
You Can Trust Me by Emma Rowley 4/14/2025 Cloud Library
The Cure for What Ales You by Ellie Alexander 4/30/2025 Library

15. A cover that is your favorite color - blue
by Orlando Murrin 6/28/2025
by Maggie Blackburn 7/18/2025
by Robyn Carr 8/31/2025

Duos or Trios 2025
March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

26/45 Complete

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series

De winter van de profeet 442 p. 20 march

2. Same author

Kat & muis Ian Rankin 231 p. 19 march

3. Same word in the title
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three

Moord aan tafel (Moord op het menu Book 1) Tom Hillenbrand 260 p. 5 march

book:Moord op de golflinks|25154067] Agatha Christie 208 p. 9 april

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King

✔️5. Same genre

Hier waak ik Danila Comastri Montanari 272 p. 3 march

Yellowface R.F. Kuang 316 p. 10 march


Citytrip Berlijn Marjolijn Uitzinger281 p. 12 march

6. Same location

✔️7. The title is above the author’s name
Het witte meisje Tony Birch 336 p. 14 march
Voordat de koffie koud wordt Toshikazu Kawaguchi 256 p. 9 march
Nooit, nooit, nooit Linn Strømsborg 5 april 256 p

✔️8. The author’s name is above the title
De zaak Magritte Toni Coppers 287 p. 2 march
Bezonken rood Jeroen Brouwers 152 p. 2 march
Woman Lucy Woesthoff 208 p. 11 march


9. Title with a number (of any kind)
Ex. The Five Year Lie or The Once and Future Witches

Een tien met een griffel Simon de Waal 170 p. 14 march

✔️10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
James Percival Everett 320 p. 5 march
In orbit Samantha Harvey 192 p. 7 march
Published december 2024 in Dutch
Bride and Groom Rona Halsall 321 p. 21 march

✔️11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
Reisverslag van een kat Hiro Arikawa 239 p. 13 march
Het transgalactische liftershandboek Douglas Adams 27 march 192 p.
De dag van de Jakhals Frederick Forsyth 476 p. 25 march

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author

The Mysterious Affair at Styles Agatha Christie 220 p. 28 march 2025

✔️13. An Audio or ebook

Lieg nooit Freida McFadden 271 p. 22 march

Dageraad boven de boete Suzanne Collins 464 p. 1 april

BloedverwantStuart Neville 296 p. 8 april

✔️14. A free or borrowed book

Schuilplaats Harlan Coben 301 p. 7 maart

Als wij schurken waren M.L. Rio 424 p. 15 march
Nachtangst Ronald Giphart 182 p. 10 april

15. A cover that is your favorite color

Everyone is linked!

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: Mar. 1st, 2025 - Feb. 28th, 2026

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

45/45

✅1. Same series
🔹The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night by Marjorie M. Liu - Apr. 25th
🔹The Night Eaters, Vol. 2: Her Little Reapers by Marjorie M. Liu - Apr. 27th
🔹The Night Eaters, Vol. 3: Their Kingdom Come by Marjorie M. Liu - Apr. 30th

✅2. Same author
🔹The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - Apr. 19th
🔹Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - May 12th
🔹On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn - May 17th

✅3. Same word in the title (Cat)
🔹Cat + Gamer, Volume 5 by Wataru Nadatani - Apr. 17th
🔹She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai & Naruki Nagakawa - June 5th
🔹The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa - July 5th

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors (John)
🔹Farewell Yellow Brick Road: Memories of My Life on Tour by Elton John - Mar. 6th
🔹Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words by John McWhorter - May 28th
🔹The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism by John U. Bacon - June 23rd

✅5. Same genre (Romance)
🔹Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry - May 3rd
🔹Deep End by Ali Hazelwood - May 8th
🔹Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood - June 13th

✅6. Same location (New York)
🔹The Wren in the Holly Library by K.A. Linde - Mar. 17th
🔹Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke - May 6th
🔹The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn - May 25th

✅7. The title is above the author’s name
🔹Pearl Volume 3 by Brian Michael Bendis - Mar. 12th
🔹Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins - Mar. 27th
🔹Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol. 6 by Itaru Kinoshita - Apr. 6th


✅8. The author’s name is above the title
🔹Ghost by Jason Reynolds - Mar. 31st
🔹Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum - Apr. 23rd
🔹Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher - June 20th


✅9. Title with a number (of any kind)
🔹The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl 03 by Miyuki Tonogaya - Mar. 4th
🔹Four Ruined Realms by Mai Corland - Mar. 11th
🔹The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop - Mar. 13th

✅10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
🔹Pure Innocent Fun: Essays by Ira Madison III - Mar. 5th
🔹Huda F Wants to Know? by Huda Fahmy - Apr. 10th
🔹The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar - Apr. 10th

✅11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
🔹The Complete Sylvan Investigations by Laura Anne Gilman - Mar. 8th
🔹Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Apr. 3rd
🔹The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake - Apr. 14th

✅12. A favorite author - may be more than one author
🔹What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher - Mar. 21st
🔹Installment Immortality by Seanan McGuire - Mar. 29th
🔹Magic Shifts Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - Apr. 26th

✅13. An Audio or ebook
🔹The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff - Mar 3rd
🔹Magic Binds Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews- Apr. 29th
🔹Burn For Me Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - May 5th

✅14. A free or borrowed book
🔹The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl 04 by Miyuki Tonogaya - Mar. 4th
🔹A Coupe of Thorns and Rosé: Romantasy Cocktails to Quench Your Thirst—A Cocktail Recipe Book by Pop Press - Mar. 7th
🔹Mabuhay! by Zachary Sterling - Apr. 15th

✅15. A cover that is your favorite color (Blue)
🔹Magic Breaks Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - Mar. 8th
🔹The Healing Season of Pottery by Yeon Somin - Apr. 5th
🔹The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer - Apr. 30th

Categories
1. Same series

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King

5. Same genre

6. Same location

7. The title is above the author’s name
Ex. A Broken Bone (Widow's Island #6) by Melinda Leigh by Melinda Leigh

8. The author’s name is above the title
Ex. Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney by Alice Feeney

9. Title with a number (of any kind)
Ex. The Five Year Lie or The Once and Future Witches

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author

13. An Audio or ebook

14. A free or borrowed book

15. A cover that is your favorite color

Welcome Kendra and Giacomina!

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

Goal: 0/45
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors

5. Same genre

6. Same location

7. The title is above the author’s name

8. The author’s name is above the title

9. Title with a number (of any kind)

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author

13. An Audio or ebook

14. A free or borrowed book

15. A cover that is your favorite color


March
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett - TBR, Audio
Chronicle In Stone by Ismail Kadare, Ebook
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren - TBR, Favorite Author, Audio
The Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking, Audio
Dark Dive by Andrew Mayne - TBR, Ebook
28 Days Later, Vol. 6: Homecoming by Michael Alan Nelson
The Boyfriend Loophole by Danielle Stewart, Ebook, Free
Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen - Series, TBR, Ebook
The Elements of Marie Curie by Dava Sobel - TBR, Audio
Dept. H Volume 4: Lifeboat by Matt Kindt
Charles Leclerc: A Biography by Adam Hay-Nicholls, Audio
Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings, Ebook
Ice Cream Man Vol. 1 by W. Maxwell Prince - Series
You Are Here by Ada Limon, Ebook

April
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - TBR, Audio
The Forbidden by Sawyer Bennett - Ebook, Series
The Killing Game by Kate Bold - Ebook, Free
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin - TBR, Audio
Orcs! The Legend by Christine Larsen - Series
Wild Love by Elsie Silver - Series, TBR, Ebook
I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue - Audio
Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith - Series, Ebook
Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista - Audio
Ogre by Bob Salley
The Pope by Anthony McCarten - Audio
The Murders at Fleat House by Lucinda Riley - Ebook, Favorite Author

May
The Great Divide by Cristina Henriquez - Ebook, TBR
The Information Officer by Mark Mills - Audio
Ice Cream Man, Vol. 2 by W. Maxwell Prince - Series
The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan - TBR, Audio
The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton - Ebook
Dark Shadows by Joanna Lillis - Audio
The Harbor House by Mia Kent - Free, Ebook
The Tryst by Sawyer Bennett - Ebook, Series
Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak - Audio, TBR
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf - Ebook
Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo - Ebook, TBR

June
The Solid-State Shuffle by Jeffrey A. Ballard - Free, Ebook
Orcs! The Curse by Christine Larsen - Series
There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak - Audio, Favorite Author, TBR
The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong - Ebook
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White - Ebook
The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen - Ebook, Series, Favorite Author
Ice Cream Man, Volume 3: Hopscotch Melange by W. Maxwell Prince - Series
A Wilder Shore By Camille Peri - Audio
Art Monsters by Lauren Elkin - Ebook
Geiger, Vol. 1 by Geoff Johns - Series

July
Miss Iceland by Audur Ava Olafsdottir - Ebook
Next Girl by Kate Bold - Free, Ebook
Where There Was Fire By John Manuel Arias - Audio
Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews - Ebook, TBR
The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand - Ebook, TBR
Ice Cream Man, Vol. 4: Tiny Lives by W. Maxwell Price - Series
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Audio, Favorite Author
ORCS! The Gift by Christine Larsen - Series
Ali and Nino by Kurban Said - Ebook
Geiger, Vol. 2: The Nuclear Knight by Geoff Johns - Series
Inside Qatar By John McManus - Audio

August
The House of Unexpected Sisters by Alexander McCall Smith - Ebook, Series
Love Blooms by Jennifer Faye - Ebook, Free
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker - Ebook, TBR
Ice Cream Man Vol 5 by W. Maxwell Prince - Series
The Wedding People by Alison Espach - Ebook, TBR
Life Lessons from the Amazon By Pip Stewart - Audio
The Forbidden Daughter By Zipora Klein Jakob - Ebook
The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer - Ebook, TBR
Velvet Kiss, Vol. 1 by Chihiro Harumi
The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand - Ebook, Favorite Author, Series

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.


Categories
1. Same series
A.
B.

2. Same author
A.
B.


3. Same word in the title
A.
B.

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
A.
B.

5. Same genre
A.
B


6. Same location
A.
B.

7. The title is above the author’s name
A.
B.


8. The author’s name is above the title
A.
B.

9. Title with a number (of any kind)
A.
B.

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
A.
B.

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
A.
B.

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author
A.
B.

13. An Audio or ebook
A.
B.

14. A free or borrowed book
A.
B.

15. A cover that is your favorite color
A.
B.

Duos or Trios 2025

Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category
Re-post when completed
Goal: 7/45 books

1. Same series
Series: The Highlands
1. Beyond the Thistles by Samantha Young (04/09/25)
2.
3.



2. Same author
Author: Katherine Center
1. What You Wish For by Katherine Center (03/16/25)
2.
3.



3. Same word in the title
1. Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood (04/06/25)
2.
3.



4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Name: Sarah
1. Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean (03/26/25)
2.
3.



5. Same genre
Genre: Contemporary Romance
1. Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman (04/14/25)
2.
3.



6. Same location
Location: New York City
1. Disorderly Conduct by Tessa Bailey (04/09/25)
2.
3.



7. The title is above the author’s name
1. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (03/05/25)
2.
3.



8. The author’s name is above the title
1. Tahira in Bloom by Farah Heron (04/16/25)
2. Knockout by Sarah MacLean (04/21/25)
3.



9. Title with a number (of any kind)
1. Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS by Myeongseok Kang & BTS (03/31/25)
2.
3.



10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
1.
2.
3.

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
1. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (04/05/25) - #756
2.
3.



12. A favorite author - may be more than one author
1.
2.
3.

13. An Audio or ebook
1. Island Affair by Priscilla Oliveras (03/12/25)
2. Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano (04/20/25)
3.



✓ 14. A free or borrowed book
1. Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank by Elle Cosimano (03/07/25)
2. Bride by Ali Hazelwood (03/23/25)
3. Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron (03/30/25)



15. A cover that is your favorite color
Favorite Color: Pink
1. Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton (04/10/25)
2.
3.

Always a fave!

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King

5. Same genre

6. Same location

7. The title is above the author’s name

8. The author’s name is above the title

9. Title with a number (of any kind)

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author

13. An Audio or ebook

14. A free or borrowed book

15. A cover that is your favorite color

Welcome Ferenc, Christina, Laila Jane and Vanessa!

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books

16/30

Categories
1. Same series Cupcake Bakery Mystery
Sugar Plum Poisoned Jenn McKinlay 03.17.25 5 stars
Fondant Fumble Jenn McKinlay 03.22.25 5 stars

2. Same author Abby Jimenez
Yours Truly Abby Jimenez 03.29.25 5 stars
Part of Your World Abby Jimenez 04.02.25 5 stars

3. Same word in the title Haunting
Haunting License Carol J. Perry 06.05.25 4 stars
Haunting and Homicide Ava Burke 06.07.25 3.5 stars

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King

5. Same genre Cozy Mystery
Cake and Punishment Maymee Bell 03.07.25 3.5 stars
Survival of the Fritters Ginger Bolton 03.10.25 4 stars

6. Same location charm NC
No Good Tea Goes Unpunished Bree Baker 04.25.25 4 stars
Tide and Punishment Bree Baker 04.29.25 4 stars

7. The title is above the author’s name
Laura Thalassa 03.08.25 3 stars
Jacquie Underdown 03.12.25 4 stars

8. The author’s name is above the title
J.D. Robb 03.14.25 5 stars
Ilona Andrews 03.24.25 5 stars


9. Title with a number (of any kind)
Ex. The Five Year Lie or The Once and Future Witches

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author Faith Hunter
Final Heir Faith Hunter 04.01.25 5 stars
Blood of the Earth Faith Hunter 04.20.25 5 stars

13. An Audio or ebook Audio
Sorrow's Song Keri Arthur 04.06.25 5 stars
Witches and Wedding Cake Bailey Cates 04.22.25 4 stars

14. A free or borrowed book Library
A Dark and Secret Magic Wallis Kinney ,b>05.03.25 4 stars
X Sue Grafton 05.24.25 4 stars

15. A cover that is your favorite color

DUOS OR TRIOS 2025, 3/1/25 – 2/28/26
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books

FINISHED 45/45

1. SAME SERIES - Noodle Shop Mystery
*Dim Sum of All Fears by Vivien Chien - 4/7
*Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien - 4/14
*Wonton Terror by Vivien Chien - 6/6

2. SAME AUTHOR - Fiona Grace
*Crime in the Café - 6/1
*Killed With a Kiss - 6/2
*Vexed on a Visit - 6/4

3. SAME WORD IN THE TITLE
*The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie - 3/20
*Pink Lemonade Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke - 4/5
*Pouncing on Murder by Laurie Cass - 4/10

4. SAME FIRST OR LAST NAME OF THE AUTHORS (MUST be different authors)
*My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout - 3/29
*The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters - 4/14
* A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George - 5/8

5. SAME GENRE - Historical Fiction
*The Brighter the Light by Mary Ellen Taylor - 3/21
*I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño - 3/22
*A Pledge of Silence by Flora J. Solomon - 3/30

6. SAME LOCATION - ENGLAND
*The Brighter the Light by Mary Ellen Taylor 3/21
*Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll - 5/24
*Perished by a Painting by Fiona Grace - 6/3

7. THE TITLE IS ABOVE THE AUTHOR’S NAME
*
*
*

8. THE AUTHOR’S NAME IS ABOVE THE TITLE
*
*
*

9. TITLE WITH A NUMBER (of any kind)
*Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty - 3/5
*Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt - 3/26
*Three Weeks with My Brother by Nicholas Sparks - 3/1

10. A NEW RELEASE (published after 3-1-24)
*Mr. Whisper by Andrew Mayne - 3/7 - released 3/1/25
*Save Our Souls: The True Story of a Castaway Family, Treachery, and Murder by Matthew Pearl - 4/20 - released 1/14/25
*Lowcountry Lost by T.I. Lowe - 4/28 - released 9/1/24

11. A BOOK FROM YOUR TBR
* Anthem by Ayn Rand - 4/17
* The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald - 4/22
*The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne - 4/24

12. A FAVORITE AUTHOR (may be more than one author)
*The Juliet Code by Pepper Basham - 3/9
* Water from My Heart by Charles Martin - 4/30
*Marie Benedict - The Mitford Affair - 5/11

13. AN AUDIO OR EBOOK
*Nathan Coulter by Wendell Berry - 3/23
*The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young - 3/23
*Hornblower and the Hotspur by C.S. Forester - 4/9

14. A FREE OR BORROWED BOOK
*Spindle's End by Robin McKinley - 3/15
*Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton - 3/15
*Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman - 3/25

15. A COVER THAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR - blue
* - 4/22
* - 5/3
* - 5/9

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.
Read: 45/45 - COMPLETE

Categories
1. Same series - Slow Horses by Mick Herron
The List March 6 ★★★★
Real Tigers March 12 ★★★★★
Spook Street March 27 ★★★★★

2. Same author - CJ Box
Stone Cold March 8 ★★★★
Endangered March 20 ★★★
Off the Grid Apr 20 ★★★

3. Same word in the title
Murder in Shades of Red by Ripley Hayes March 1 ★★★★
Murder in the East End by Jennifer Ashley March 1 ★★★★
The Highgate Cemetery Murder by Irina Shapiro March 3 ★★★★

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors - LISA
Lisa Unger, Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six March 22 ★★★
Lisa Jewell, Watching You March 23 ★★★★
Lisa Oliver, The Pirate's Treasure Apr 22 ★★★

5. Same genre - MYSTERY
Wake by Shelley Burr March 4 ★★★★
Opal by Patricia Wolf March 5 ★★★★
City of Bones by Michael Connelly March 7 ★★★★

6. Same location - London
The Rogue's Wager by Christi Caldwell March 11 ★★★
Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose by Nancy Springer March 12 ★★★
Season of Death Apr 24 ★★★★★

7. The title is above the author’s name
Charming the Widow by Kit Morgan March 1 ★★★
Death on Damson Island: A 1920s Mystery by Jay Gill March 2 ★★★)
Fake Dates and Fanged Mistakes by Alice Winters March 13 ★★★



8. The author’s name is above the title
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer March 4 ★★★★
The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz March 5 ★★★
Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith March 6 ★★★★



9. Title with a number (of any kind)
Colony One Mars by Gerald M. Kilby March 15 ★★★★
Colony Two Mars by Gerald M. Kilby March 16 ★★★
Colony Three Mars by Gerald M. Kilby March 17 ★★★


10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
The Shots You Take by Rachel Reid March 8 ★★★ - First published March 4, 2025
The Last Guy On Earth by Sarina Bowen March 17 ★★★★★ - First published February 18, 2025
Bitter Passage March 24 ★★★ First published January 1, 2025

11. A book from your TBR
Their Obsession by KA Merikan March 7 ★★★★, added to TBR 4/20/20
You, Again by Lane Hayes March 11 ★★★★ - added to TBR 12/16/24
Paladin by Onley James March 13 ★★★ - added to TBR 1/10/25

12. A favorite author
KJ Charles, The Duke at Hazard March 16 ★★★★
Loretta Chase, My Inconvenient Duke March 20 ★★★
John Sandford, Toxic Prey March 23 ★★★★★

13. An Audio or ebook
Don't Date a DILF by DJ Jamison March 2 ★★★★ - audiobook
Murder at Haven's Rock by Kelley Armstrong March 3 ★★★★ - audiobook
Defy the Future by Keira Andrews March 6 ★★★ - audiobook

14. A free or borrowed book
Night with a SEAL by Cat Johnson March 6 ★★★ - Hoopla
Untraceable by Laura Griffin March 9 ★★★★ - Audible free listen
Mountain of the Dead: The Dyatlov Pass Incident by Keith McCloskey March 9 ★★★ - LIBBY

15. A cover that is your favorite color - BLUE
Scoring Position March 19 ★★★★
Liar City March 30 ★★★★★
Twisted Shadows Apr 4 ★★★

Completed 04.11.2025
Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.
45/45 - Books Read
15/15 - Categories Completed

Categories

Same series Completed
Series Name Maybe
1. Maybe Someday | Colleen Hoover | 367 Pages | #1 in Series | 03.01.2025 | ★★★★
2. Maybe Not | Colleen Hoover | 120 Pages | #1.5 in Series | 03.03.2025 | ★★★
3.. Maybe Now | Colleen Hoover | 432 Pages | #2 in Series | 03.04.2025 | ★★★

Same author Completed
Author: Kiera Cass
1. The Selection | Kiera Cass | 336 Pages | 03.07.2025 | ★★★★★
2. The Elite | Kiera Cass | 336 Pages | 03.07.2025 | ★★★★★
3. The One | Kiera Cass | 323 Pages | 03.07.2025 | ★★★★★

Same word in the title: Mother
1. First-Time Mother | A.J. Campbell | 334 Pages | 03.16.2025 |
2. Just Like Her Mother | Julia Roberts | 316 Pages | 03.17.2025 |
3. Why I Had to Murder my Mother: A Memoir | Katharine Leppard | Publish Date: 02/28/2025 | March 9, 2025

Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
1. Kristin Hannah | On Mystic Lake | April 9, 2025
2. Kristen L. Berry | We Don't Talk About Carol | 04.11.2025
3. Lucinda Berry | The Best of Friends | 04.11.2025

Same genre: Thriller
1. The Last Mrs Sinclair - T.J. Emerson | ★★★★ | 378 Pages | March 8, 2025
2. We Need to Talk About Kevin | Lionel Shriver | ★★★★★ | 400 Pages | March 14, 2025
3. My Loving Husband | Sheryl Browne | ★★★ | 388 Pages | March 20, 2025

Same location: California
1. Next Level Basic: The Definitive Basic Bitch Handbook | Stassi Schroeder | ★★★★ | 240 Pages | March 23, 2025
2. Be Mine | Lizzy Barber | ★★★★ | 384 Pages | March 26, 2025
3. Friends with Benefits | Marisa Kanter | ★★★ | 384 Pages | March 30, 2025

The title is above the author’s name Completed


1. Here Comes Trouble: Discover Christy McKellen's gorgeously spicy forbidden romance for 2025! - Christy McKellen - 185 Pages - March 01, 2025| ★★★
2.Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman - 325 Pages - March 01, 2025| ★★★★
3. The Lost Boy | Dave Pelzer | 331 Pages | | March 11, 2025

The author’s name is above the title Completed


1. A Walk to Remember | Nicholas Sparks | March 10, 2025 | ★★
2. The Good Parents | Jessica Huntley | March 10, 2025 | ★★★★★ |
3. The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits | Jennifer Weiner | ★★★ |

Title with a number (of any kind)
1. Nine Month Contract | Amy Daws | 358 Pages | ★★★★★ | Kindle Netgalley/ARC|
2. One Dark Summer | Saskia Sarginson | 353 Pages | ★★★★ | Kindle Netgalley/ARC|
3. Binding 13 | Chloe Walsh | 610 Pages | ★★★ | Paperback

A New Release - published within a year of this challenge Completed
1. Killer Potential | Hannah Deitch | Publish Date: 03.18.2025 | Kindle Netgalley/ARC| ★★ | March 2, 2025
2. You Shouldn't Have Done That | Liz Alterman | Publish Date 03.23.2025 | Kindle Netgalley/ARC | ★★★ | March 6, 2025
3. Stuck Up & Stupid | Angourie Rice | Publish Date 05.06.2025 | March 30, 2025 \ ★

A book from your TBR - wherever it is Completed
1. Too Late - Colleen Hoover | ★★★★★ | March 09, 2025
2. Regretting You - Colleen Hoover | ★★★★★ | March 9, 2025
3. Every Summer After | Carley Fortune | ★★★ | March 12, 2024

A favorite author - may be more than one author
1. Kiera Cass The Heir - Kiera Cass | 342 Pages | ★★★★ | March 8, 2025
2. Vi Keeland Someone Knows - Vi Keeland | 288 Pages | ★★★★ | April 3, 2025
3. Brynne Weaver Scythe & Sparrow | Brynne Weaver | ★★★★★ | 04.08.2025

An Audio or ebook - Completed
1. Happy Land | Dolen Perkins-Valdez | 368 Pages | ★★★★ | March 13, 2025
2. Dirtbag Queen | Andy Corren | 288 Pages | ★★★ | March 14, 2025
3. The Marriage Rules | Samantha Hayes | 374 Pages | ★★★★★ | March 15, 2025

A free or borrowed book Completed
1. Breaking the Dark | Lisa Jewell | ★★★ | Free From Netgalley | March 6, 2025
2. The Last Session | Julia Bartz | ★★ | Free From Netgalley| March 10, 2025
3. The Matchmaker | Aisha Saeed | ★★★★ | Free From Netgalley | March 12, 2025

A cover that is your favorite color



1. The Crown - Kiera Cass - 278 Pages | ★★★ | March 8, 2025
2. Say You Swear - Meagan Brandy | 544 Pages | ★★★★★ | March 19, 2025
3. Promise Me Not - Meagan Brandy | 400 Pages | ★★★★ | March 21, 2025

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
✔1. Same series - Ladies of Caldwell County
1. Sixty Acres and a Bride by Regina Jennings (3/15/25)
2. Love in the Balance by Regina Jennings (3/26/25)
3. Caught in the Middle by Regina Jennings (3/29/25)

✔2. Same author
1. Texting With the Enemy by Delancey Stewart (4/15/25)
2. Save the Last Text by Delancey Stewart (4/21/25)
3. The Text Before Christmas by Delancey Stewart (5/11/25)

✔3. Same word in the title
1. Love in the Details by Becky Wade (3/21/25)
2. Love Takes the Cake: A September Wedding Story by Betsy St. Amant (3/21/25)
3. Love at Mistletoe Inn: A December Wedding Story by Cindy Kirk (4/4/25)


4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
1. The Curator's Daughter by Melanie Dobson (3/9/25)
2. The Princess Spy by Melanie Dickerson (3/19/25)
3. Marrying Mandy by Melanie D. Snitker

✔5. Same genre - Historical Fiction
1. The Heart's Appeal by Jennifer Delamere (5/16/25)
2. The Artful Match by Jennifer Delamere (5/26/25)
3.The Debutante's Code by Erica Vetsch (6/6/25)

✔6. Same location - England
1. The Bachelor and the Bride by Sarah M. Eden (4/11/25)
2. The Queen and the Knave by Sarah M. Eden (4/17/25)
3. The Captain's Daughter by Jennifer Delamere (5/4/25)

✔7. The title is above the author’s name
1. by Rebecca Barlow Jordan (3/16/25)
2. by Elizabeth Camden (6/7/25)
3. by Erica Vetsch (6/8/25)

✔8. The author’s name is above the title
1. by Shelley Shepard Gray (6/22/25)
2. by Roseanna M. White (7/9/25)
3. by Lynn Austin (7/29/25)

9. Title with a number (of any kind)
1. How to Lose a Girl in 10 Texts by Delancey Stewart (5/8/25)


10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
1. Where The Last Verse Ends by Michaela Bush (4/26/25) - pub. November 5, 2024
2. Some Like It Scot by Pepper Basham (8/20/25) - pub. April 1, 2025

✔11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
1. The End of the Magi by Patrick W. Carr (4/6/25)
2. The Irish Matchmaker by Jennifer Deibel (4/18/25)
3. The All-American by Susie Finkbeiner (5/30/25)

✔12. A favorite author - may be more than one author
1. The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson (3/21/25)
2. Summer of Dreams by Elizabeth Camden (5/15/25)
3. Daddy's Little Matchmakers by Kathleen Y'Barbo (5/19/25)

✔13. An Audio or ebook
1. Escape from Amsterdam by Lauralee Bliss (4/4/25)
2. On My Honor by Patty Smith Hall (5/9/25)
3. The Escape Game by Marilyn Turk (6/5/25)

✔14. A free or borrowed book
1. Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? by Sherri L. Smith (4/5/25)
2. The Orphan's Wish by Melanie Dickerson (6/14/25)
3. Who Was Alexander Hamilton? by Pam Pollack (6/28/25)

✔15. A cover that is your favorite color - Green
1. by Sarah M. Eden (3/7/25)
2. by Delancey Stewart (4/17/25)
3. by Melanie Dickerson (4/24/25)

Duos or Trios 2025
March 2025 - February 2026

My Duos or Trios Challenge (msg 34)

Books Read ❱❱

1. Same series ❱❱ Maverick Billionaires

🔺Breathless In Love ❱❱ 05.08 ★★★★
🔺Reckless In Love ❱❱ 06.29 ★★★★
🔺Fearless In Love

2. Same author ❱❱ Nora Roberts

🔺The Mirror ❱❱ 04.28 ★★★★
🔺The Heart of Devin MacKade
🔺Luring a Lady

☑️3. Same word in the title ❱❱ Love

🔺How to End a Love Story ❱❱ 08.06 ★★★★
🔺Love, Tussles, and Takedowns ❱❱ 08.23 ★★★★
🔺Love Thy Enemy ❱❱ 05.02 ★★★★

4. Same first or last name of the authors ❱❱ Kate

🔺Kate Avery Ellison ❱❱ Of Sea and Stone ❱❱ 03.02 ★★★
🔺Kate Angell ❱❱ No Kissing under the Boardwalk ❱❱ 03.23 ★★★★
🔺Kate Carlisle ❱❱ The Millionaire Meets His Match

5. Same genre ❱❱ sports romance

🔺Always Only You ❱❱ 07.20 ★★★★
🔺The Pucking Wrong Number ❱❱ 03.30 ★★★★
🔺Shadowboxer

☑️6. Same location ❱❱ California

🔺The Heart Principle ❱❱ 03.08 ★★★★
🔺Strangers on This Road ❱❱ 05.14 ★★★
🔺A SEAL's Kiss ❱❱ 03.30 ★★★

☑️7. The title is above the author’s name

🔺Light Her Fire ❱❱ 03.08 ★★★★
🔺The Simple Wild ❱❱ 05.06 ★★★★
🔺Goodbye Gifts ❱❱ 04.05 ★★★★

☑️8. The author’s name is above the title

🔺The Reluctant Vampire ❱❱ 03.05 ★★★★
🔺Return to Destiny ❱❱ 03.14 ★★★★
🔺Adverse Possession ❱❱ 04.09 ★★★★

9. Title with a number (of any kind) numbers

🔺Once Smitten, Twice Shy ❱❱ 05.31 ★★★★
🔺Fourth and Goal
🔺Nine Tailed

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge

🔺March 2025 ❱❱ Unlikely Story ❱❱ 06.23 ★★★★
🔺April 2025 ❱❱ Always You and Me ❱❱ 05.22 ★★★★
🔺April 2025 ❱❱ The Woman Left Behind

11. A book from your TBR

🔺Cowboy, Sing Me Home
🔺Jack Daniels Stories ❱❱ 07.25 ★★★
🔺Chasing Shadows ❱❱ 06.25 ★★★

☑️12. A favorite author ❱❱ Lauren Blakely

🔺A Wild Card Kiss ❱❱ 03.12 ★★★★
🔺Playing With Her Heart ❱❱ 06.04 ★★★
🔺The Sapphire Affair ❱❱ 07.30 ★★★★

☑️13. An Audio or ebook ❱❱ ebooks

🔺Say Yes to the Marquess ❱❱ 03.15 ★★★★
🔺Into the Night ❱❱ 04.16 ★★★★
🔺What Lies Behind ❱❱ 03.27 ★★★★

☑️14. A free or borrowed book ❱❱ free

🔺What A Dragon Should Know ❱❱ 03.11 ★★★★
🔺The Royal Pain ❱❱ 03.16 ★★★
🔺Hello Stranger ❱❱ 05.29 ★★★★

15. A cover that is your favorite color ❱❱ purple

🔺Bounty ❱❱ 06.08 ★★★★
🔺Fix Her Up ❱❱ 04.22 ★★★★
🔺The Pecker Briefs

Everyone is linked!

I'm game
Level 2: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Read: 19/30

Categories
1. Same series
i) Possession in Death May 13
ii) Treachery in Death June 07

2. Same author
i) Double Cross May 30
ii)

3. Same word in the title
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three
i) The Book ThiefAug 19
ii)

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King
i) Legend June 12
ii) The Personal Librarian Aug 29

5. Same genre
i) Fury of Misfortune April 26
ii) Stray Jul 1

6. Same location
i) Fantasy in Death April 12
ii) Indulgence in Death April 21

7. The title is above the author’s name
Ex. A Broken Bone (Widow's Island #6) by Melinda Leigh by Melinda Leigh
i)
ii)

8. The author’s name is above the title
i) by Alyssa Day Mar 11
ii)

9. Title with a number (of any kind)
Ex. The Five Year Lie or The Once and Future Witches
i)
ii)

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
i) Can't Get Enough June 11
ii) Cold as Hell June 24

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
i)
ii)

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author
i) The Boy Who Cried Bear Apr 3
ii) Reign of Blood May 8

13. An Audio or ebook
i) The Mountains Sing Jul 9
ii)

14. A free or borrowed book
i) Cursed Mar 23
ii) Tales from the Café Mar 30

15. A cover that is your favorite color
i) Jul 31

Duos or Trios 2025

Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

Level 2

Books 16/45

Categories
1. Same series

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King

5. Same genre
Fantasy
The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker 3/14/25
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa 3/16/25
Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson 3/23/25

6. Same location

7. The title is above the author’s name
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 4/5/25
by Seanan McGuire 4/9/25
by Jasmin Graham 4/13/25

8. The author’s name is above the title
by Jenny Milchman 4/1/25

by Philip Plait 4/15/25

9. Title with a number (of any kind)
Ex. The Five Year Lie or The Once and Future Witches
Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History by Philippa Gregory 3/6/25
The Bravest Pets of Gotham: Tales of Four-Legged Firefighters of Old New York by Peggy Gavan 3/25/25
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke 5/2/25

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett 3/26/25
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker 3/17/25
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett 4/2/25

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author

13. An Audio or ebook

14. A free or borrowed book

15. A cover that is your favorite color
by Amanda Quick 3/8/25

Duos or Trios 2025
==========================
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

40/45


1. Same series
✔ Artificial Condition by Martha Wells 3/30/25
✔ Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells 3/31/25

2. Same author - Colleen Cambridge
✔ Murder at Mallowan Hall by Colleen Cambridge 3/15/25
✔ A Trace of Poison by Colleen Cambridge 5/20/25
✔ Murder by Invitation Only by Colleen Cambridge 06/28/25 3.5★

3. Same word in the title - White
✔ White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky 3/23/25
✔ The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga 04/23/25 4★
✔ Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 06/02/25 3★

4. Same first or last name of the authors - Same first name - John
✔ Call for the Dead by {John} Le Carré 06/20/25 2★

5. Same genre - Mystery/Thriller
✔ Thereby Hangs a Tail by Spencer Quinn 3/18/25 3★
✔ Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn 04/26/25
✔ The Secret of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton 5/7/25 3★

6. Same location - California
✔ Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto 04/21/25 2.5★
✔ People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry 5/23/25

7. The title is above the author’s name
✔ by Becky Chambers 3/11/25
✔ by Spencer Quinn 04/29/25 3★
✔ by Meg Shaffer 3/28/25

8. The author’s name is above the title
✔ by Darcy Coates 04/17/25 3.5★
✔ by Emily Henry 5/23/25
✔ by Jules Verne 06/14/25

9. Title with a number
✔ Case 36 by Mason Sabre 5/3/25 1★
✔ One by One by Freida McFadden 7/21/25 2★

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
✔ Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney 3/8/25
✔ Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune 04/14/25 4.5★
✔ Heartwood by Amity Gaige 04/27/25

11. A book from your TBR
✔ Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 3/26/25
✔ Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White 04/06/25 4★
✔ Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson 06/30/25

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author
✔ Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman 04/12/25 4.5★
✔ Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro 5/31/25
✔ The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie 7/15/25 3★

13. An Audio or ebook
✔ Chocolate Bunny Betrayal by Tonya Kappes 04/24/25 1★
✔ Ascension by Nicholas Binge 5/28/25
✔ Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire 06/11/25

14. A free or borrowed book
✔The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene 06/05/25 4★
✔ The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley 5/11/25 3.5★
✔ Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky 06/24/25 4★

15. A cover that is your favorite color - Red
✔ by Ashley Poston 3/20/25
✔ by Margaret Atwood 5/19/25 4.5★
✔ by Emily R. Austin 5/21/25

Welcome Dee, Natasha and Meghana!

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Categories
1. Same series (Spindle Cove by Tessa Dare)
*Do You Want to Start a Scandal (4/10)
*A Week to be Wicked (7/7)
*


2. Same author Sarah Adams
*The Enemy (5/14)
*Beg, Borrow, or Steal (5/15)
*


3. Same word in the title (You)
*Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (4/17)
*Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul (5/3)
*Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan (7/10)


4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors (Sarah)
*Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler (6/19)
*The Summer Seekers by Sarah Morgan (7/3)
*A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (7/21)


5. Same genre (Historical Fiction)
*Sisters of Night and Fog by Erika Robuck (5/22)
*The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor (5/25)
*What the Lady Wants: A Novel of Marshall Field and the Gilded Age by Renee Rosen (7/5)


6. Same location (Scotland)
*The Poisoner's Ring by Kelley Armstrong (5/11)
*Once a Laird by Mary Jo Putney (5/19)
*Freakslaw by Jane Flett (6/18)


7. The title is above the author’s name
*Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver (3/23)
*Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maeher (4/30)
*Fate of the Jedi: Omen by Christie Golden (5/7)


8. The author’s name is above the title
*The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver (3/12)
*To Die For by David Baldacci (4/17)
*Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney (7/13)


9. Title with a number (of any kind)
*Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes by Tim Brady (4/23)
*The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop (6/11)
*The Fifth Avenue Apartment by Pamela Kelley (4/8)


10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
*Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben (4/27)
*The Page Turner by Viola Shipman (5/28)
*Cold Eternity by S.A. Barnes (5/30)


11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
*The Banned Books Club by Brenda Novak (4/30)
*Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon (7/31)
*The Blackout Book Club by Amy Lynn Green (8/28)


12. A favorite author - may be more than one author
*Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (5/14)
*Throne of Secrets by Kerri Maniscalco (3/8)
*He Falls First by Jill Shalvis (8/28)


13. An Audio or ebook
*Bookshop Cinderella by Laura Lee Guhrke (3/19)
*Go as a River by Shelley Read (4/2)
*The Clinic by Cate Quinn (6/4)


14. A free or borrowed book
*
*
*

15. A cover that is your favorite color - Green
*Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier (3/28)
*Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater (5/8)
*The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren (7/16)

Welcome Mary-Megan!

Duos or Trios 2025
March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

Object: Read 2 or 3 books for each category.

Please post the cover for the tasks that ask for covers.

Level 1: Read 2 books for each category - 30 books.
Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.

Categories
1. Same series

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title
CROWN of Shadows by K.M. Shea (3/7/25)
CROWN of Moonlight by K.M. Shea (3/8/25)
The Queen's CROWN by K.M. Shea (3/12/25)

4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King

5. Same genre

6. Same location

7. The title is above the author’s name

8. The author’s name is above the title

9. Title with a number (of any kind)

10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author

13. An Audio or ebook

14. A free or borrowed book

15. A cover that is your favorite color

Welcome Shash!

same series


same author



I'm sorry I can copy and paste on the app. will update ASAP.

do books I read this month count or should I start from today's date?

Danielle wrote: "same series


same author



I'm sorry I can copy and paste on the app. will update ASAP.

do books I read this month count or should I start from today's date?"

Welcome Danielle!

When a challenge has a specific duration, you can use books from the starting date. So any books read since March 1 can count! :)

wonderful! thank you for clarifying 😀

Danielle wrote: "wonderful! thank you for clarifying 😀"

No problem! Anything else, let me know! :)

I'm in again this year. Thanks for bringing it back again. Going for trios again.

Duos or Trios 2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026

Level 2: Read 3 books for each category - 45 books.
Progress: 0/45

Categories
1. Same series

2. Same author

3. Same word in the title


4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors


5. Same genre

6. Same location

7. The title is above the author’s name


8. The author’s name is above the title


9. Title with a number (of any kind)


10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge

11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is

12. A favorite author - may be more than one author

13. An Audio or ebook

14. A free or borrowed book

15. A cover that is your favorite color

Welcome Karen! :)

Quick Question - For author with same name can we use Kristen and Kristin?