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There are 3 levels to choose from: "Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books "I'm Mildly Invested In This" - Read 10 books "FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books 1. Read a HF novella 2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit 3. Read a book set before 1000 AD 4. Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years 5. Read a book with a red cover 6. Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner 7. Read a book with a castle or church on the cover 8. Read a book released in 2022 9. Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...) 10. Read a book with a country in the title 11. Read a book where a real life person is featured 12. Read a book that includes a map 13. Read a book with a title that is written in white 14. Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700 15. Read a book that features a party or ball BONUS It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.
For the rebels in our group, pick any level and read any HF book you want :)
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There are 3 levels to choose from: "Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books "I'm Mildly Invested In This" - Read 10 books "FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books 1. Read a HF novella 2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit The Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R. King Read 4/30/22 3. Read a book set before 1000 AD 4. Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne Read 7/4/22 5. Read a book with a red cover 6. Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner Shogun by James Clavell Read 9/5/22 7. Read a book with a castle or church on the cover 8. Read a book released in 2022 The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray Read 6/22/22 9. Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...) 10. Read a book with a country in the title Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier Read 10/10/22 11. Read a book where a real life person is featured West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge Read 1/23/22 12. Read a book that includes a map 13. Read a book with a title that is written in white Streets of Laredo by Larry McMurtry Read 4/8/22 14. Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700 Execution by SJ Parris Read 7/12/22 15. Read a book that features a party or ball When Blood Lies by C.S Harris Read 4/18/22 BONUS It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.
For the rebels in our group, pick any level and read any HF book you want :)
Last Edited on: 10/13/22 9:17 AM ET - Total times edited: 16 |
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I'm in for yet another year! Thank you, Carolyn, for setting us up again! Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books "I'm Mildly Invested In This" - Read 10 books "FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books Running Total - Books Read: 24 (includes all books read this year, including the ones for the challenge) Categories: 15 + Bonus - CHALLENGE COMPLETE 10/6/2022
Bridge of Sighs, Laura Morelli, finished: 01/16/2022
The Last Bookshop in London, Madeline Martin, finished: 01/27/2022 (I made a day trip to London when I visited Paris in 2017, but I would love to go back!) Other ideas - The Ninth Daughter, Barbara Hamilton (Boston) or Eternal, Lisa Scottoline (Rome)
A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii, Stephanie Dray, et al., finished:02/03/2022
Daughter of the Red Deer, Joan Wolf, finished: 03/18/2022
Miss Morton and the English House Party Murder, Catherine Lloyd, finished: 10/6/2022
A Column of Fire, Ken Follett, finished: 01/22/2022 (The prisoner was Mary, Queen of Scots)
A Grave Matter (A Lady Darby Mystery Book 3), Anna Lee Huber, finished: 06/09/2022
Black Cake, Charmaine Wilkerson, finished: 02/09/2022 Other ideas: The Christie Affair, Nina de Gramont; The Next Ship Home, Heather Graham;
The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur (The Warlord Chronicles Book 1), Bernard Cornwell (Kindle), finished: 07/12/2022
China, Edward Rutherfurd, finished: 05/24/2022
Sacajawea, Anna Lee Waldo, finished: 09/15/2022
Moloka'i, Alan Brennert, finished: 03/05/2022
Sisters of the Sweetwater Fury, Kinley Bryan, finished: 01/20/2022
The Beggar King, Oliver Potzsch, finished 01/16/2022.
The House of Fortune, Jessie Burton, finished 9/30/2022.
The Night Tiger, Yangsze Choo, finished: 06/23/2022 Other Books Read in 2022 1. The Pearl Thief, Elizabeth Wein, finished: 02/07/2022 2. The Poisoned Pilgrim (Hangman's Daughter Tale Book 4), Oliver Potzsch, finished: 03/26/2022 3. The Werewolf of Bamberg (Hangman's Daughter Tale Book 5), Oliver Potzsch, finished: 04/15/2021 4. The Daring Ladies of Lowell, Kate Alcott, finished 10/12/2022 5. The Darling Strumpet, Gillian Bagwell, finished 10/24/2022 6. The Edge of the Orchard, Tracy Chevalier, finished 10/30/2022 7. The Big Rock Candy Mountain, Wallace Stegner, (Audible) finished: 11/3/2022 8. The Language of Flowers, Vanessa Diffenbaugh, finished 11/7/2022 9. Dangerous Women, Hope Adams, (Audible) finished: 11/22/22 10. Circe, _______________, finished: __________________ Last Edited on: 12/28/22 3:21 PM ET - Total times edited: 55 |
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There are 3 levels to choose from: "Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books "I'm Mildly Invested In This" - Read 10 books "FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books 1. Read a HF novella 2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit
3. Read a book set before 1000 AD 4. Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years A Gift of Sanctuary by Candace Robb done 5/7 Murder on Waverly Place by Victoria Thompson 9/11 A Memory of Violets by Hazel Gayner done 10/15 5. Read a book with a red cover
6. Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner The Parish Library by Janet Skeslien Charles 4/26 The Bookwoman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson done 7/16 The Secret Stealers by Jane Healey done 7/29 7. Read a book with a castle or church on the cover
8. Read a book released in 2022 A Sunlight Weapon by Jacqueline Winspear done 4/6 A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong done 7/6 A Bride's Guide to Marriage and Murder by Dianne Freeman 8/1 A Perilous Perspective by Anna Lee Huber done 10/17 Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner done 10/31 9. Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...)
10. Read a book with a country in the title 11. Read a book where a real life person is featured A Fiancee's Guide to First Wives and Murder by Dianne Freeman done 1/15 West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge done 4/15 The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki done 11/16 12. Read a book that includes a map
13. Read a book with a title that is written in white
14. Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700 A Shrine of Murder by GL Grace May 17 15. Read a book that features a party or ball
BONUS It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.
For the rebels in our group, pick any level and read any HF book you want :) Last Edited on: 12/29/22 5:21 PM ET - Total times edited: 40 |
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There are 3 levels to choose from: "Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books "I'm Mildly Invested In This" - Read 10 books "FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books 1. Read a HF novella 2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit 3. Read a book set before 1000 AD 4. Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years 5. Read a book with a red cover 6. Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner 7. Read a book with a castle or church on the cover 8. Read a book released in 2022 9. Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...) 10. Read a book with a country in the title 11. Read a book where a real life person is featured 12. Read a book that includes a map 13. Read a book with a title that is written in white 14. Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700 15. Read a book that features a party or ball BONUS It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.
For the rebels in our group, pick any level and read any HF book you want :) Last Edited on: 12/17/21 5:59 PM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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There are 3 levels to choose from: "Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books "I'm Mildly Invested In This" - Read 10 books "FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books Read a HF novella Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit Read a book set before 1000 AD Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years Read a book with a red cover.....Miss Morton and the English House Party by Catherine Lloyd.....6/26/2022 Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner
Read a book with a castle or church on the cover
Read a book released in 2022
Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...) Read a book with a country in the title Read a book where a real life person is featured
Read a book that includes a map Read a book with a title that is written in white
Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700
Read a book that features a party or ball
BONUS It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.
For the rebels in our group, pick any level and read any HF book you want :) Last Edited on: 11/3/22 8:08 AM ET - Total times edited: 28 |
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Gonna try this one! :). Thanks for making it!
There are 3 levels to choose from: "Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books "I'm Mildly Invested In This" - Read 10 books "FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books 1. Read a HF novella 2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit The Undertaker's Assistant by Amanda Skenandore (New Orleans) 3/8/2022 3. Read a book set before 1000 AD 4. Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years Clara's War by Clara Kramer (since 2014) 5. Read a book with a red cover 6. Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner Affinity by Sarah Waters 7. Read a book with a castle or church on the cover 8. Read a book released in 2022 9. Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...) 10. Read a book with a country in the title 11. Read a book where a real life person is featured The First Lady and The Rebel by Susan Higginbotham 12. Read a book that includes a map The Widows by Jess Montgomery 7/27/2022 13. Read a book with a title that is written in white The Four Winds by Kristen Hannah 1/17/2022 14. Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700 The Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian (year 1662) 5/24/2022 15. Read a book that features a party or ball The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman BONUS It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.
For the rebels in our group, pick any level and read any HF book you want :) Last Edited on: 7/27/22 6:05 PM ET - Total times edited: 11 |
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Will try this challenge again, skipping around with what stikes my fancy to read. Guess that makes me a rebel! Thanks Carolyn for your kind comments. Managed to comple 15 books, nine of which fit no categories. Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books "I'm Mildly Invested In This" - Read 10 books "FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books 1. Read a HF novella 2. 3. 4. 5. Read a book with a red cover 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Read a book with a country in the title 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. BONUS It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover. For the rebels in our group, pick any level and read any HF book you want. 1. Who Slays the Wicked (Sebastian St. Cyr, Bk 14) by C. S. Harris, 4/16/2022. 5 stars 2. Winter Sisters by Robin Oliveira, 12/7/2022, 5 stars 4. Lost and Gone Forever (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, Bk 5) by Alex Grecian, 11/16/2022, 4 stars 5. The Lion and the Rose (Borgia Chronicles, Bk 2) by Kate Quinn, 11/15/2022, 4 stars 6. Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson, 11/23/2022, 4 stars 7. The Alpine Advocate (Emma Lord Bk. 1) by Mary Daheim, 10/23/2022, 3 stars 8. Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors, 9/25/2022, 4 stars 9. West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge, 9/19/2022, 4 stars Last Edited on: 12/22/22 1:02 PM ET - Total times edited: 61 |
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Updated July 2nd: 10 of 15 1. Read a HF novella 2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit
3. Read a book set before 1000 AD 4. Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years
5. Read a book with a red cover
6. Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner
7. Read a book with a castle or church on the cover 8. Read a book released in 2022
9. Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...)
10. Read a book with a country in the title 11. Read a book where a real life person is featured
12. Read a book that includes a map
13. Read a book with a title that is written in white
14. Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700 15. Read a book that features a party or ball
BONUS It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover. Last Edited on: 7/2/22 10:35 AM ET - Total times edited: 7 |
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"Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books "I'm Mildly Invested In This" - Read 10 books "FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books 1. Read a HF novella 2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit 3. Read a book set before 1000 AD 4. Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years 5. Read a book with a red cover 6. Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner 7. Read a book with a castle or church on the cover 8. Read a book released in 2022 9. Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...) 10. Read a book with a country in the title 11. Read a book where a real life person is featured 12. Read a book that includes a map 13. Read a book with a title that is written in white 14. Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700 15. Read a book that features a party or ball BONUS It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.
For the rebels in our group, pick any level and read any HF book you want :) Last Edited on: 1/3/22 2:20 PM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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Saving my spot... There are 3 levels to choose from: "Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books "I'm Mildly Invested In This" - Read 10 books "FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books 1. Read a HF novella 2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit 3. Read a book set before 1000 AD 4. Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years 5. Read a book with a red cover 6. Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner 7. Read a book with a castle or church on the cover 8. Read a book released in 2022 9. Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...) 10. Read a book with a country in the title 11. Read a book where a real life person is featured 12. Read a book that includes a map 13. Read a book with a title that is written in white 14. Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700 15. Read a book that features a party or ball BONUS It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.
For the rebels in our group, pick any level and read any HF book you want :) |
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There are 3 levels to choose from: "Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books "I'm Mildly Invested In This" - Read 10 books "FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books 1. Read a HF novella Romancing the Inventor: A Supernatural Society Novella Author: Gail Carriger 2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit Devil in Spring (Ravenels, Bk 3) Author: Lisa Kleypas 3. Read a book set before 1000 AD 4. Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years The Education of Mrs. Brimley Author: Donna MacMeans 5. Read a book with a red cover 6. Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner 7. Read a book with a castle or church on the cover 8. Read a book released in 2022 9. Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...) 10. Read a book with a country in the title 11. Read a book where a real life person is featured Becoming Mrs. Lewis Author: Patti Callahan 12. Read a book that includes a map 13. Read a book with a title that is written in white It Happened One Autumn (Wallflowers, Bk 2) Author: Lisa Kleypas 14. Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700 15. Read a book that features a party or ball Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, 1) Author: Lisa Kleypas BONUS It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.
Last Edited on: 9/21/22 4:21 PM ET - Total times edited: 5 |
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