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I'll post what books I read each month, along with the prompts that are covered by that book.

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� 01. Title that ENDS in A T or Y
� 02. Book connected to something you read in 2023
� 03. Fits a suggestion that didn't make the final list
� 04. Related to lyrics of What A Wonderful World
� 05. Set in One of 25 most beautiful cities in the world
� 06. Wings on cover
� 07. Pronoun in title
� 08. Author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand
âœ� 09. Fewer than 2024 ratings on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ
� 10. History or Historical fiction

� 11. X connection (#16)
� 12. On my TBR > 1 year
� 13. On one of the Five Books list
� 14. MC is BIPOC
� 15. Author name incl at least one of J Q Z X
� 16. Related to phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
� 17. Involving intelligence
� 18. Botanical cover
� 19. Connected to flavors of Ben & Jerry's ice cream
� 20. Single word title

� 21. Title of 6 or more words
� 22. Author from an African country
� 23. Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads or Jimmy Buffet
� 24. Secondary color COVER (Orange, purple, green)
� 25. Crime OTHER than murder
� 26. Author known by initials
� 27. THREE books related to land, sea air - LAND
� 28. THREE books related to land, sea air - SEA
� 29. THREE books related to land, sea air - AIR
� 30. Set in Country bordering the Mediterranean sea

� 31. Related to "Going for the Gold"
� 32. Book with a number in the title
� 33. Involving travel
� 34. Related to name of a dwarf in Snow White & Seven Dwarfs
� 35. Science or Science fiction
� 36. Featuring a character in education
� 37. Part of a series
� 38. TWO books with similar covers - book 1
� 39. TWO books with similar covers - book 2
� 40. involving Wild animal or endangered species

� 41. Chilling atmosphere (scary or winter)
� 42. Sound-related word in title
� 43. Edgar-winning author
� 44. Touch of Magic
� 45. NOT a novel
� 46. Related to night
� 47. Two-word title: "THE ____"
� 48. Second book that fits my favorite prompt
� 49. Featuring a senior citizen
� 50. Book in ATY Best book of Month 2023 or 2024
� 51. Book published in 2024
� 52. Cozy Mystery

January

40. Involving a wild animal - Grizzly bear - The Bear's Embrace � � 03Jan24

38. TWO books with similar covers: Book # 1 - color, slanted print of title, lone woman with black hair - � � 04Jan24

14. MC is a BIPOC - Belle is African American - The Personal Librarian � � 10Jan24

28. Three books related to land, sea, air: SEA - Sea on cover - � � 12Jan24

27. Three books related to land, sea, air: AIR - clouds / sky / airplane - �4 � 17Jan24

10. A History or Historical Fiction book - Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty � � 18Jan24

50. Book from the ATY Best Book of the Month 2023 - # 34 on the list for 2023 - The Covenant of Water � � 18Jan24

25. Involving a crime other than murder - MC convicted and confined to house arrest due to "indecent behavior" - Ms. Demeanor: A Novel � � 23Jan24

8. Author from Canada, Australia, or New Zealand - Australia - Kerry Greenwood / Ruddy Gore � � 25Jan24

45. NOT a novel - autobio / memoir - First Gen � � 26Jan24

6. Wings on the cover - Duck flying on the left - � � 27Jan24

12. On my TBR for over 1 year - first added, Feb 2022 - The Christie Affair � � 27Jan24

2. Connected to something I read in 2023 - Read Royal Flush in July 2023 - Royal Blood � � 30Jan24

February


4. Related to lyrics of What a Wonderful World - "saying I LOVE you - Into Love and Out Again � � 03Feb24

1. Title ends in A T or Y - T - This Time Will Be Different � � 05Feb24

15. Author name includes at least one of J Q X Z - J - Beverly Jenkins / Rebel � � 06Feb24

37. Part of a series - Mrs Jeffries # 5 - Mrs. Jeffries on the Ball � � 10Feb24

36. Featuring a character in education - MC Lara Jean is a student - To All the Boys I've Loved Before � � 11Feb24

41. Chilling atmosphere - Post-apocalyptic scenario - Leave the World Behind � � 15Feb24

11. X connection - Title - The Poet X � � 17Feb24

43. Featuring a senior citizen - grandfather is a main character - A Hundred Flowers � � 22Feb24

3. Fits a suggestion that didn't make the final list - "Body part in title - Take My Hand � � 22Feb24

21. Title of 6 or more words - 6 words - Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder � � 24Feb24

17. Involving intelligence - Espionage and secret coded messages during Civil War - A Hope Divided � � 26Feb24

March


42. Sound-related word in title - "Silence" the absence of sound - The Silence Between Us � � 01Mar24

13. On a five-books list - Best of black queer writers - Alice Walker / The Color Purple � � 06Mar24

30. Set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea - Turkey - The Oracle of Stamboul � � 07Mar24

32. Book with a number in the title - one hundred - One Hundred Saturdays � � 07Mar24

7. Pronoun in the title - Me - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl � � 11Mar24

24. Secondary color on cover - purple - � � 12Mar24

33. Involving travel - Auth traveled to Rome for a year of study - Four Seasons in Rome � � 15Mar24

34. Related to the name of one of the dwarfs in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Doc - mc is seriously ill and her mother is a physician - Everything, Everything � � 16Mar24

25. Set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world - San Francisco - China Dolls � � 16Mar24

20. Single word title - Nerve � � 21Mar24

27. Three Books related to Land, Sea, Air - Land - farmer during dust bowl of great depression - Out Of The Dust � � 23Mar24

46. Related to night - word in title - Good Night, Irene � � 26Mar24

39. Two books with similar covers, book 2 - cover color, slanted print of title, lone woman with black hair - � � 30Mar24

18. Botanical cover - plants, flowers on cover - � � 31Mar24

44. A touch of magic - ESP? visions of future - Instructions for Dancing � � 31Mar24

April


43. By an Edgar-award-winning author - Stabenow won in 1993 for Best Original Paperback - A Fatal Thaw � � 01Apr24

09. Fewer than 2024 ratings on GoodReads - 597 ratings when I picked it - The Hive and the Honey: Stories � � 06Apr24

49. A second book that fits my favorite prompt - #41. A book with a chilling atmosphere - Free Fire � � 08Apr24

26. An Author known by initials - A.J. Pearce / Yours Cheerfully � � 13Apr24

51. A book published in 2024 - First pub'd 30Jan24 - The Queen of Sugar Hill � � 20Apr24

47. A book with a two-word title beginning with "THE ____" - The Tunnels � � 25Apr24

35. A Science or SCIENCE FICTION book - All Systems Red� � 27Apr24
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May


19. Connected to the flavors of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream. - I chose Cherry Garcia, and Wisconsin's Door County is KNOWN for its cherries! - A Death in Door County � � 02May24

52. A cozy mystery - Carrot Cake Murder � � 03May24

16. Related to the phrase "It's raining cats and dogs" - � � 18May24
Dog on cover AND this quote: pg 50 "Or what would be the sunset if it weren't raining cats and dogs."

31. Related to "Going for the Gold" - The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride � � 29May24
They bury a chest of gold pieces, and some time later a party goes in search of and finds it. (Returning the gold to the descendants of those who buried it.)

June

None that fit

July

22. A book by an author from an African country - Imbolo Mbue / Behold the Dreamers � � 26July24
Mbue is a native of Limbe, Cameroon.

August

23. Related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads or Jimmy Buffet - A Slow Fire Burning � � 07Aug24
The murder takes place on a boat; a major character lives on a boat.

CHALLENGE COMPLETED � � 07Aug24