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Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on ŷ������. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with ŷ������ members...

Example:
Because you enjoyed The Memory of You:
I could choose - You'll Think of Me or Driftwood Lane
Because you're reading A Vineyard Blessing
I could choose - Glistening Sunsets or Finding Christmas
Because you shelved The Vineyard Bride
I could choose - Seabreeze Shores or Summer of Us
Trending with ŷ������ members
I could choose - Icebreaker or Things We Hide From the Light

Let us know which area you chose a book from. You may catch up, if you get behind. BUT you may not read ahead!

The months:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December


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.

Amber
Aminko

Bridget FINISHED

Caraina
Chapur
Chrissie

Daniel
Dita

Elle
Eva

Flying Snow
Frankie FINISHED

Genevieve

Helen FINISHED

Irza

JoAnne FINISHED

Karen
Karen ��
Kimberly

Luana

Mary-Megan
Melissa A FINISHED

Olivermagnus FINISHED

Rissa FINISHED

Shan ~A~
Shash FINISHED
Suzanne

Vanessa FINISHED

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Read: 12/12

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year.

The months:
January
Because you're reading Christmas at Cliffside
The Beach House on Amelia Island Hope Holloway 1/22/24

February
Because you enjoyed The Beach House on Amelia Island
Last Summer at the Beach House: Feel Good Beachy Women's Fiction Maggie Miller 2/17/24

March
Readers Also Enjoyed
Whale Harbor Dreams Fiona Baker 3/13/24

April
Because you're reading Whale Harbor Dreams
Winter Sun Katie Winters 4/24/24

May
Readers Also Enjoyed - Going Home Judith Keim
Cocoa Beach Cottage Cecelia Scott 5/31/24

June
Because you shelved Blue Ridge Breakdown
Breakfast at the Beach House Hotel Judith Keim 6/16/24

July
Because you're reading Riverstone Cottage
Somebody Like You Donna Alward 7/17/24

August
Readers also enjoyed
Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door Lucy Score 8/16/24

September
Because you enjoyed Songbird's Second Chance
Love Between the Lines Judith Keim 9/9/24

October
Because you enjoyed Sweet Tea Sunrise
Beach View Lane Jan Moran 10/2/24

November
Trending with ŷ������ members
The Pumpkin Spice Café Laurie Gilmore 11/15/24

December
Readers also enjoyed
Crime and Periodicals Nora Everly 12/15/24

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Read: 4/12

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year.

The months:
January Because you enjoyed Crossed by Death
Getaway Death by Bonnie Hardy 3/5/2024

February Because you shelved Dressed to Drill
Have Yourself a Fudgy Little Christmas by Nancy CoCo 8/21/2024

March Because you're reading Code Red
Dare Me by Brooke Blaine 7/4/2024

April Because you shelved On Thin Icing
The Rocky Road to Ruin by Meri Allen 8/25/2024

May Because you shelved The Cowboy's Texas Heart
Texas Cowboy by Ann B. Harrison

June Because you're reading Crimson Lake
Black & Blue by James Patterson 12/26/2024

July Because you're reading Brooms Away
Wish Upon A Witch by Lucy May

August Because you're reading Dare You
Bedhead by Brooke Blaine 12/16/2024

September Because you shelved Angel of Death
It Started With A Sleigh by Kaydence Snow 12/17/2024

October Because you shelved For the Record: A Wisteria Tearoom Short Story
The Rise by Ian Rankin

November Because you're reading The Diva Says Cheesecake!
Fatal Fascinator by Jenn McKinlay

December Because you shelved Lament at Loon Landing
The Mystery of the Spirits by C.S. Poe

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on ŷ������. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with ŷ������ members...

12/12 Completed. Finished

The months:
January: Because you enjoyed Big Nick Energy
One and Only-Karla Sorensen 1/12/24

February: Because you shelved Her Deadly Game
The Spy Coast-Tess Gerritsen 2/16/24

March: Because you're reading Detroit
Until Hanna-Aurora Rose Reynolds 3/14/24

April: Trending with ŷ������ members
The Things We Leave Unfinished-Rebecca Yarros 4/17/24

May: Trending with ŷ������ members
Wild Love-Elsie Silver 5/15/24

June: Because you enjoyed A Little Twist
Head Over Heels-Karla Sorensen 6/11/24

July: Because you're reading Last Rites
Midnight Dunes-Laura Griffin 7/16/24

August: Because you're reading Girl Eleven: Vanished
The Stolen-Dan Padavona 8/01/24

September: Because you shelved Lights Out
Deeper Than the Dead-Debra Webb 9/10/24

October: Trending with ŷ������ members
Wild Eyes-Elsie Silver 10/19/24

November: Trending with ŷ������ members
The Pumpkin Spice Café-Laurie Gilmore 11/03/24

December: Because you enjoyed November's Past
The Gecko in ihe Corner-Nick Russell 12/10/24

Finished!
Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on ŷ������. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with ŷ������ members...

Example:
Because you enjoyed The Memory of You:
I could choose - You'll Think of Me or Driftwood Lane
Because you're reading A Vineyard Blessing
I could choose - Glistening Sunsets or Finding Christmas
Because you shelved The Vineyard Bride
I could choose - Seabreeze Shores or Summer of Us
Trending with ŷ������ members
I could choose - Icebreaker or Things We Hide From the Light

Let us know which area you chose a book from. You may catch up, if you get behind. BUT you may not read ahead!

The months: 6/12

X January

Explore: Because You Enjoyed Have a Holly, Haunted Christmas Lynn Cahoon . . . You might enjoy Christmas Mittens Murder Lee Hollis and Maddie Day 01/07/24

X February (3)

Explore: Most Read Book This Week . . . The Exception to the Rule Christina Lauren 02/02/24

Explore: Trending with ŷ������ Members . . . First Lie Wins Ashley Elston 02/03/24

Explore: Trending with ŷ������ Members . . . A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR 1) Sarah J. Maas 02/06/24

X March (3)

Explore: Trending with ŷ������ Members . . . The Women Kristin Hannah 03/06/24

Explore: Most Read This Week . . . Bride Ali Hazelwood 03/14/24

Explore: Trending with ŷ������ Readers . . . Good Material Dolly Alderton 03/20/24

X April (2)

Explore: Because You’re Reading Family, Family . . . You Might Enjoy . . . Come and Get It Kiley Reid 04/04/24

Explore: Trending With ŷ������ Member . . . Swift and Saddled Lyla Sage 04/13/24

X May (1)

Explore: Because You Enjoyed . . . The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright . . . You Might Enjoy . . . Enter Ghost Isabella Hammad 05/17/24

X June (1)

Explore: Trending With ŷ������ Member & Explore: Most Read This Week . . .
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren 06/01/24

X July (1)

Explore: Trending With ŷ������ Member . . . Summers at the Saint Mary Kay Andrews 07/05/24

X August (2)

Explore: Because You Are Reading . . . Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwon . . . You Might Enjoy . . . Listen for the Lie Amy Tintera 08/08/24

Explore: Trending with ŷ������ Members . . . My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante 08/09/24

X September (2)

Explore: Trending with ŷ������ Members . . . The Briar Club Kate Quinn 09/01/24

Explore: Because You Shelved . . . The Expectant Detectives (The Expectant Detectives 1) by Kat Ailes . . . You Might Enjoy . . . How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knolls Files 1) Kristen Perrin 09/12/24

X October
Explore: New Releases this Year . . . Darling Girls Sally Hepworth 10/07/24

Explore: Trending with ŷ������ Members . . . Somewhere Beyond the Sea T.J. Klune 10/27/24

Explore: Because You Enjoyed The Guncle Abroad . . . You might enjoy . . . The Sicilian Inheritance Jo Piazza 10/27/24

X November (3)

Explore: Because You Enjoyed The Wedding People by Alison Espach . . . you might enjoy . . . Slow Dance Rainbow Rowell 11/15/24

Explore: Because You Enjoyed The Doll’s House by Lisa Unger . . You Might Enjoy . . . Staged Elle Cosimano 11/15/24

Explore: Most Read This Week . . . All the Colors of the Dark Chris Whitaker 11/21/24

X December (4)

Explore: Most Read This Week . . .

All by My Elf (Under the Mistletoe 3) Olivia Dade 12/02/24
Merriment and Mayhem (Under the Mistletoe 4) Alexandria Bellefleur 12/02/24
Only Santas in the Building (Under the Mistletoe 5) Alexis Daria 12/02/24

Explore: Trending with ŷ������ Members . . . The Night We Lost Him Laura Dave 12/16/24

This was so much fun and found so many books so I am here again for 2024! :)

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on ŷ������. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with ŷ������ members...

The months: FINISHED!!!!
✅January: Because you enjoyed Fairy Cakes in Winter ~
The Loner by Riley Hart (1/4/2024)
(view spoiler)[1) The Loner by Riley Hart
2) Sweet as Pie by Beth Bolden
3) Aisle Be There by Charlie Cochet (hide spoiler)]

✅February: Because you shelved Arsenic and Adobo ~
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (2/21/2024)
(view spoiler)[1) Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
2) The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
3) Hello Stranger by Katherine Center (hide spoiler)]

✅March: Because you shelved Book of a Thousand Days ~
Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George (3/10/2024)
(view spoiler)[1) Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
2) Beauty by Robin McKinley
3) Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George (hide spoiler)]

✅April: Because you shelved Double Bigfoot Trouble ~
Aliens Hijacked My Heart by Hawke Oakley (4/1/2024)
(view spoiler)[1) Aliens Hijacked My Heart by Hawke Oakley
2) Fake Dates and Fanged Mistakes by Alice Winters
3) Impromptu Match by Lily Mayne (hide spoiler)]

✅May: Because you enjoyed The Heartstopper Yearbook ~
Northranger by Rey Terciero (5/2/2024)
(view spoiler)[1) Bloom by Kevin Panetta
2) Northranger by Rey Terciero
3) Project Nought by Chelsey Furedi (hide spoiler)]

✅June: Because you shelved Woke Up To Discover I’m Famous ~
How I Took the King on a Bone-a-Fide Quest of Piracy, Piemu, and Profit: Bone 3 by A.J. Sherwood (6/1/2024)
(view spoiler)[1) How I Took the King on a Bone-a-Fide Quest of Piracy, Piemu, and Profit: Bone 3 by A.J. Sherwood
2) Catching a Water Nymph by Shelby Rhodes
3) Make Mine A Sloth by Harper B. Cole (hide spoiler)]

✅July: Because you shelved Dead Serious Case #5 Madame Vivienne ~
The Trouble With Trying to Hook a Harbinger by Jennifer Cody (7/5/2024)
(view spoiler)[1) A Fae Coin Transported Me Into Another World and Now I'm the Gay Holy Maiden by A.J. Sherwood
2) The Trouble With Trying to Hook a Harbinger by Jennifer Cody
3) HEA: Happily Ever After by Lucy Lennox (hide spoiler)]

✅August: Because you shelved Summer Romance ~
Happy Medium by Sarah Adler (8/15/2024)
(view spoiler)[1) Happy Medium by Sarah Adler
2) Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay
3) Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez (hide spoiler)]

✅September: Because you enjoyed Built to Last ~
Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon (9/12/2024)
(view spoiler)[1) Will They or Won't They by Ava Wilder
2) Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon
3) Too Wrong to Be Right by Melonie Johnson (hide spoiler)]

✅October: Because you shelved Love Inn Books ~
A Forest Between Us by Allie Winters (10/5/2024)
(view spoiler)[1) A Forest Between Us by Allie Winters
2) Meet Me in Aveline by Lindsey Cord
3) A Mountain Divides Us by Allie Winters (hide spoiler)]

✅November: Because you shelved In a Holidaze ~
Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (11/13/2024)
(view spoiler)[1) Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
2) The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
3) Happily Never After by Lynn Painter (hide spoiler)]

✅December: Because you shelved Where We Belong ~
Hopeful Hearts at the Cornish Cove by Kim Nash (12/22/2024)
(view spoiler)[1) Hopeful Hearts at the Cornish Cove by Kim Nash
2) Winter at the Dog & Duck by Jill Steeples
3) The Recipe for Happiness by Jane Lovering (hide spoiler)]

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on ŷ������. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with ŷ������ members...

Let us know which area you chose a book from. You may catch up, if you get behind. BUT you may not read ahead!

The months:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

This looks very interesting.

The months:
January - because you're reading Red, White & Royal Blue
Loveless by Alice Oseman �� 24/01/20
February - because you enjoyed Loveless
If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich �� 24/02/25
March - because you enjoyed Eine Nacht am Brocken: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes
Der Geheimbund der Masken by Jonas Maas �� 24/03/29
April - because you're reading Der Donnerstagsmordclub
The Maid: Ein Zimmermädchen ermittelt by Nita Prose �� 24/05/03
May - because you shelved Haikyu!!, Band 10
Given 06 by Natsuki Kizu �� 24/05/20
June - because you're reading Der Untertan
Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane �� 24/07/06
July - trending with goodreads members
James by Percival Everett �� 24/08/08
August - trending with goodreads members
In den Farben des Dunkels by Chris Whitaker �� 24/10/17
September - because you're reading Three Wolves Mountain
Untouchable 01 by Aya Sakyo �� 24/10/17
October - because you're reading Madame Bovary.
Der Prozess by Franz Kafka �� 24/12/31
November - trending with goodreads members
Die Vegetarierin by Han Kang
December - because you're reading Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull
Homo faber. Ein Bericht by Max Frisch

Explore 2024
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

12 of 12 Complete

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on ŷ������. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with ŷ������ members...


The months:
🔹January - Because You Shelved The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked At The Edge Of The World - Joan Druett - 1/23/24
🔹February - Trending with ŷ������ readers
Tom Lake - Ann Patchett - 2/28/24
🔹️March - Because You Read Heartstopper: Volume Four
Heartstopper: Volume Five - Alice Oseman - 3/29/24
🔹️April - Because you enjoyed Triptych
Broken - Karin Slaughter - 4/30/24
🔹️May - Because you Shelved The Teacher
The Inmate - Freida McFadden - 5/31/24
🔹️June - Trending with ŷ������ readers
Matterhorn - Christopher Reich - 6/27/24
🔹️July - Because you Shelved Battle Mountain
Three-Inch Teeth - C.J. Box - 7/2/24
🔹️August - Because you enjoyed The Kill Artist
The Collector - Daniel Silva - 8/5/24
🔹️September - Because You Read The Kill Artist
The Black Widow - Daniel Silva - 9/8/24
🔹️October - Trending with ŷ������ readers
Passions in Death - J.D. Robb - 10/11/24
🔹️November - Because you read Kiss of Steel
Mission: Improper - Bec McMaster - 11/16/24
🔹️December - Because you Shelved Comfort & Joy
The Women - Kristin Hannah -12/4/24

Welcome everyone!

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Read: 6/12

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year.

The months:
✔️January - Because you shelved... - Her Magic Touch - True North Marie Force - 5-13-24
✔️February - Because you shelved... - All the Wright Moves - Last Resort K. Bromberg - 3/29/24
✔️March - Because you shelved... - Broken Record - Dr. Perfect Louise Bay - 8/12/24
April - Because you read... - The Kiss Thief - Twisted Loyalties Cora Reilly
✔️May - Because you shelved...-Falling for the Good Guy - Whiskey Reveals Carrie Ann Ryan - 1/26/25
✔️June - Because you enjoyed...-Stealing from Mr. Rich - Lemon Chiffon Pepper North - 6/23/24
July - Because you shelved - Tangled Loyalties - Devil's Nuptials K.C. Crowne
August - Because you read - Dr. Perfect - The Rules of Dating My One-Night Stand Penelope Ward
✔️September - Because you shelved - Man Spread - Big Bad Boss: Moon Mad Renee Rose - 2/6/25
✔️October - Because you shelved - Daddy's Saving - Motorcycle Daddy Laylah Roberts - 1/6/25
November - Because you enjoyed - Royally Not Ready - The Takeover T.L. Swan
December - Trending with ŷ������ Members - Wild Side Elsie Silver

Welcome Karen!

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Read: 11/12

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year.

The months:
�� January
Because you enjoyed A River Enchanted
Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (3/29)


�� February
Trending with ŷ������ members:
Say You'll Be Mine by Naina Kumar (9/6)


�� March
Because you're reading Throne of the Fallen
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig (5/7)


April
Trending with ŷ������ Members
Tangled Up In You by Christina Lauren DNF
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

�� May
Because you shelved Murder Road
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera


�� June
Trending with ŷ������ Members:
A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston (12/24)


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Because you’re reading Murder at Queen’s Landing
Murder at the Seven Dials by Cara Devlin (8/4)


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Trending with ŷ������ Members:
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney (8/30)


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Because You enjoyed Nettle & Bone
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (11/23)


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Because you enjoyed A Fire Endless
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson (11/9)


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Trending with ŷ������ Members:
Caraval by Stephanie Garber (11/26)


�� December
Because you enjoyed The Witch's Heart
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint (12/27)

Welcome Mary-Megan!

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

The months:
January - Because you enjoyed Bitter Words choose For Whom the Book Tolls by Laura Gail Black 01.08.24
February - Because you enjoyed Iron Flamechoose Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood 02.13.24
March - Because you're reading In Deep Voodoo choose Murder, She Barked by Krista Davis 03.04.24
April - Because you enjoyed The Coloring Crook choose Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton 04.05.24
May - Because you are reading Seven Deadly Zins choose Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss 05.01.24
June - Because you enjoyed Pruning the Dead choose Steeped in Secrets by Lauren Elliott 06.12.24
July - Because you enjoyed Chocolate Cream Pie Murder choose Chaos in Little Leaf Creek by Cindy Bell 07.02.24
August - Because you enjoyed First Lie Wins choose Funny Story by Emily Henry 08.14.24
September - Because you enjoyed The God of the Woods choose The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer 09.12.24
October - Trending with ŷ������ Members The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore 10.02.24
November -Incomplete
December Edwin of the Iron Shoes by Marcia Muller 12.16.24

Welcome Amber!

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Read: 7/12

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year.

January - Because you enjoyed Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow choose Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey (13/1/2024) 💥💥💥💥
February - Because you enjoyed The One Who Loves You choose My Darling Bride by Ilsa Madden-Mills (4/5/2024) 💥💥💥💥💥
March - Because you enjoyed Single White Vampire choose Night's Awakening by Donna Grant (14/6/2024) 💥💥💥💥💥
April - Because you enjoyed A Savage Betrayal choose Italy's Most Scandalous Virgin by Carol Marinelli (27/4/2024) 💥💥💥
May - Because you enjoyed The Ferryman choose All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
June - Because you enjoyed The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo choose Never Lie by Freida McFadden
July - Because you enjoyed The Way I Used to Be choose Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone (9/8/2024) 💥💥💥💥💥
August - Because you enjoyed When We Were Vikings choose Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
September - Because you enjoyed Thirteen THIRTEEN BY Morgan, Richard K ( Author ) Jun-24-2008 THIRTEEN THIRTEEN BY MORGAN, RICHARD K ( AUTHOR ) JUN-24-2008 By Morgan, Richard K ( Author )Jun-24-2008 Paperback choose Child of Another Kind by Steven Decker DNF
October - Because you enjoyed The Marriage Mistake choose Fumbled Love by Lila Rose (3/11/2024) 💥💥💥💥💥
November - Because you enjoyed The Woods choose Late Checkout by Alex Walters
December - Because you enjoyed The Night Shift choose The Assessment by Kerry J. Donovan (12/10/2024) 💥💥💥💥💥

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year.

Read: 2/12

The months:
January : Trending with ŷ������ Members : Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
February : Trending with goodread members : Bride by Ali Hazelwood
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on ŷ������. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with ŷ������ members...


1. January: Because you're reading Jews Don't Count by David Baddiel, why not try Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain by Sathnam Sanghera

Trending with ŷ������ members... Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

2. February

Welcome Aminko, Irza and Flying Snow!

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on ŷ������. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with ŷ������ members...

Let us know which area you chose a book from. You may catch up, if you get behind. BUT you may not read ahead!

The months:
January: My Darling Bride - Ilsa Madden-Mills 2/14/24 (Because you shelved Kissing Under the Mistletoe)
February: Lone Women - Victor LaValle 2/28/24 (Because you shelved The God of Endings)
March: The Great Witch of Brittany - Louisa Morgan 3/20/24 (Because you shelved Lamp Black, Grey Wolf)
April: Inheritance - Nora Roberts 4/15/24 (Because you enjoyed Glory in Death)
May
June: The Teacher - Freida McFadden 6/25/24 (Trending with ŷ������ members)
July: Grave Witch - Kalayna Price 7/31/24 (Because you’re reading Burnt Offerings)
August: Mobsters & Mistletoe - Kenya Wright 9/23/24 (Because you’re reading Olives Forever)
September: The Women - Kristin Hannah 9/9/24 (Because you shelved Migrations)
October
November
December: Cupcakes for Christmas - Kate Hewitt 12/16/24

Never got this one off the ground because I joined late last year! Trying again in 2024!

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on ŷ������. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.

Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with ŷ������ members...

✔️ January
Because you enjoyed The Body in the Lake
A Shot in the Dark by Neil Richards 1/21/24
✔️ February
Because you enjoyed You Should Have Left
We Need to Do Something by Max Booth III 2/16/24
✔️ March
Because you enjoyed Mister Magic
How Can I Help You by Laura Sims 4/17/24
✔️ April
Because you shelved Everyone Here Is Lying
She Started It by Sian Gilbert 6/1/24
✔️ May
Because you shelved Rouge
McGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh 6/14/24
✔️ June
Because you enjoyed Several People Are Typing
Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen 10/6/24
✔️ July
Because you shelved The Quiet Tenant
The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean 7/30/24
✔️ August
Because you shelved First Lie Wins
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham 8/9/24
✔️ September
Because you shelved The Eyes Are the Best Part
Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris 9/15/24
✔️ October
Because you shelved Dead Before Dinner
Death by Baguette: A Valentine's Day Murder in Paris by Jennifer S. Alderson 10/13/24
✔️ November
Because you enjoyed This Guy
My Body, Herself by Carmen Maria Machado 11/06/24
✔️ December
Because you are reading Hell House
The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson 12/22/24

I'll try this again this year - maybe I'll have more success.

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

The months:
January
Because you enjoyed Warning Signs by Katy Lee:
I could choose Canyon Survival by Connie Queen (2/14/24)

February
Because you enjoyed Lawfully Protected by Evangeline Kelly;
I could choose to read Engaged to an Alaskan Man by Evangeline Kelly (5/16/24)

March
Because you enjoyed Finally Home by Deborah Raney
I could choose to read The Christmas Switch by Julia Ridgmont (6/6/24)

April
Because you're reading Engaged to an Alaskan Man by Evangeline Kelly
I could choose to read Kissing an Alaskan Man by Evangeline Kelly (8/19/24)

May
Because you're reading Cotton Candy Clouds by Janice Thompson
I could choose to read Every Bride Needs a Groom by Janice Thompson

June
Because you shelved Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
I could choose to read Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman

July
Because you're reading At Your Request by Jen Turano
I could choose to read In Her Sights by Karen Witemeyer

August
Because you're reading Ko'olau's Secret by Sharon K. Connell
I could choose to read An Irish Heart by Jackie Zack

September
Because you're reading Dead of Winter by Mary Alford
I could choose to read Expired Hope by Megan Besing

October
Because you shelved An Unscripted Christmas by Teresa Tysinger
I could choose to read Dreams in Toyland by Janine Rosche

November
December

Explore 2024
January 1- December 31, 2024

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on ŷ������. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with ŷ������ members...

Let us know which area you chose a book from. You may catch up, if you get behind. BUT you may not read ahead!

The months:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Read: 1/12

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year.

The months:
January. Because you're reading Finale choose Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer. - 01/10/2024 ��
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Explore 2024
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Read one book each month throughout the year.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with ŷ������ members...

January - Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliott | Because you enjoyed Buried in a Bog |1.6.2023
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Welcome everyone!

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year.

Read: 0/12

The months:
January - Trending with ŷ������ members - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Explore 2024
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with ŷ������ members...

January
Because you're reading Christmas Forevermore...
A Midnight Masquerade by Elizabeth Johns, Jen Geigle Johnson (4/15/24)

February
Because you enjoyed The Midnight Prince...
The Lies of Vampires and Slayers by K.M. Shea (4/11/24)

March
Because you enjoyed Mask of Deception and Sacrifice...
The Games of Enemies and Allies by K.M. Shea (4/14/24)

April
Because you enjoyed The Archaeologist and the Spinster...
Secrets of a Lady by Laura Beers (4/25/24)

May
Because you're reading So That Happened...
Flirtation or Faceoff by Leah Brunner (5/12/24)

June
Because you enjoyed Critical Threat...
The Shifting Current by Dani Pettrey (6/6/24)

July
Because you enjoyed The Orchids of Ashthorne Hall...
Reputation at Risk by Martha Keyes (7/26/24)

August
Because you enjoyed Miss Robinson and the Unsuitable Baron...
A Sham Betrothal by Jennie Goutet (8/20/24)

September
Because you enjoyed Forgettable in Every Way...
One Happy Summer by Becky Monson (9/6/24)

October
Because you enjoyed Heidi Lucy Loses Her Mind...
But He's My Grumpy Neighbor by Annah Conwell (10/1/24)

November
Because you're reading Love and Treasure...
The Perfect Putt by Annah Conwell (11/23/24)

December
Because you enjoyed Sadie and the Bad Boy Billionaire...
Izzy and Her Off-Limits Love by Jenny Proctor (12/16/24)

Welcome Dita and Shash!

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Progress: 0/12

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on ŷ������. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with ŷ������ members...

The months:
January ~
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Welcome Shan!

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Months: 12 out of 12

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on ŷ������. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with ŷ������ members...

Let us know which area you chose a book from. You may catch up, if you get behind. BUT you may not read ahead!

The months:
1) January
Because I am reading:
Myths, Lies and Half-Truths of Language Usage John McWhorter 2-2-24

they suggested I read:

The January 6th Report The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol 3-1-24


2) February
Because I enjoyed:
How Colors Affect You: What Science Reveals William Lidwell 2-22-24

they suggested I read:
Shocking Psychological Studies and the Lessons They Teach Thad A. Polk 3-5-24

3) March
Because I shelved: To the Letter: A Celebration of the Lost Art of Letter Writing Simon Garfield 3-8-24 (TBR# 6274)

they suggested I read:

1) Letters of Note: Cats Shaun Usher 3-19-24
2) The Madman Kahlil Gibran 3-26-24
3) Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present Peter Vronsky 4-10-24


4) April
Trending with ŷ������ members:
Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine 4-1-24


5) May

Because I enjoyed King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian Marguerite Henry 4-25-24

they suggested I read:

Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray 5-20-24

6) June

Because I shelved:
Death Benefits by Nelson DeMille 6-10-24 (TBR #6295)

they suggested I read:
1) Witness to a Trial (The Whistler series #0.5) by John Grisham 6-10-24
2) The Whistler (The Whistler series #1) by John Grisham 6-15-24
3) NYPD Red by James Patterson 6-15-24

7) July
Because I shelved: The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World by Andrew Doyle (#6346)

they suggested I read:
1) Woke: A Guide to Social Justice by Titania McGrath 7-7-24
2) A Heretic's Manifesto: Essays on the Unsayable by Brendan O'Neill 7-7-24
3) The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense by Gad Saad 7-9-24


8) August
Because I enjoyed The Exchange by John Grisham 7-11-24

they recommended I read:
12 Months to Live by James Patterson 8-7-24

9) September

Because I enjoyed: The Other Child Lucy Atkins 8-29-24

they suggested I read: The Vanishing of Class 3B
Jackie Kabler 9-21-24


10) October

Because I shelved The Best American Crime Writing: 2002 Edition: The Year's Best True Crime Reporting
they suggested I read:
Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio Derf Backderf 10-3-24

and

Because I enjoyed: The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023 Otto Penzler 9-4-24
they suggested I read:

The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021Lee Child 10-27-24


11) November

Because I enjoyed Strong Poison Dorothy L. Sayers 10-8-24

they suggested I read:

Death in Ecstasy Ngaio Marsh 11-22-24


12) December

Because I Enjoyed :
Don't Let Go Harlan Coben 11-22-24

They suggested I read:
Eruption Michael Crichton 12-12-24

also:

Trending Now: Project Hail Mary Andy Weir 12-7-24

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. (view spoiler)[Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on ŷ������. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with ŷ������ members (hide spoiler)]

00/12 Completed

January: Because you enjoyed The Story of a New Name
I could choose - Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Welcome Helen and Luana!

I've been thinking about this one and have finally decided to add it to my list. What a good idea, JoAnne!

Explore 2024
Timeframe: 1/1/24 to 12/31/24
0/12

**UPDATE 8/1/24: I haven't even gotten started on this challenge, so I'm going to drop out. I'll probably try again next time.**

Welcome Connie!

Late, but I'd like to join!

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Read: 3/12

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year.

The months:

January - Because I enjoyed Chasing Fireflies, I could choose Power of the Matchmaker by Heather B. Moore Finished Jan 20th

February - Trending with ŷ������ members The Housemaid by Freida McFadden Finished Feb 27th

March - Because I shelved The Notebook, I could choose Me Before You by Jojo Moyes Finished Apr 12th

April - Trending with ŷ������ members The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

May - Because I shelved The Housemaid, I could choose The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

June - Because I was reading Message in a Bottle, I could choose Somewhere In Time by Richard Matheson

July - Trending with ŷ������ members I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

August

September

October

November

December

Welcome Chapur!

If you wish to collect badges, you'll need to read a book for January. Just add anything you read in that month. :)

Great, thank you!

The Lost Challenges
Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Progress: 3 out of 12

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on ŷ������. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with ŷ������ members...

Example:
Because you enjoyed The Memory of You:
I could choose - You'll Think of Me or Driftwood Lane
Because you're reading A Vineyard Blessing
I could choose - Glistening Sunsets or Finding Christmas
Because you shelved The Vineyard Bride
I could choose - Seabreeze Shores or Summer of Us
Trending with ŷ������ members
I could choose - Icebreaker or Things We Hide From the Light

Let us know which area you chose a book from. You may catch up, if you get behind. BUT you may not read ahead!

The months:

January: The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore - - 1/11/2024 - 267 Pages

February: Bride by Ali Hazelwood - - 5/8/2024 - 416 Pages

March: The Women by Kristin Hannah - - 4/21/2024 - 480 Pages

April: A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

May: Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez - - 8/2/2024 - 432 Pages

June: Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood

July: A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston

August: The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

September
October
November
December



Challenge Rules
(view spoiler)[*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. (hide spoiler)]

Welcome Suzanne!

FINISHED
This looks like fun! Can I jump in on this challenge now?

Explore 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

The months:
✔January - Because you're reading Where is Area 51? ...
What Was the Berlin Wall? by Nico Medina (9/29/24)

✔February - Because you shelved What Was the Berlin Wall? ...
Where Is the Kremlin? (9/29/24)

✔March - Because you enjoyed Line by Line ...
Meeting Her Match by Jen Turano (10/12/24)

✔April - Because you enjoyed Where is the Kremlin? ...
What Do We Know About the Mystery of D. B. Cooper? (12/1/24)

✔May - Because you're reading Who Was Betsy Ross? ...
Where Is Area 51? by Paula K. Manzanero (6/29/24)

✔June - Because you shelved Until the Dawn ...
If the Boot Fits by Karen Witemeyer (12/10/24)

✔July - Because you enjoyed Plot Twist ...
The One with the Kiss Cam by Cindy Steel (8/26/24)

✔August - Because you're reading Until Leaves Fall in Paris ...
The Blackout Book Club by Amy Lynn Green (11/22/24)

✔September - Because you shelved Who Was Marco Polo ...
What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919? (12/5/24)

✔October - Because you're reading The Ark and the Dove: The Story of Noah's Wife ...
Beyond Ivy Walls by Rachel Fordham (11/27/24)

✔November - Because you're reading What Do We Know About The Mystery of D.B. Cooper? ...
What Is the Story of Romeo and Juliet? by Max Bisantz (12/7/24)

✔December - Because you're reading What is the Story of Romeo and Juliet? ... Where Is Jerusalem? by Ellen Morgan (12/18/24)

Welcome Bridget!

I haven't even gotten started on this challenge, JoAnne, so I'm going to drop out and try again next time.

Connie N. wrote: "I haven't even gotten started on this challenge, JoAnne, so I'm going to drop out and try again next time."

OK, no problem! :)

~~~ Complete ~~~

Explore 2024
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

12 of 12 Complete

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on ŷ������. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with ŷ������ members...

The months:
🔹January - Because You Shelved The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked At The Edge Of The World - Joan Druett - 1/23/24
🔹February - Trending with ŷ������ readers
Tom Lake - Ann Patchett - 2/28/24
🔹️March - Because You Read Heartstopper: Volume Four
Heartstopper: Volume Five - Alice Oseman - 3/29/24
🔹️April - Because you enjoyed Triptych
Broken - Karin Slaughter - 4/30/24
🔹️May - Because you Shelved The Teacher
The Inmate - Freida McFadden - 5/31/24
🔹️June - Trending with ŷ������ readers
Matterhorn - Christopher Reich - 6/27/24
🔹️July - Because you Shelved Battle Mountain
Three-Inch Teeth - C.J. Box - 7/2/24
🔹️August - Because you enjoyed The Kill Artist
The Collector - Daniel Silva - 8/5/24
🔹️September - Because You Read The Kill Artist
The Black Widow - Daniel Silva - 9/8/24
🔹️October - Trending with ŷ������ readers
Passions in Death - J.D. Robb - 10/11/24
🔹️November - Because you read Kiss of Steel
Mission: Improper - Bec McMaster - 11/16/24
🔹️December - Because you Shelved Comfort & Joy
The Women - Kristin Hannah -12/4/24

WOOHOO Lynda!

Explore 2024 Finished!
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Months: 12 out of 12

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on ŷ������. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with ŷ������ members...

Let us know which area you chose a book from. You may catch up, if you get behind. BUT you may not read ahead!

The months:
1) January
Because I am reading:
Myths, Lies and Half-Truths of Language Usage John McWhorter 2-2-24

they suggested I read:

The January 6th Report The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol 3-1-24


2) February
Because I enjoyed:
How Colors Affect You: What Science Reveals William Lidwell 2-22-24

they suggested I read:
Shocking Psychological Studies and the Lessons They Teach Thad A. Polk 3-5-24

3) March
Because I shelved: To the Letter: A Celebration of the Lost Art of Letter Writing Simon Garfield 3-8-24 (TBR# 6274)

they suggested I read:

1) Letters of Note: Cats Shaun Usher 3-19-24
2) The Madman Kahlil Gibran 3-26-24
3) Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present Peter Vronsky 4-10-24


4) April
Trending with ŷ������ members:
Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine 4-1-24


5) May

Because I enjoyed King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian Marguerite Henry 4-25-24

they suggested I read:

Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray 5-20-24

6) June

Because I shelved:
Death Benefits by Nelson DeMille 6-10-24 (TBR #6295)

they suggested I read:
1) Witness to a Trial (The Whistler series #0.5) by John Grisham 6-10-24
2) The Whistler (The Whistler series #1) by John Grisham 6-15-24
3) NYPD Red by James Patterson 6-15-24

7) July
Because I shelved: The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World by Andrew Doyle (#6346)

they suggested I read:
1) Woke: A Guide to Social Justice by Titania McGrath 7-7-24
2) A Heretic's Manifesto: Essays on the Unsayable by Brendan O'Neill 7-7-24
3) The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense by Gad Saad 7-9-24


8) August
Because I enjoyed The Exchange by John Grisham 7-11-24

they recommended I read:
12 Months to Live by James Patterson 8-7-24

9) September

Because I enjoyed: The Other Child Lucy Atkins 8-29-24

they suggested I read: The Vanishing of Class 3B
Jackie Kabler 9-21-24


10) October

Because I shelved The Best American Crime Writing: 2002 Edition: The Year's Best True Crime Reporting
they suggested I read:
Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio Derf Backderf 10-3-24

and

Because I enjoyed: The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023 Otto Penzler 9-4-24
they suggested I read:

The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021Lee Child 10-27-24


11) November

Because I enjoyed Strong Poison Dorothy L. Sayers 10-8-24

they suggested I read:

Death in Ecstasy Ngaio Marsh 11-22-24


12) December

Because I Enjoyed :
Don't Let Go Harlan Coben 11-22-24

They suggested I read:
Eruption Michael Crichton 12-12-24

also:

Trending Now: Project Hail Mary Andy Weir 12-7-24