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🌬� Beverly 🥂
🌬� Carol 🥂
🌬� Book Concierge 🥂
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🌬� Beverly 🥂
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☃️❄️Beverly - SNOWBIRDS (9/9) C
☃️❄️Licha-Olivia - SNOWFLAKES (10/10) C
☃️❄️Carol - FLANNEL SHEETS (13/13) C
☃️❄️Book Concierge - HOT TEA (6/6) C
SouthWestZippy - HOT TEA (4/6)
☃️❄️Robin P - COLD SNAP (8/8) C
Diana S - SNOWBIRDS (3/9)
Cara - JACK FROST (5/9)
JennH - FLANNEL SHEETS (11/13)
☃️❄️Jonquil - SNOWBIRDS (9/9) C
☃️❄️Koren - SNOW ANGELS (10/10) C
Marilyn - SNOWFLAKES (4/10)
☃️❄️Beverly - SNOWBIRDS (9/9) C
☃️❄️Licha-Olivia - SNOWFLAKES (10/10) C
☃️❄️Carol - FLANNEL SHEETS (13/13) C
☃️❄️Book Concierge - HOT TEA (6/6) C
SouthWestZippy - HOT TEA (4/6)
☃️❄️Robin P - COLD SNAP (8/8) C
Diana S - SNOWBIRDS (3/9)
Cara - JACK FROST (5/9)
JennH - FLANNEL SHEETS (11/13)
☃️❄️Jonquil - SNOWBIRDS (9/9) C
☃️❄️Koren - SNOW ANGELS (10/10) C
Marilyn - SNOWFLAKES (4/10)

Duration: month of January
9/9
S Scott Cawthon, The Twisted Ones FINISHED 1/6
N The Next Ship Home by Heather Webb FINISHED 1/10
O Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror by Jordan Peele FINISHED 1/15
W Zach Weinersmith, Bea Wolf FINISHED 1/6
B Chris Bohjalian, Hour of the Witch FINISHED 1/15
I Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun FINISHED 1/23
R Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front FINISHED 1/21
D Donna Andrews, Cockatiels at Seven FINISHED 1/2
S The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides FINISHED 1/22










Duration: month of January
SNOWFLAKES: 10/10 letters
S: Secrets She Kept (The) Brenda Novak (1/4/24)
N: Ness, Patrick; A Monster Calls (1/31/24)
O: Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck (1/27/24)
W: William (mc) Hello Beautiful Ann Napolitano (1/25/24)
F: Frank, Jacquelyn; Damien (1/2/24)
L: Leviathan Wakes James S. A. Corey (1/14/24)
A: Andrews, Ilona; Magic Shifts (1/27 /24)
K: Korman, Gordan; The Unteachables (1/21/24)
E: Evie Harlow (mc) Bookshop Cinderella Laura Lee Guhrke (1/5/24)
S: Silent Patient (The) Alex Michaelides (1/10/24)

January. 2024
13/13 - Done 1/20
Four Letter Word - K.M. Neuhold - 1/13
Lisa Henry - When All the World Sleeps - 1/15
April Wilson - Somebody to Love - 1/1
Neuhold, K.M. -Painted Lace
N. R. Walker - Blindside - (ŷ can't seem to find it)
Elaine Mercado - Grave's End - 1/12
Louise Candlish - Those People -1/20
Stay - K.M. Neuhold - 1/2
Haunted Wisonsin - Michael Norman - 1/5
Evoy, Jack - character in The Poet - Michael Connley - 1/17
Evan - a character in Never Have I Evan - DJ Jamison - 1/18
Two Truths and a Lyle - DJ Jamison - 1/18
Sombody to Hold - April Wilson - 1/3
January 2024 - Winter Word S*P*E*L*L
Begins: 01Jan24 / Ends: 31Jan24
6 / 6 completed
Hot Tea
H - How to Eat Fried Worms � � 17Jan24
O - One Italian Summer � � 12Jan24
T - TIGHEM, Patricia Van / The Bear's Embrace � � 03Jan24
*
T - The Tuscan Child � � 12Jan24
E - Elinor Lipman / Ms. Demeanor: A Novel � � 23Jan24
A - Anderson Cooper / Vanderbilt � � 18Jan24
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Begins: 01Jan24 / Ends: 31Jan24
6 / 6 completed
Hot Tea
H - How to Eat Fried Worms � � 17Jan24
O - One Italian Summer � � 12Jan24
T - TIGHEM, Patricia Van / The Bear's Embrace � � 03Jan24
*
T - The Tuscan Child � � 12Jan24
E - Elinor Lipman / Ms. Demeanor: A Novel � � 23Jan24
A - Anderson Cooper / Vanderbilt � � 18Jan24
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H-The Painter by Peter Heller-1/28
O-Out of the Silence: After the Crash-2/3
T-Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas-1/15
T-The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney-2/1
E-Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekbäck- 1/23
A-All the Time in the World by John Gierach- 1/5

C - The Crime at Black Dudley - 1/2
O - Colleen Oakley - The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise - 1/5
L - Lives of the Monster Dogs - 1/6
D - Deanna Raybourn - A Curious Beginning - 1/11
S - Sacred Games - 1/5
N - Nate, one of the main characters in The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store 1/17
A - A.M. Stuart - Singapore Sapphire 1/15
P - Paul, one of the main characters in Leonard and Hungry Paul 1/7
WINTER WORD CHALLENGE
BOOKS READ: 3
SPELL-OUT: SNOWBIRDS
S - The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse (1/5/24) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
N
O
W- Where There Was Fire
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Bauermeister, Erica - The Scent Keeper (1/18/24) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I
R - The River We Remember
D - The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn (1/10/24) ⭐⭐⭐⭐�
S
BOOKS READ: 3
SPELL-OUT: SNOWBIRDS



S - The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse (1/5/24) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
N
O
W- Where There Was Fire
❄️
Bauermeister, Erica - The Scent Keeper (1/18/24) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I
R - The River We Remember
D - The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn (1/10/24) ⭐⭐⭐⭐�
S

J
A Amor Towles The Lincoln Highway 1/15
C Comfort Me with Apples Catherynne M Valente 1/2
K Kristina McMorris Bridge of Scarlet Leaves 1/24
F
R Ryan Holiday The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph 1/4
O Outside the Wire: Ten Lessons I've Learned in Everyday Courage Jason Kander 1/22
S
T

F - Jade War by Fonda Lee 1/23/24
L - Mistletoe, Moussaka, and Murder by Tina Kashian 1/10/24 - Lucy Berberian
A - The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories by Agatha Christie 1/4/24
N
N
E - People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry 1/8/24
L - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell 1/15/24 - Lucrezia de Medici
S - Sugar Plum Poisoned by Jenn McKinlay 1/5/24
H - Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie 1/27/24
E - Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano 1/16/24
E - The Burial Hour by Jeffery Deaver 1/28/24 - Ercole Benelli
T - The Rose Society by Marie Lu 1/21/24 - Teren Santoro
S - Manga Classics: Romeo and Juliet by Crystal S. Chan & William Shakespeare 1/22/24

January 2024
9/9 DONE
S Shoot for the Moon Gina LaManna 1/16
N Number's Up Annabelle Hunter 1/3
O Over Her Dead Body Nichole Severn 1/4
W Wild Scottish Knight Tricia O'Malley 1/5
B Board to Death C.J. Connor 1/1
I In His Protection Sandra Owens 1/3
R Revenge in Paradise Deborah Brown 1/18
D Death in the Dark Woods Annelise Ryan 1/1
S Southern Magic Christmas Amy Boyles 1/5

January 2024
S-Searching for Savanna: The Murder of One Native American Woman and the Violence Against the Many by Mona Gable finished 1/4
N-Neal Wooten Corn Born & Corn Bread: A Collection of Southern Essays finished 1/9
O-One Deadly Night BY John Glatt finished 1/2
W-The Watergate Girl by Jill Wine-Banks finished 1/6
A-Appalachian Tales by Deanna Edens finished 1/16
N-Neal Wooten With the Devil's Help: A True Story of Poverty, Mental Illness, and Murder finished 1/14
G-The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment by A.J. Jacobs finished 1/12
E-Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs by Willie Nelson finished 1/7
L-Lisa Augustine The Dragline Kid: A Gold-Miner's Daughter from Hope, Alaska Finds Adventure in Kenai, Alaska, but Hits Pay-Dirt Outside finished 1/18
S-Small-Town Boy, Small-Town Girl: Growing Up in South Dakota, 1920-1950 by Eric B. Fowler finished 1/24

Begins: 01Jan24 / Ends: 31Jan24
4 / 10 completed
SNOWFLAKES
S
N
O--Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González--1/23/24
W--The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore--1/6/24
F
L--L'Engle, Madeleine, author of A Wrinkle in Time--1/21/24
A--Alam, Rumaan, author of Leave the World Behind--1/6/24
K
E
S

January 2024
9/9 DONE
S Shoot for the Moon Gina LaManna 1/16
N Number's Up Annabelle Hunter 1/3
O Over Her Dead Body Nichole Severn 1/4
W Wild Scottish Knight Tricia O'Malley 1/5
B Board to Death C.J. Connor 1/1
I In His Protection Sandra Owens 1/3
R Revenge in Paradise Deborah Brown 1/18
D Death in the Dark Woods Annelise Ryan 1/1
S Southern Magic Christmas Amy Boyles 1/5
Books mentioned in this topic
Out of the Silence: After the Crash (other topics)The Tenderness of Wolves (other topics)
Of Mice and Men (other topics)
Damien (other topics)
Leviathan Wakes (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Alex Michaelides (other topics)Brenda Novak (other topics)
Marie Lu (other topics)
William Shakespeare (other topics)
Jeffery Deaver (other topics)
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Duration: month of January
It's Nippy outside, time to bundle up. ☃️
Spell-out one /more winter related words below
JACK FROST
BONE CHILLING
GLACIER
SNOWED IN
COLD SNAP
SHOVELING
SNOWBIRDS
HIBERNATING
SNOWFLAKES
OLD MAN WINTER
ICE SCRAPER
LONG JOHNS
FROSTBITE
BLIZZARD
HOT TEA
MITTENS
SNOW ANGELS
WOOD STOVE
HYPOTHERMIA
FLANNEL SHEETS
BELOW ZERO
Challenge Rules
� one book per letter
� use 1st letter in title (exclude A, An, or The)
� use 1st letter of Author's FIRST/LAST name
� use 1st letter of Main Character's FIRST/LAST name
For Each Book Read
� LINK to Title
� INDICATE Author
� GIVE DATE you finished book
Ratings are Optional ⭐⭐�
Stay Warm and Cozy Everyone! 🌬�