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April - June 2025

This is a simple challenge. You read books centered around a Buzzword. You earn points based on the point system below. Who will win the badges?

Buzzword
Butterflies

Point System
Title start letter: 1 point
Author initial: 1 point
Series start letter: 1 point
Buzzword in title: 2 points


For example (if WINTER is our Buzzword):

Nothing Lasts Forever by Sidney Sheldon = 1 point for title
OR
Fire in the Blood by Dale Ibitz = 1 point for author last name
OR
Winter Swans by Danica Winters (Series: Nymph) = 1 point for title, 1 points for author, 1 point for series, 2 points for winter in title = 5 points



To sign up simply start yourself a post to track what you've read during the challenge.

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Books read:

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Challenge Rules
📘Standard Rules Apply
📘You may use or drop articles A, An or The

Buzzword Badges

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total points: 178

1. Oathbringer - series + author - 2 points
2. Wolves of the Calla - series + author - 2 points
3. The Perfect Run - title + series - 2 points
4. The Fatal Flying Affair - title, series & author - 3 points
5. Tress of the Emerald Sea - title, series + author - 3 points
6. The Idiot Gods - title - 1 point
7. Song of Susannah - title, series + author - 3 points
8. Hope for the Best - seties + author - 2 points
9. How to Stay Alive: The Ultimate Survival Guide for Any Situation - author - 1 point
10. Nine Princes in Amber - title + author - 2 points
11. The Way We Live Now - title + author - 2 points
12. The Familiars - title + author - 2 points
13. Return to Half Moon Farm - title - 1 point
14. For We Are Many - title, series & author - 3 points
15. The Twelve - title + series - 2 points
16. Voyage of the Damned - author - 1 point
17. The Secret of Chimneys - title + series - 2 points
18. The Happiest Ever After - title - 1 point
19. Lady Tan’s Circle of Women - title + author - 2 points
20. The City of Mirrors - title + series - 2 points
21. The Man I Think I Know - title - 1 point
22. Rhythm of War - title, series & author - 3 points
23. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - title, series & author - 3 points
24. The Ghost Machine - title, series & author - 3 points
25. Seven Shades of Evil - title + author - 2 points
26. Kindred - author - 1 point
27. Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands - title, series & author - 3 points
28. The Sound and the Fury - title + author - 2 points
29. Alien Clay - author - 1 point
30. The Little Paris Patisserie - title + series - 2 points
31. The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England - title - 1 point
32. The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History - title - 1 point
33. Educated - title + author - 2 points
34. Seabiscuit: An American Legend - title + author - 2 points
35. Anything You Can Imagine - author - 1 point
36. What Dreams May Come - author - 1 point
37. Bruce Lee: A Life - title - 1 point
38. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex - title - 1 point
39. Plan for the Worst - series + author - 2 points
40. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - title + author - 2 points
41. The Trial - title + author - 2 points
42. Nettle & Bone - author - 1 point
43. An Aura of Mystery - series + author - 2 points
44. Love and Other Pranks - author + title - 2 points
45. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking - author - 1 point
46. The Dark Tower - title + series - 2 points
47. The Reformatory - title + author - 2 points
48. A Bend in the River - title - 1 point
49. The Mountains Sing - title - 1 point
50. Paladin's Strength - series + author - 2 points
51. China - author - 1 point
52. A Gentleman in Moscow - author - 1 point
53. Murder Must Advertise - series + author - 2 points
54. The Coin - title + author - 2 points
55. East of Eden - author + title - 2 points
56. The Family Game - title + author - 2 points
57. The Magus - title + author - 2 points
58. The Ship - title + author - 2 points
59. The Mists of Avalon - title + author - 2 points
60. Taken at the Flood - title - 1 point
61. The Other People - title + author - 2 points
62. Darling Girls - author - 1 point
63. The Housemaid - title, series & author - 3 points
64. ADHD an A-Z: Figuring It Out Step by Step - author - 1 point
65. Illuminae - title + series - 2 points
66. Murder by Other Means - series + author - 2 points
67. The Castle - title + author - 2 points
68. Tommo & Hawk - title, series & author - 3 points
69. All the Glimmering Stars - author - 1 point
70. The Fairy Godmother - title, series & author - 3 points
71. A Toast to the Old Stones: A Tale from Kinloch - title - 1 point
72. The Way of Shadows - title + author - 2 points
73. Boy's Life - title + author - 2 points
74. The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569 - 1999 - title + author - 2 points
75. The Gustav Sonata - title + author - 2 points
76. Third Eye - title + author - 2 points
77. Tigana - title - 1 point
78. The Philosophy of Epictetus: Golden Sayings and Fragments - title + author - 2 points
79. The Turn of the Key - title + author - 2 points
80. Beasts of Prey - title + series - 2 points
81. The Boyfriend - title + author - 2 points
82. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - title + author - 2 points
83. The Burning Issue of the Day - title, series & author - 3 points
84. Spellslinger - title, series & author - 3 points
85. Desert Death-Song: A Collection of Western Stories - author - 1 point
86. Dragon Planet - title + series - 2 points
87. Caught in the Light - author - 1 point
88. Raybearer - title, series & author - 3 points
89. The Maze Runner - title + series - 2 points
90. Her Steadfast Hero / Her Devoted Hero - series - 1 point
91. Foul Play Suspected - title - 1 point
92. Cross - author - 1 point
93. Beware the Past - title + author - 2 points
94. The World Inside - title + author - 2 points
95. Dr. Mitchell - author + series - 2 points
96. Eugene Onegin - title - 1 point
97. The Pavilion in the Clouds - title + author - 2 points
98. Red Sky Mourning - title + series - 2 points

Running total 65

Butterflies

1. The Invention of Everything Else 2
2. A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines 1
3. The Stardust Grail 1
4. Nesting 1
5. A Burning in the Bones 2
6. Song of Susannah 2
7. How to Stay Alive: The Ultimate Survival Guide for Any Situation 1
8. Matterhorn 1
9. Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear 1
10. The Stardust Thief 1
11. Glorious Exploits 1
12. Dragon Day 1
13. The Kingdom of Copper 1
14. Sunrise on the Reaping 2
15. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi 1
16. The Complete Robot 1
17. Last Chance to Save the World 2
18. All This & More 1
19. The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain 1
20. Lights! Camera! Mayhem! 1
21. The Gone World 1
22. A Berry Deadly Welcome 1

23. Where the Axe Is Buried 1
24. The Reformatory 2
25. In Universes 2
26. The Last Dragon on Mars 2
27. To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science 2
28. The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History 1
29. I’m Glad My Mom Died 1
30. Whale Fall 1
31. Atlas Alone 1
32. The Antidote 2
33. The Dark Tower 2
34. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents 1
35. What the River Knows 1
36. The Gray House 1
37. Demon Copperhead 1
38. The Ashfire King 1
39. A Sky Full of Dragons 1

40. The Stars Undying 2
41. The Light Pirate 2
42. Illuminae 1
43. The Rage of Dragons 2

44. Great Big Beautiful Life 1
45. Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me 1
46. Under the Dome 2
47. All the Glimmering Stars 1
48. The Testing 1
49. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet 1
50. Dracula 1

BUTTERFLIES
Points: 17 points
Books read:

1. Dageraad boven de boete Suzanne Collins 464 p. 1 april FNA 1 point
2. Mathilde 3 april 356 p. author initials 2 points
3. Nooit, nooit, nooit Linn Strømsborg 5 april 256 p. 2 points both initials author
4. BloedverwantStuart Neville 296 p. 8 april 2 points title and AfN
5. Zonder liefde Stefan Brijs 224 p. 10 april 1 point AFN
6. Nachtangst Ronald Giphart 182 p. 10 april 1 point AFN
7. . De Flessentrekker Ilja Gort 247 p. 12 april 2 points title F and AFN
8. Vrije vogels Ilja Gort 240 p. 14 april 1 point AFN
9. Odyssee Stephen Fry 368p. 17 april 2 points initials author
10. Eeuwige vriendschap Nele Neuhaus 20 april 578 p. 1 point title
11. . Het boek der deuren Gareth Brown 431 p. 22 april 2 points title + initial author

Buzzwords
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2025

Buzz Word: Butterflies
Pages Read: 16,600
Points: 78

Books Read:
1. The Dead Cat Bounce ~ 4/1 | 320 pgs | T - A | 2 pts
2. The Ballad of Smallhope & Pennyroyal ~ 4/2 | 468 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
3. Nightwork ~ 4/5 | 448 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
4. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi ~ 4/10 | 493 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
5. Moment of Tooth ~ 4/10 | 287 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
6. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes ~ 4/11 | 541 pgs | T - S - A | 3 pts
7. The Ex ~ 4/12 | 306 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
8. The Two Lost Mountains ~ 4/15 | 440 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
9. Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands ~ 4/19 | 370 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
10. Sunrise on the Reaping ~ 4/21 | 420 pgs | T - S - A | 3 pts
11. Stalking Susan ~ 4/22 | 322 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
12. Darwin's Radio ~ 4/22 | 544 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
13. Final Magic ~ 4/23 | 207 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
14. How to Stay Alive ~ 4/24 | 411 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
15. We Solve Murders ~ 4/26 | 400 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
16. For We are Many ~ 4/27 | 384 pgs | T - S - A | 3 pts
17. Song of Susannah ~ 4/27 | 560 pgs | T - S - A | 3 pts
18. Lights! Camera! Mayhem! ~ 4/28 | 100 pgs | T - S - A | 3 pts
19. The Devil at His Elbow ~ 4/30 | 469 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
20. On the Hunt ~ 5/1 | 432 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
21. Charmed and Dangerous ~ 5/3 | 298 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
22. In the Heart of the Sea ~ 5/6 | 338 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
23. Undead and Undermined ~ 5/8 | 320 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
24. Whisper of Bones ~ 5/9 | 111 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
25. Rock Paper Scissors ~ 5/10 | 304 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
26. Educated ~ 5/11 | 336 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
27. Rift ~ 5/13 | 371 pgs | T - S - A | 3 pts
28. The Antidote ~ 5/15 | 432 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
29. The Dark Tower ~ 5/18 | 1072 pgs | T - S - A | 3 pts
30. 25 Alive ~ 5/19 | 330 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
31. Framed ~ 5/20 | 336 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
32. What the River Knows ~ 5/22 | 416 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
33. The Light Pirate ~ 5/23 | 357 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
34. The Recovery Agent ~ 5/25 | 314 pgs | T - S - A | 3 pts
35. Siege and Storm ~ 5/25 | 448 pgs | T - S - A | 3 pts
36. The Bone Shard Daughter ~ 5/26 | 449 pgs | T - S - A | 3 pts
37. Finders Keepers ~ 5/26 | 558 pgs | T - S - A | 3 pts
38. The Seamstress of Auschwitz ~ 5/27 | 247 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
39. Blood Moon ~ 5/28 | 440 pgs | T - S - A | 2 pts
40. The Night Tiger ~ 5/29 | 380 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts
41. Masters of Death ~ 5/30 | 406 pgs | T - S - A | 1 pts

Buzzword: BUTTERFLIES
April 1 - June 30, 2025

Points: 36 as of 06/21

📕Title start letter: 1 point
📒Author initial: 1 point
📗Series start letter: 1 point
📘📘Buzzword in title: 2 points

04/01 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin [title] 📕
04/04 The Inn at Eagle Point (Chesapeake Shores #1) by Sherryl Woods [initial] 📒
04/07 The Mystery Guest (Molly the Maid #2) by Nita Prose [title] 📕
04/08 Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark 📕
04/09 Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall [title] 📕
04/11 Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood ��
04/17 Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld [title+initial] 📕📒
04/21 The Secret History of Audrey James by by Heather Marshall [title] 📕
04/28 The Long Game (Green Oaks #1) by Elena Armas [title+author] 📕📒
04/29 Lord John and the Hellfire Club (Lord JohnGrey #0.5) by Diana Gabaldon [title+series] 📕📗
04/29 The Custom of the Army (Lord John Grey #2.75) by Diana Gabaldon �ڳپ��ٱ���+������������📕📗
04/29 A Callahan Carol by Emily March [initial] 📒
05/01 Hello Stranger by Katherine Center ��
05/07 Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott [initial] 📒
05/10 When in Rome (When in Rome #1) by Sarah Adams [initial] 📒
05/11 A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows (Outlander #8.5) by Diana Gabaldon [title] 📕
05/14 The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson [initial] 📒
05/16 Practice Makes Perfect (When in Rome #2) by Sarah Adams [initial] 📒
05/18 The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston [initial] 📒
05/22 Beg, Borrow, or Steal (When in Rome #3) by Sarah Adams [title+initial] 📕📒
05/25 Yellowface by R.F. Kuang [initial] 📒
05/29 The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel [title] 📕
06/02 None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell [initial] 📒
06/10 The Davenports (The Davenports #1) by Krystal Marquis [title+series] 📕📒📗
06/12 Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty [initial] 📒
06/13 The Rule Book by Sarah Adams [title+initial] 📕📒
06/16 The Housemaid (The Housemaid #1) by Freida McFadden [title+series] 📕📗
06/17 Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment #1) by Rebecca Ross [initial+series] 📒📗

Points: 97
Books Read: 52

1. Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America | 2 pts (title, author)
2. Stolen Midsummer Bride | 3 pts (title, author, series)
3. The Life We Bury | 2 pts (title, author)
4. The Mystery Guest | 1 pt (title)
5. The River | 1 pt (title)
6. The Man in Black: Stories | 2 pts (title, author)
7. Bluebeard and the Outlaw | 2 pts (title, author)
8. Mrs. Bridge | 1 pt (author)
9. Life Hacks for a Little Alien
10. The Last Murder at the End of the World | 3pts (title, author first and last)
11. An Arrangement of Sorts | 1 pt (author)
12. Toured to Death | 1 pt (title)
13. S'more Trouble | 2 pts (title, author)
14. Triple Layer Treachery | 2 pts (title, author)
15. Ink or Swim | 2 pts (title, series)
16. A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them | 3 pts (title, author first and last)
17. A Matter of Honor | 2 pts (author first and last)
18. Simple Assault & Buttery | 2 pts (title, author)
19. Sowing Malice | 2 pts (title, author)
20. Forest of Scarlet | 2 pts (title, author)
21. Return to the DallerGut Dream Department Store | 2 pts (title, author)
22. Mask of Deception and Sacrifice | 2 pts (author, series)
23. His Orphaned Bride | 1 pt (author)
24. Empire of Shadows | 3 pts (title, author, series)
25. The Sultan and the Storyteller | 3 pts (title, author first and last)
26. Five For A Dollar | 3pts (title, author, series)
27. Toby Tyler; or, Ten Weeks with a Circus | 1 pt (title)
28. Thin Air | 1 pt (title)
29. Tell No Tales | 2 pts (title, series)
30. Mistress of All Evil | 1 pt (author)
31. Submarine Rendezvous | 2 pts (title, author)
32. Murder Most Persuasive | 1 pt (author)
33. Labyrinth of Lies and Sacrifice | 3 pts (title, author, series)
34. The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen | 2 pts (title, author)
35. Pearls of Salt and Sacrifice | 2 pts (author, series)
36. When Red Is Black | 1 pt (series)
37. Murder in the Bayou Boneyard | 2 pts (author first and last)
38. Island of Secrets and Sacrifice | 2 pts (title, series)
39. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle | 3pts (title, author first and last)
40. Crocodile Tears | 2 pts (author, series)
41. The Beast and the Enchantress | 1 pt (title)
42. Three Bags Full | 4 pts (title, author first and last, series)
43. Rock Paper Scissors | 2 pts (title, author)
44. Miracle in a Dry Season | 2 pts (author first and last)
45. Winter | 1 pt (series)
46. The Canterville Ghost | 1 pt (title)
47. The London Eye Mystery | 3 pts (title, author, series)
48. The Importance of Being Earnest | 1 pt (title)
49. The Prince and the Sea Witch | 1 pt (title)
50. The Mistletoe Mystery | 1 pt (title)
51. Stars Above | 2 pts (title, series)
52. Carabosse and the Spindle Spell | 1 pt (author)

Excited to do this again!

Buzzwords 2025: Q2
Buzzword: Butterflies

Points: 16

Books read:
1. Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore (author first, title): 2 points
2. Scars by Cheryl Rainfield (title, author last): 2 points
3. Ergens in de azuurblauwe zee by T.J. Klune (title, author first): 2 points
4. Overgave by Melissa Brayden (author last): 1 point
5. Into the Dark by J.A. Sutherland (title, author last): 2 points
6. Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade (Spoiler Alert #1) (title, series): 2 points
7. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander (title): 1 point
8. A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow (Fractured Fables #2) (series): 1 point
9. De tijd van mijn leven by Rosie Mullender (title, author first): 2 points
10. Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern (title): 1 point

Buzzwords 2025: Q2
Buzzword: Butterflies

Points: 21

4/6/2025 - Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
1 point for author and 1 point for series
4/13/2025 - Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano
1 point for author
1 point for title
1 point for series
4/18/2025 - The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling
1 point for author
4/19/2025 - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
1 point for author
1 point for title
1 point for series
4/25/2025 - Gothictown by Emily Carpenter
1 point for author
4/30/2025 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
1 point for title and 1 point for author
5/29/2025 The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
1 point for title
5/30/2025 If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay; Date Read: 5/30/2025
1 point for title and 1 point for author
6/2/2025 The Night Birds by Christopher Golden; Date Read: 6/2/2025
1 point for title
Dying to Live by Michael Stanley; Date Read: 6/5/2025
1 point for author
Assassins Anonymous by Rob Hart; Date Read: 6/10/2025
1 point for author
A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths; Date Read: 6/12/2025
1 point for title, 1 point for author, 1 point for series

Buzzwords 2025: Q2
BUTTERFLIES
April 1 ~ June 30, 2025
Points: 20

📕Title start letter: 1 point
📒Author initial: 1 point
📗Series start letter: 1 point
📘📘Buzzword in title: 2 points


Books read:
📒4/1/25 Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews AFN 1 point
📒4/1/25 Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews AFN 1 point
📕4/2/25 Below Zero Title 1 point
📒 4/5/25 Chasing the Dollar by Ellie Ashe AFN 1 point
📒 4/6/25 How to Save a Life by Eli Easton AF/LN 1 point
📕📒 📗 4/7/25 The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen (Rizzoli & Isles) Title, AFN and Series 3 points
📒 4/9/25 A Merciful Promise by Kendra Elliot ALN 1 point
📒 4/8/25 Only for Him by Melissa Schroeder ALN 1 pt
📕📒 📗 4/9/25 The X-list by Evie Mitchell (Larsson Siblings) Title, ALN and Series 3 pts
📕📒 📗 4/13/25 The Highgate Cemetery Murder by Irina Shapiro (Tate & Bell Mystery) Title, AFN & series 3 pts
📕 📗 4/19/25 The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki (series name same as title) Title & Series 2 pts
📕 📗 4/19/25 Elemental Pleasure by Mari Carr (Trinity Masters) 2 pts
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~20 pts

Buzzwords 2025 - Q2
April 1st - June 30th

BUTTERFLIES

🐛Title start letter: 1 point
🦋Author initial: 1 point
🐝Series start letter: 1 point
🌸🌼Buzzword in title: 2 points

Books
▪️God of Malice [Legacy of Gods #1] - Rina Kent
🐝 - 1 point for series, 🦋 - 1 point for Author Initial -- 2 points

▪️The Happy Ever After Playlist [The Friend Zone] - Abby Jiminez
🐛 - 1 point for title start letter, 🐝 - 1 point for series start -- 2 points

Total Points - 4

Buzzwords Q2
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Challenge Rules
📘Standard Rules Apply
📘You may use or drop articles A, An or The

Buzzword
Butterflies

Point System
Title start letter: 1 point
Author initial: 1 point
Series start letter: 1 point
Buzzword in title: 2 points

Points: 120

1. The Kingdoms of Savannah - George Dawes Green 4/1/25 (Title) 1pt.
2. Gap Creek - Robert Morgan 4/1/25 (Author) 1pt.
3. Higher Love - Alexandria House 4/2/25 (Series - Love After) 1pt.
4. Made to Love - Alexandria House 4/2/25 (Series - Love After) 1pt.
5. The Russian - James Patterson 4/3/25 (Title) 1pt.
6. Real Love - Alexandria House 4/3/25 (Title, Series - Love After) 2pts.
7. The Rose Bargain - Sasha Peyton Smith 4/4/25 (Title, Author's first and last initials) 3pts.
8. Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 4/4/25 (Series - Sookie Stackhouse) 1pt.
9. The Widowmaker - Hannah Morrissey 4/5/25 (Title, Series - Black Harbor) 2pts.
10. Persuader - Lee Child 4/5/25 (Author) 1pt.
11. Who Moved My Goat Cheese? - Lynn Cahoon 4/6/25 (Author, Series - Farm to Fork) 2pts.
12. The Haunting of Sunshine Girl - Paige McKenzie 4/7/25 (Title, Series - The Haunting of Sunshine Girls) 2pts.
13. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman - Ernest J. Gaines 4/7/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
14. Original Sinner - Kait Ballenger 4/8/25 (Author) 1pt.
15. Revival - Stephen King 4/8/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
16. The Life We Bury - Allen Eskens 4/9/24 (Title, Author) 2pts.
17. Waiting for Summer's Return - Kim Vogel Sawyer 4/9/25 (Author) 1pt.
18. Queen Takes Knights - Joely Sue Burkhart 4/10/25 (Author, Series - Their Vampire Queen) 2pts.
19. Notorious Nineteen - Janet Evanovich 4/10/25 (Author, Series - Stephanie Plum) 2pts.
20. Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews 4/11/25 (Author) 1pt.
21. R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton 4/12/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
22. Middle of the Night - Riley Sager 4/13/25 (Both Author's Initials) 2pts.
23. Stranger in the Woods - Anni Taylor 4/13/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
24. The Enemy - Lee Child 4/14/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
25. Last Hit - Jessica Clare 4/15/25 (Title) 1pt.
26. Sweet Bean Paste - Durian Sukegawa 4/15/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
27. The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger 4/15/25 (Title, Author, Series - The Devil Wears Prada) 3pts.
28. Lord of Misrule - Rachel Caine 4/16/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
29. Savannah Blues - Mary Kay Andrews 4/16/25 (Title) 1pt.
30. A Dangerous Business - Jane Smiley 4/17/25 (Author) 1pt.
31. Bloody Mary - J.A. Konrath 4/17/25 (Title) 1pt.
32. Her Montana Christmas Cowboy - Jenna Hendricks 4/18/25 (Series - Big Sky Christmas) 1pt.
33. Undead and Undermined - MaryJanice Davidson 4/22/25 (Title, Series - Undead) 2pts.
34. Undead and Unstable - MaryJanice Davidson 4/22/25 (Title, Series - Undead) 2pts.
35. Undead and Unsure - MaryJanice Davidson 4/23/25 (Title, Series - Undead) 2pts.
36. The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis 4/23/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
37. Takedown Twenty - Janet Evanovich 4/24/25 (Title, Author, Series �� Stephanie Plum) 3pts.
38. A Tempest of Tea - Hafsah Faizal 4/25/25 (Title, Author, Series �� Blood and Tea) 3pts.
39. A Virgin River Christmas - Robyn Carr 4/25/25 (Author) 1pt.
40. The Engineer's Wife - Tracey Enerson Wood 4/27/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
41. It Was Always You - Sarah K. Stephens 4/28/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
42. Zero Days - Ruth Ware 4/29/25 (Author) 1pt.
43. Taming Chaos - Anna Carven 4/29/25 (Title) 1pt.
44. Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder - Valerie Burns 4/30/25 (Title, Author, Series �� Baker Street Mystery) 3pts.
45. The Housekeeper and the Professor - Yōko Ogawa 4/30/25 (Title) 1pt.
46. When in Rome - Sarah Adams 5/1/25 (Author) 1pt.
47. Something Blue - Emily Giffin 5/1/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
48. Mrs. Wiggins - Mary Monroe 5/2/25 (Series �� Lexington, Alabama) 1pt.
49. Love, Eternally - Morgan O'Neill 5/2/25 (Title, Series �� Roman Time Travel) 2pts.
50. Let Me Love You - Alexandria House 5/2/25 (Title) 1pt.
51. Let Me Hold You - Alexandria House 5/3/25 (Title) 1pt.
52. Let Me Show You - Alexandria House 5/3/25 (Title) 1pt.
53. Savannah Breeze - Mary Kay Andrews 5/4/25 (Title) 1pt.
54. Every Crooked Nanny - Kathy Hogan Trocheck 5/5/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
55. Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That’s Beautiful Again - Lysa TerKeurst 5/6/25 (Title, Both Author’s Initials) 3pts.
56. Spring at Blueberry Bay - Holly Martin 5/6/25 (Title) 1pt.
57. When I'm Dead - Hannah Morrissey 5/7/25 (Series �� Black Harbor) 1pt.
58. The Unlucky Ones - Hannah Morrissey 5/8/25 (Title, Series �� Baker Street Mystery) 2pts.
59. Spring Flowers, Spring Frost - Ismail Kadare 5/8/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
60. Smile Like You Mean It - Willow Hadley 5/9/25 (Title) 1pt.
61. Native Blood - Mark Reps 5/9/25 (Author) 1pt.
62. Who Are You? - R.T. Lund (Both Author’s Initials, Series �� A Lake Superior Mystery) 3pts.
63. XOXO, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love, Relationships, and Tactful Pettiness - Cody Rigsby 5/11/25 (Author) 1pt.
64. The Vaster Wilds - Lauren Groff 5/12/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
65. The Only Survivors - Megan Miranda 5/12/25 (Title) 1pt.
66. A Gate at the Stairs - Lorrie Moore 5/13/25 (Author) 1pt.
67. The Dream Thieves - Maggie Stiefvater 5/13/25 (Title, Author, Series �� The Raven Cycle) 3pts.
68. Half a King - Joe Abercrombie Half a King 5/14/25 (Series �� Shattered Sea) 1pt.
69. The Summer That Made Us - Robyn Carr 5/16/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
70. Visions of Sugar Plums - Janet Evanovich 5/17/25 (Author, Series �� Stephanie Plum) 2pts.
71. Plum Lovin' - Janet Evanovich 5/17/25 (Author, Series �� Stephanie Plum) 2pts.
72. One Shot - Lee Child 5/17/25 (Author) 1pt.
73. S is for Silence - Sue Grafton 5/18/25 (Title, Author) 2pts.
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Individual
April - June 2025

This is a simple challenge. You read books centered around a Buzzword. You earn points based on the point system below. Who will win the badges?

Buzzword
Butterflies

Point System
Title start letter: 1 point
Author initial: 1 point
Series start letter: 1 point
Buzzword in title: 2 points

Books read:15
Points:25

1. Dream Girl Drama (Big shots #3)-Tessa Bailey-4/5/25-2pts
2. Bride(Bride #1)-4/20/25=2pts
3. Crave-Tracy Wolff-4/26/25=1pt
4. Scarred-Emily McIntire-4/30/25=2pts
5. Keep Me-Sara Cate (Sinful Manor #1)-5/4/25 =2pts
6. Colters' Woman-Maya Banks-5/4/25=1pt
7. Lights Out (Into Darkness #1)-5/5/25=2pts
8. Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackouse #9)-5/6/25=1pt
9. The Paradise Problem-Christina Lauren-5/11/25=1pt
10. Cold Fury-Toni Anderson-5/12/25=1pt
11. Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet-5/18/25=1pt
12. Butcher & Blackbird-Brynne Weaver (Ruinous Love #1)-5/27/25=3pts
13. Praise-Sara Cate (Salacious Players Club #1)-6/1/25=2pts
14. Crave-Tracy Wolff-6/7/25=1pt
15. Firestorm-Rachel Grant (Flashpoint #3)-6/8/25=3pts