Here is where you can track your progress.

There are 3 levels to choose from:

BRONZE: Read 8 prompts

SILVER: Read 16 prompts

GOLD: Read all 25 prompts

PROMPTS:

1. Cover features a plane, train or ship

2. A book without a person on the cover

3. Title contains one of the four seasons - winter, spring, summer, fall (or autumn)

4. Title contains an animal

5. Color of title is either red or blue

6. A book you received via PBS

7. Published in 2023

8. Cover features an instrument

9. An author over 65 years old

10. Read 3 books with the same cover colors

11. Read a book turned into a movie or tv show

12. Read a book less than 300 pages or more than 700 pages

13. A book set in two countries

14. Next book in a series

15. Pick a country.  Read 3 books set in that country  OR  Pick a century.  Read 3 books set in that time period

16. A deceased author

17. A cover with a flag on it

18. Main character's name starts with P, B, or S

19. Published at least 10 years ago

20. Title has more 15 or more letters in it

21. Set in a country or city with the first letter of your name

22. A new to you author

23. Book features a birth or a death

24. A book set in one of the original 13 colonies (time period does not matter)

25. A book you meant to read in 2022

BRONZE: Read 8 prompts

SILVER: Read 16 prompts

GOLD: Read all 25 prompts

PROMPTS:

1. Cover features a plane, train or ship   The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz    Read 2/11/23

2. A book without a person on the cover

3. Title contains one of the four seasons - winter, spring, summer, fall (or autumn)

4. Title contains an animal   Sharpe's Tiger by Bernard Cornwell    Read 8/19/23

5. Color of title is either red or blue

6. A book you received via PBS   Hornet Flight by Ken Follett  Read 8/7/23

7. Published in 2023

8. Cover features an instrument

9. An author over 65 years old

10. Read 3 books with the same cover colors

11. Read a book turned into a movie or tv show

12. Read a book less than 300 pages or more than 700 pages    Midnight in Europe by Alan Furst   Read 8/29/23

13. A book set in two countries

14. Next book in a series

15. Pick a country.  Read 3 books set in that country   

16. A deceased author

17. A cover with a flag on it

18. Main character's name starts with P, B, or S   Who Cries for the Lost by C.S Harris  Read 7/7/23

19. Published at least 10 years ago

20. Title has more 15 or more letters in it

21. Set in a country or city with the first letter of your name

22. A new to you author

23. Book features a birth or a death  Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye   Read 1/3/23

24. A book set in one of the original 13 colonies (time period does not matter)  New York by Edward Rutherfurd   Read 1/30/23

25. A book you meant to read in 2022

There are 3 levels to choose from:

BRONZE: Read 8 prompts

SILVER: Read 16 prompts

GOLD: Read all 25 prompts

PROMPTS:

1. Cover features a plane, train or ship

A Turn of the Tide by Kelley Armstrong 1/12

The Cuban Heiress by Chanel Cleeton done 6/9

2. A book without a person on the cover

Murder at the British Museum by Jim Eldridge  3/4

Where the Skys Begin by Rhys Bown 4/24

Weyward by Emilia Hart 9/4

3. Title contains one of the four seasons - winter, spring, summer, fall (or autumn)

           The Winter Garden by NIcola Cornick done 1/29

4. Title contains an animal

    A Marriage of Lions by Elizabeth Chadwick done 3/31

5. Color of title is either red or blue

    The Next Ship Home by Heather Webb done 6/10

    Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel done 8/17

6. A book you received via PBS

   A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore done 2/23

Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson 7/9

The Cargo from Neira by Alys Clare 9/7

7. Published in 2023

1. A Sinsiter Revenge by Deanna Raybourn done 3/21
2. The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson 7/15
3. Courting Dragons by Jeri Westerson done 8/18
4. The Proof of the Pudding by Rhys Bowen done 11/21

8. Cover features an instrument

9. An author over 65 years old

Act of Oblivion by Rober Harris 1/18

The Mistletoe and the Sword by Anya Seton done 5/10

The Horus Killings by P.C. Doherty done 12/11

10. Read 3 books with the same cover colors

11. Read a book turned into a movie or tv show

12. Read a book less than 300 pages or more than 700 pages

Murder at Beacon Rock by Alyssa Maxwell done 4/28

The Wind Knows by Name by Isabel Allende done 8/9

The Saturday Evening Girls Club by Jane Healey done 8/25

The Carfax Intrigue by Tracy Grant 11/3

The Polluted Font by Mel Starr done 12/15

13. A book set in two countries

A Certain Darkness by Anna Lee Huber done 2/12

The American Adventuress by C.W. Gortner 4/10

The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear 5/24

The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury by Marc Levy 12/28

14. Next book in a series

      Suppression and Suspicion by Mel Starr

       Edinburgh Dusk by Carole Lawrence 5/16

        A Fatal Illusion by Anna Lee Huber done 7/3

15. Pick a country.  Read 3 books set in that country  OR  Pick a century.  Read 3 books set in that time period

    1900s

     The Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore  2/18

      Murder Through the English Post by Jessica Ellicott 5/9  1920

      The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan done 5/21

      Time of Fog and Fire (Molly Murphy, Bk 16) by Rhys Bowen  11/12

16. A deceased author

• The Chinese Bell Murders by Rober Van Gulik  done 9/8

17. A cover with a flag on it

18. Main character's name starts with P, B, or S

       Black Arrow by IJ Parker Sugawara done 4/3

       Portrait of Peril by Laura Joh Rowland  done 4/17  S  Sarah

       A Necessary Evil by Abir Mukherjee done 6/17  Sam

       The Mistress of Bhatia House by Sujata Massey done 8/31 Perveen

       Where Serpents Sleep by C.S. Harris 10/5  Sebastian

19. Published at least 10 years ago

The Pericles Commision by Gary Corby done 1/2

Gold Fever by Vicki Delany done 9/17

20. Title has more 15 or more letters in it

Mother Daugher Traitor Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal  1/7

Murder in the Lincoln White House by CM Gleason 5/3

A Newlywed's Guide to Fortune and Murder by Dianne Freeman done 7/28

A Dress of Violet Taffeta by Tessa Arlen done 9/21

Murder at the Merton Library by Andrea Penrose done 11/6

21. Set in a country or city with the first letter of your name

   Charity's Burden by Edith Maxwell   Amesbury, Ma   3/17

22. A new to you author

Feast of Sorrow by Crystal King done 1/9

A Useful Woman by Darcie Wilde 3/3

The Librarian of Burned Books 7/21

Murder in the Park by Jeanne M. Dams 9/6

What the Dead Leave Behind by Rosemary Simpson done 10/6

23. Book features a birth or a death

Death Around the Bend by T.E. Kinsey 1/27

Little Souls by Sandra Dallas 5/21

The Poisoner's Ring by Kelley Armstrong done 6/7

Edinburgh Midnight by Carole Lawrence done 10/25

24. A book set in one of the original 13 colonies (time period does not matter)

The Nurse's Secret by Amanda Skenandore done 7/1 NY

The Spectacular by Fiona Davis done 723 NY

Cleopatra's Dagger by Carol Lawrence done 9/27 NY

The Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman done 10/27  Pennsylvania

Murder at the Elms by Alyssa Maxwell done 11/2

25. A book you meant to read in 2022

Our Last Days in Barcelona by Chanel Cleeton done April 15th

Here we go, 2023!

Running Totals: 

# of Books Read (including challenge books) - 33

# of Prompts Completed - 24

There are 3 levels to choose from:

BRONZE: Read 8 prompts

SILVER: Read 16 prompts

GOLD: Read all 25 prompts

PROMPTS:

1. Cover features a plane, train or ship

     Ahab's Wife, Sena Jeter Naslund; finished: 05/27/2023

2. A book without a person on the cover

     Tears of Amber, Sofia Segovia, finished: 5/13/2023

3. Title contains one of the four seasons - winter, spring, summer, fall (or autumn)

     Winter Garden, Kristin Hannah, finished  08/07/23

4. Title contains an animal

        The Owl Killers, Karen Maitland, finished: 07/07/2023

5. Color of title is either red or blue

     City of Glory, Beverly Swerling, finished: 4/11/2023 (red)

6. A book you received via PBS

     Delia's Shadow, Jaime Lee Moyer, finished: 4/19/2023

7. Published in 2023

     The House is on Fire, Rachel Beanland, finished: 4/26/2023

8. Cover features an instrument

     Mozart's Sister; Nancy Moser. finished: 11/26/2023

9. An author over 65 years old

     The Vanishing Witch, Karen Maitland, finished: 07/27/23

10. Read 3 books with the same cover colors (BLUE)

      1.  Homecoming, Kate Morton, finished: 5/31/2023 (Audible)

       2. Where The Lost Wander, Amy Harmon, finished: 6/18/23

      3.  The Good Wife of Bath, Karen Brooks (Audible), finished:10/07/23

11. Read a book turned into a movie or tv show

      The Wonder, Emma Donoghue, finished: 6/3/2023

12. Read a book less than 300 pages or more than 700 pages

       Julian's Cell, Ralph Milton, finished:  10/20/23

13. A book set in two countries

      A Place Called Freedom, Ken Follett, finished: 1/22/2023

14. Next book in a series

      Dark Fire, C.J. Sansom, finished: 11/13/23 (Matthew Shardlake Book 2)

15. Pick a country.  Read 3 books set in that country  OR  Pick a century.  Read 3 books set in that time period.

Country:  Ireland

     1.  Rebels of Ireland, Edward Rutherfurd, 2/14/2023

     2.  Brooklyn, Colm Toibin, finished: 12/2023

     3.  Sing, Wild Bird, Sing, Jacqueline O'Mahony, finished: 12/19/2023

16. A deceased author

Ideas:  The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky (Audible)

17. A cover with a flag on it

        Holy Warrior; Angus Donald, finished 1/9/24.

18. Main character's name starts with P, B, or S

      The Echo of Old Books, Barbara David, finished: 1/10/24

19. Published at least 10 years ago

      Snow Mountain Passage, James D. Houston, finished: 3/2/2023

20. Title has more 15 or more letters in it

      The Brief and True Report of Temperance Flowerdew, Denise Heinze, finished: 06/13/2023

21. Set in a country or city with the first letter of your name (S for Shelley and for Scotland)

       The Bookseller of Inverness, S.G. Maclean, finished: 10-10-23

22. A new to you author

     The Mercies, Kiran Millwood Hargrave (Audible), finished: 4/17/2023 (Audible)                                      

23. Book features a birth or a death

     The Arctic Fury, Greer MacCallister, finished: 2/21/2023

24. A book set in one of the original 13 colonies (time period does not matter)

     The Ninth Daughter, Barbara Hamilton, finished: 3/14/2023

25. A book you meant to read in 2022

      The Christie Affair, Nina de Gramont, finished: 08/21/2023

OTHER BOOKS READ IN 2023 - 

1.  Circe, Madeline Miller, finished 1/2/2023.

2.  And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie, finished: 8/26/23.

3.  Murder on the Orient Express, Agatha Christie, finished: 9/04/23

4.  Homestead, Melinda Moustakis, finished: 11-16-23

5.  The Country Diary of an Edwarian Lady, Edith Holden, finished: 12/31/23 (historical but not fictional and amazing!)

DANG!  Just 1 book short of getting all 25 prompts finished.  And, the last two books I technically finished in early January 2024.  Oh well.  Good fun! 

There are 3 levels to choose from:

BRONZE: Read 8 prompts

SILVER: Read 16 prompts

GOLD: Read all 25 prompts

PROMPTS:

1. Cover features a plane, train or ship...A Fatal Crossing by Tom Hinton....1/23/2023

2. A book without a person on the cover....Murder Most Melancholy by Rose Pascoe.....1/15/2023

3. Title contains one of the four seasons - winter, spring, summer, fall (or autumn)

4. Title contains an animal

5. Color of title is either red or blue.....A Killer in the Crystal Palace by Deb Marlow.....4/22/2023

6. A book you received via PBS

7. Published in 2023....Murder in the Mews by Irina Shapiro.....3/26/2023

8. Cover features an instrument

9. An author over 65 years old

10. Read 3 books with the same cover colors

11. Read a book turned into a movie or tv show

12. Read a book less than 300 pages or more than 700 pages...Murder at Madame Tussauds by Jim Eldridge....2/27/2023

13. A book set in two countries

14. Next book in a series......Secrets Typed in Blood by Stephen Spotwood.....1/29/2023

15. Pick a country.  Read 3 books set in that country  OR  Pick a century.  Read 3 books set in that time period

• Of Night and Obscurity by Nicola Italia.....England....1/26/2023
• Murder & Mischief by Carol Hedges.....England.....1/27/2023
• The Man in the Shadows by Alyce Clare....England.....2/16/2023

16. A deceased author

17. A cover with a flag on it

18. Main character's name starts with P, B, or S....The Dead Will Rise by Chris Nickson.....3/27/2023....Simon

19. Published at least 10 years ago....A Mortal Curiosity by Ann Granger.....6/29/2023

20. Title has more 15 or more letters in it..Murder at the Natural History Museum by Jim Eldridge....1/3/2023

21. Set in a country or city with the first letter of your name

22. A new to you author....Murder on the Oceanic by Conrad Allen....4/7/2023

23. Book features a birth or a death....In the Family Way by Sheri Cobb South.....1/17/2023

24. A book set in one of the original 13 colonies (time period does not matter)

25. A book you meant to read in 2022

I would like to join in, this will be my spot.

There are 3 levels to choose from:

BRONZE: Read 8 prompts

SILVER: Read 16 prompts

GOLD: Read all 25 prompts

PROMPTS:

1. Cover features a plane, train or ship

2. A book without a person on the cover

3. Title contains one of the four seasons - winter, spring, summer, fall (or autumn)

4. Title contains an animal

5. Color of title is either red or blue

6. A book you received via PBS

7. Published in 2023

8. Cover features an instrument

9. An author over 65 years old

10. Read 3 books with the same cover colors

11. Read a book turned into a movie or tv show

12. Read a book less than 300 pages or more than 700 pages

13. A book set in two countries

14. Next book in a series

15. Pick a country.  Read 3 books set in that country  OR  Pick a century.  Read 3 books set in that time period

16. A deceased author

17. A cover with a flag on it

18. Main character's name starts with P, B, or S

19. Published at least 10 years ago

20. Title has more 15 or more letters in it

21. Set in a country or city with the first letter of your name

22. A new to you author

23. Book features a birth or a death

24. A book set in one of the original 13 colonies (time period does not matter)

25. A book you meant to read in 2022

My spot

There are 3 levels to choose from:

BRONZE: Read 8 prompts

SILVER: Read 16 prompts

GOLD: Read all 25 prompts

PROMPTS:

1. Cover features a plane, train or ship

2. A book without a person on the cover

3. Title contains one of the four seasons - winter, spring, summer, fall (or autumn)

4. Title contains an animal

5. Color of title is either red or blue

6. A book you received via PBS

7. Published in 2023

8. Cover features an instrument

9. An author over 65 years old

10. Read 3 books with the same cover colors

11. Read a book turned into a movie or tv show

12. Read a book less than 300 pages or more than 700 pages

13. A book set in two countries

14. Next book in a series

15. Pick a country.  Read 3 books set in that country  OR  Pick a century.  Read 3 books set in that time period

16. A deceased author

17. A cover with a flag on it

18. Main character's name starts with P, B, or S

19. Published at least 10 years ago

20. Title has more 15 or more letters in it

21. Set in a country or city with the first letter of your name

22. A new to you author

23. Book features a birth or a death

24. A book set in one of the original 13 colonies (time period does not matter)

25. A book you meant to read in 2022

Looks like fun!

There are 3 levels to choose from:

BRONZE: Read 8 prompts

SILVER: Read 16 prompts

GOLD: Read all 25 prompts

PROMPTS:

1. Cover features a plane, train or ship

2. A book without a person on the cover

3. Title contains one of the four seasons - winter, spring, summer, fall (or autumn)

4. Title contains an animal

5. Color of title is either red or blue

6. A book you received via PBS

7. Published in 2023

8. Cover features an instrument

9. An author over 65 years old

10. Read 3 books with the same cover colors

11. Read a book turned into a movie or tv show

12. Read a book less than 300 pages or more than 700 pages

13. A book set in two countries

14. Next book in a series

15. Pick a country.  Read 3 books set in that country  OR  Pick a century.  Read 3 books set in that time period

16. A deceased author

17. A cover with a flag on it

18. Main character's name starts with P, B, or S

19. Published at least 10 years ago

20. Title has more 15 or more letters in it

21. Set in a country or city with the first letter of your name

22. A new to you author

23. Book features a birth or a death

24. A book set in one of the original 13 colonies (time period does not matter)

25. A book you meant to read in 2022

Not sure how many of the prompts I can complete as I want to clear a lot of hitorical fiction from my shelves.  As a result, I added a spot for those that do not fit here.

1. Cover features a plane, train or ship:  The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve, 7/8/2023, 4 stars

2. A book without a person on the cover The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin, 1/4/2023, 4 stars

3. Title contains one of the four seasons - winter, spring, summer, fall (or autumn)  The Summer Queen (Eleanor of Aquitaine, Bk 1) by Elizabeth Chadwick

4. Title contains an animal  The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis, 6/16/2023, 4 stars.

5. Color of title is either red or blue  A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley, 5/18/2023, 3.5 stars

6. A book you received via PBS  The Queen's Governess by Karen Harper, 3/2/2023, 5 stars

7. Published in 2023 Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls, 12/11/2320, 3.5 stars

8. Cover features an instrument

9. An author over 65 years old  When We Were Gods : A Novel of Cleopatra by Colin Falconer (Born 1953 makes him 69), 4/6/2023, 4 stars

10. Read 3 books with the same cover colors  (blue/black colors dominate covers)   A Divided Loyalty (Inspector Ian Rutledge, Bk 22) by Charles Todd, 2/7/2023, 3 stars; Emily's Ghost: A Novel of the Brontë Sisters by Denise Giardina, 6/13/2023, 4.5 stars and The Water Dancer: A Novel by Ta-Nehisi Coates, 2/11/2023, 4 stars

11. Read a book turned into a movie or TV show  Death Comes to Pemberley by P. D. James, 1/8/2023, 3+ stars

12. Read a book less than 300 pages or more than 700 pages  The Laws of Murder (Charles Lenox, Bk 8) by: Charles Finch, (my 2015 HB copy has 290 pages but it doesn't come up on PBS.  Found it on Goodreads), 1/3/2023, 5 stars

13. A book set in two countries  (Spain and Chile)   Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende, Margaret Sayers Peden (Translator), 1/9/2023, 4 stars.  A  most interesting HF novel about a couple whose lives dramatically affected Chile as the Spanish invaded.

14. Next book in a series  A Pattern of Lies (Bess Crawford, Bk 7) by Charles Todd, 2/16/2023, 4 stars

15. Pick a country.  Read 3 books set in that country.  Read 3 books set in England: A Perilous Undertaking (A Veronica Speedwell Mystery) by Deanna Raybourn, 4/16/2023;  4 stars; What the Devil Knows (Sebastian St. Cyr, Bk 16) by C. S. Harris, 4 stars, 6/21/2023; The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks, 7/13/2023, 5 stars.  Loved it!

16. A deceased author  The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie, 1/31/2023, 4 stars

17. A cover with a flag on it  The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks, 1/6/12/31/20232023, 5 stars

18. Main character's name starts with P, B, or S The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn by Robin Maxwell, 1/17/2023, 4 stars.

19. Published at least 10 years ago  The Borgia Bride by Jeanne Kalogridis, 12/31/2023, 4 stars

20. Title has more 15 or more letters in it  Kopp Sisters on the March (A Kopp Sisters Novel) by Amy Stewart, 1/13/2023, 3.5 stars

21. Set in a country or city with the first letter of your name Romanovs: Autocrats of All the Russians by W. Bruce Lincoln 

22. A new to you author  Freud's Mistress by Karen Mack, Jennifer Kaufman, 1/23/2023, 4 stars

23. Book features a birth or a death  The Haunted Abbot: (Sister Fidelma, Bk 12) by Peter Tremayne, 1/27/2023, 4 stars

24. A book set in one of the original 13 colonies (time period does not matter)  Lady by Thomas Tryon (CT.),  4 stars, 4/27/2023

25. A book you meant to read in 2022  The Splendour Falls by Susanna Kearsley, 5/18/2023, 3.5 stars

Extras:

1.  The Lady by Anne McCaffrey (horse), 2/22/2023, 3+ stars

2.  Good Time Coming, A: A sweeping saga set during the American Civil War by C.S. Harris, 5/5/2023, 4 stars

3.    A Single Thread: A Novel by Tracy Chevalier, 4/18/2023, 3 stars

4.  A Useful Woman (Rosalind Thorne, Bk 1) by Darcie Wilde, 4/20/2023, 3 stars

5.  A Boy in Winter: A Novel by Rachel Seiffert, 4/20/2023, 4 stars.

6.  The Storm Sister (Seven Sisters, Bk 2) by Lucinda Riley. 12/8/2023, 3.5 stars.

7.  The Light Over London by Julia Kelly 12/19/2023, 3 stars

HISTORICAL FICTION CHALLENGE
BRONZE: Read 8 prompts
SILVER: Read 16 prompts
GOLD: Read all 25 prompts

Cover features a plane, train or ship
A book without a person on the cover
Title contains one of the four seasons - winter, spring, summer, fall (or autumn)
Title contains an animal
Color of title is either red or blue
A book you received via PBS
Published in 2023
Cover features an instrument
An author over 65 years old
Read 3 books with the same cover colors
Read a book turned into a movie or tv show
Read a book less than 300 pages or more than 700 pages
A book set in two countries
Next book in a series
Pick a country.  Read 3 books set in that country  OR  Pick a century.  Read 3 books set in that time period
A deceased author
A cover with a flag on it
Main character's name starts with P, B, or S
Published at least 10 years ago
Title has more 15 or more letters in it
Set in a country or city with the first letter of your name
A new to you author
Book features a birth or a death
A book set in one of the original 13 colonies (time period does not matter)
A book you meant to read in 2022

There are 3 levels to choose from:

BRONZE: Read 8 prompts

SILVER: Read 16 prompts

GOLD: Read all 25 prompts

PROMPTS:

1. Cover features a plane, train or ship

2. A book without a person on the cover

3. Title contains one of the four seasons - winter, spring, summer, fall (or autumn)

4. Title contains an animal

5. Color of title is either red or blue

6. A book you received via PBS   The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett,  Read 1/25/23

7. Published in 2023

8. Cover features an instrument

9. An author over 65 years old

10. Read 3 books with the same cover colors

11. Read a book turned into a movie or tv show

12. Read a book less than 300 pages or more than 700 pages  World Without End by Ken Follett, 1,014 pages Read 2/8/23

13. A book set in two countries

14. Next book in a series  Ashes of Remembrance by Bodie & Brock Thoene Read 2/18/23

15. Pick a country.  Read 3 books set in that country  OR  Pick a century.  Read 3 books set in that time period

16. A deceased author

17. A cover with a flag on it

18. Main character's name starts with P, B, or S Sarah by Orson Scott Card

19. Published at least 10 years ago  Queen Hereafter by Susan Fraser King  Read 2/25/2023

20. Title has more 15 or more letters in it The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett   Read 1/1/23

21. Set in a country or city with the first letter of your name

22. A new to you author  Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton

23. Book features a birth or a death

24. A book set in one of the original 13 colonies (time period does not matter)

25. A book you meant to read in 2022