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Date Posted: 11/14/2021 11:31 AM ET
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There are 3 levels to choose from:

"Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books

"I'm Mildly Invested In This"  - Read 10 books

"FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books

1.  Read a HF novella

2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit

3.  Read a book set before 1000 AD

4.  Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years

5.  Read a book with a red cover

6.  Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner

7.  Read a book with a castle or church on the cover

8.  Read a book released in 2022

9.  Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...)

10.  Read a book with a country in the title

11.  Read a book where a real life person is featured

12.  Read a book that includes a map

13.  Read a book with a title that is written in white

14.  Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700

15.  Read a book that features a party or ball

BONUS

It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.

 

For the rebels in our group, pick any level and read any HF book you want :)

 

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There are 3 levels to choose from:

"Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books

"I'm Mildly Invested In This"  - Read 10 books

"FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books

1.  Read a HF novella

2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit The Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R. King  Read 4/30/22

3.  Read a book set before 1000 AD

4.  Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne   Read 7/4/22

5.  Read a book with a red cover

6.  Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner    Shogun by James Clavell   Read 9/5/22 

7.  Read a book with a castle or church on the cover

8.  Read a book released in 2022  The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray  Read 6/22/22

9.  Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...)

10.  Read a book with a country in the title   Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier    Read 10/10/22

11.  Read a book where a real life person is featured  West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge   Read 1/23/22

12.  Read a book that includes a map

13.  Read a book with a title that is written in white   Streets of Laredo by Larry McMurtry  Read 4/8/22

14.  Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700    Execution by SJ Parris Read 7/12/22

15.  Read a book that features a party or ball    When Blood Lies by C.S Harris  Read 4/18/22

BONUS

It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.

 

For the rebels in our group, pick any level and read any HF book you want :)

 



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I'm in for yet another year!  Thank you, Carolyn, for setting us up again! 

Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books

"I'm Mildly Invested In This"  - Read 10 books

"FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books

Running Total - 

Books Read:  24 (includes all books read this year, including the ones for the challenge)

Categories:  15 + Bonus - CHALLENGE COMPLETE 10/6/2022

1.  Read a HF novella

     Bridge of Sighs, Laura Morelli, finished: 01/16/2022

2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit 

    The Last Bookshop in London, Madeline Martin, finished: 01/27/2022 (I made a day trip to London when I visited Paris in 2017, but I would love to go back!)

    Other ideas -  The Ninth Daughter, Barbara Hamilton (Boston) or Eternal, Lisa Scottoline (Rome)

 3.  Read a book set before 1000 AD

      A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii, Stephanie Dray, et al., finished:02/03/2022

4.  Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years

     Daughter of the Red Deer, Joan Wolf, finished: 03/18/2022

5.  Read a book with a red cover.

     Miss Morton and the English House Party Murder, Catherine Lloyd, finished: 10/6/2022

6.  Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner

     A Column of Fire, Ken Follett, finished: 01/22/2022 (The prisoner was Mary, Queen of Scots)

7.  Read a book with a castle or church on the cover.

     A Grave Matter (A Lady Darby Mystery Book 3), Anna Lee Huber, finished: 06/09/2022

8.  Read a book released in 2022

     Black Cake, Charmaine Wilkerson, finished: 02/09/2022

     Other ideas:  The Christie Affair, Nina de Gramont;  The Next Ship Home, Heather Graham; 

9.  Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...)

     The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur (The Warlord Chronicles Book 1), Bernard Cornwell (Kindle), finished: 07/12/2022

10.  Read a book with a country in the title

       China, Edward Rutherfurd, finished: 05/24/2022

11.  Read a book where a real life person is featured

       Sacajawea, Anna Lee Waldo, finished:  09/15/2022

12.  Read a book that includes a map

       Moloka'i, Alan Brennert, finished: 03/05/2022

13.  Read a book with a title that is written in white

      Sisters of the Sweetwater Fury, Kinley Bryan, finished:  01/20/2022

14.  Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700

      The Beggar King, Oliver Potzsch, finished 01/16/2022.

15.  Read a book that features a party or ball

       The House of Fortune, Jessie Burton, finished 9/30/2022.

BONUS - It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.

     The Night Tiger, Yangsze Choo, finished: 06/23/2022

Other Books Read in 2022 

1.  The Pearl Thief, Elizabeth Wein, finished: 02/07/2022

2.  The Poisoned Pilgrim (Hangman's Daughter Tale Book 4), Oliver Potzsch, finished: 03/26/2022

3.  The Werewolf of Bamberg (Hangman's Daughter Tale Book 5), Oliver Potzsch, finished: 04/15/2021

4.  The Daring Ladies of Lowell, Kate Alcott, finished 10/12/2022

5.  The Darling Strumpet, Gillian Bagwell, finished 10/24/2022

6.  The Edge of the Orchard, Tracy Chevalier, finished 10/30/2022

7.  The Big Rock Candy Mountain, Wallace Stegner, (Audible) finished: 11/3/2022

8.  The Language of Flowers, Vanessa Diffenbaugh, finished 11/7/2022

9.  Dangerous Women, Hope Adams, (Audible) finished: 11/22/22

10. Circe, _______________, finished: __________________



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There are 3 levels to choose from:

"Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books

"I'm Mildly Invested In This"  - Read 10 books

"FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books

1.  Read a HF novella

2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit

  • When Devils Drive by Caro Peacock London done 1/2
  • The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin Lyon, France done 10/12
  • Murder at the Serpentine Bridge by Andrea Penrose 11/22

3.  Read a book set before 1000 AD

4.  Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years

    A Gift of Sanctuary by Candace Robb done 5/7

    Murder on Waverly Place by Victoria Thompson 9/11

A Memory of Violets by Hazel Gayner done 10/15

5.  Read a book with a red cover

  • The Frangiapani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu done 2/5

6.  Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner

The Parish Library by Janet Skeslien Charles 4/26

The Bookwoman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson done 7/16

The Secret Stealers by Jane Healey done 7/29

7.  Read a book with a castle or church on the cover

  • Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson done 1/20

8.  Read a book released in 2022

A Sunlight Weapon by Jacqueline Winspear done 4/6

A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong done 7/6

A Bride's Guide to Marriage and Murder by Dianne Freeman 8/1

A Perilous Perspective by Anna Lee Huber done 10/17

Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner done 10/31

9.  Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...)

  • Brining Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore done 2/11
  • A Most English Princess by Clare McHugh done 6/26
  • The Queen and Lord M by Jean Plaidy done 12/29

10.  Read a book with a country in the title

11.  Read a book where a real life person is featured

A Fiancee's Guide to First Wives and Murder by Dianne Freeman done 1/15

West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge done 4/15

The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki done 11/16

12.  Read a book that includes a map

  • Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead done 1/19
  • Monk's Hood by Ellis Peters done 3/8
  • Master Wycliffe's Summons Mel Starr 6/11
  • The Children's Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin done 7/5
  • A Dark Night Hidden by Alys Clare done 8/8

13.  Read a book with a title that is written in white

  • Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan done 3/4
  • The First Lady and the Rebel by Susan Higginbotham done 3/14
  • The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers done 8/9
  • The War Nurse by Tracey Enerson Wood done 9/11
  • Edinburgh Twilist by Carole Lawrence done 12/13

14.  Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700

A Shrine of Murder by GL Grace May 17

15.  Read a book that features a party or ball

  1. Murder at Bray Manor by Lee Strauss done 1/11
  2. Murder at Feathers and Flair by Lee Strauss done 6/15
  3. The Lost Summers of Newport by Beatriz Williams  done 7/10
  4. Why Mermaids Sing by C.S. Harris done 12/4
  5. The Last Dance of the Debutante by Julia Kelly 12/9

BONUS

It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.

 

For the rebels in our group, pick any level and read any HF book you want :)



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There are 3 levels to choose from:

"Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books

"I'm Mildly Invested In This"  - Read 10 books

"FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books

1.  Read a HF novella

2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit

3.  Read a book set before 1000 AD

4.  Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years

5.  Read a book with a red cover

6.  Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner

7.  Read a book with a castle or church on the cover

8.  Read a book released in 2022

9.  Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...)

10.  Read a book with a country in the title

11.  Read a book where a real life person is featured

12.  Read a book that includes a map

13.  Read a book with a title that is written in white

14.  Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700

15.  Read a book that features a party or ball

BONUS

It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.

 

For the rebels in our group, pick any level and read any HF book you want :)



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There are 3 levels to choose from:

"Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books

"I'm Mildly Invested In This"  - Read 10 books

"FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books

Read a HF novella

Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit

 Read a book set before 1000 AD

Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years

 Read a book with a red cover.....Miss Morton and the English House Party by Catherine Lloyd.....6/26/2022

 Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner

  • The Indigo Ghost by Alys Claire....1/13/2022

Read a book with a castle or church on the cover

  • The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennett by Katherine Cowley.......6/13/2022
  • The Holywell Dead by Chris Nickson......8/9/2022

Read a book released in 2022

  • The Mystery of Albert E. Finch by Callie Hutton.....1/24/2022
  • The Raven Spell by Luanne G. Smith.......3/5/2022
  • The Blood Covenant by Chris Nickson......3/22/2022
  • The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray....7/21/2022
  • Masquerade in London by Emily L. Finch......9/11/2022
  • Death in the Last Reel by Paula Harmon......9/26/2022

Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...)

Read a book with a country in the title

Read a book where a real life person is featured

  • Garden of Sins by Laura Joh Rowland............1/25/2022
  • When Blood Lies by C.S. Harris......6/11/2022
  • Fear in the Sunlight by Nicola Upson.....9/9/2022
  • Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Paula Harmon............9/29/2022

Read a book that includes a map

 Read a book with a title that is written in white

  • Magic in the Weave by Alys Clare.............1/19/2022
  • A Rogue's Company by Allison Monclair......2/1/2022
  • Death at Greenway by Lori Radar-Day.........2/12/2022
  • Deadly Spirits by Mary Miley.......10/2/2022

 Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700

  • A Fall of Shadows by Nancy Herriman......1/7/2022...1593
  • The Angel in the  Glass by Alyce Clare......2/8/2022

 Read a book that features a party or ball

  • Murder at the Savoy by Lee Strauss.......6/9/2022
  • A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Kavhari......6/29/2022

BONUS

It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.

 

For the rebels in our group, pick any level and read any HF book you want :)



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Gonna try this one! :). Thanks for making it!

 

There are 3 levels to choose from:

"Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books

"I'm Mildly Invested In This"  - Read 10 books

"FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books

1.  Read a HF novella

2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit

The Undertaker's Assistant by Amanda Skenandore (New Orleans)  3/8/2022

3.  Read a book set before 1000 AD

4.  Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years

Clara's War by Clara Kramer (since 2014)

5.  Read a book with a red cover

6.  Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner

Affinity by Sarah Waters

7.  Read a book with a castle or church on the cover

8.  Read a book released in 2022

9.  Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...)

10.  Read a book with a country in the title

11.  Read a book where a real life person is featured

The First Lady and The Rebel by Susan Higginbotham

12.  Read a book that includes a map

The Widows by Jess Montgomery 7/27/2022

13.  Read a book with a title that is written in white

The Four Winds by Kristen Hannah 1/17/2022 

14.  Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700

The Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian (year 1662) 5/24/2022

15.  Read a book that features a party or ball

The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman

BONUS

It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.

 

For the rebels in our group, pick any level and read any HF book you want :)



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Will try this challenge again, skipping around with what stikes my fancy to read.  Guess that makes me a rebel!  Thanks Carolyn for your kind comments.  Managed to comple 15 books, nine of which fit no categories.

Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books

"I'm Mildly Invested In This"  - Read 10 books

"FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books

1.  Read a HF novella

2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit (Mexico City): Days of the Dead (Benjamin January, Bk 7) by Barbara Hambly, 3/24/2022, 4 stars

3.  Read a book set before 1000 AD   Smoke in the Wind (Sister Fidelma, Bk 11) and Our Lady Of Darkness (Sister Fidelma, #10) by Peter Tremayne, 4 stars..

4.  Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years  Bittersweet: A Novel by Colleen McCullough, 4/14/2022, 4 stars

5.  Read a book with a red cover

6.  Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner:  Cilka's Journey (Tattooist of Auschwitz, Bk 2) by Heather Morris, 2/3/2022, 4 stars

7.  Read a book with a castle or church on the cover  Ireland's Pirate Queen: The True Story of Grace O'Malley, 1530 - 1603 by Anne Chambers, (historical), 11/11/2022, 4 stars

8.  Read a book released in 2022   The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn, 7/14/2022, 5 stars

9.  Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...)  Long Live the King (Love & Inheritance, Bk 2) by Fay Weldon, 5/29/2022, 1 star

10.  Read a book with a country in the title

11.  Read a book where a real life person is featured (Mary and Abraham Lincoln)  The First Lady and the Rebel by Susan Higginbotham, 3/31/2022, 4 stars

12.  Read a book that includes a map  The Widows by Jess Montgomery, 1/18/2022, 4.5 stars

13.  Read a book with a title that is written in white Wet Grave (Benjamin January, Bk 6) by  Barbara Hambly, 3/8/2022, 4 stars,

14.  Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700   Our Lady of Darkness (Sister Fidelma, Bk 10) by Peter Tremayne, 4/26/2022, 5 stars

15.  Read a book that features a party or ball  The Queen's Secret: A Novel of England's World War II Queen by Karen Harper, 11/10/2022, 2 stars

BONUS

It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.

For the rebels in our group, pick any level and read any HF book you want.  

1.  Who Slays the Wicked (Sebastian St. Cyr, Bk 14) by C. S. Harris, 4/16/2022. 5 stars

2.  Winter Sisters by Robin Oliveira, 12/7/2022, 5 stars

4.  Lost and Gone Forever (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, Bk 5) by Alex Grecian, 11/16/2022, 4 stars

5.  The Lion and the Rose (Borgia Chronicles, Bk 2) by Kate Quinn, 11/15/2022, 4 stars

6.  Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson, 11/23/2022, 4 stars

7.  The Alpine Advocate (Emma Lord Bk. 1) by Mary Daheim, 10/23/2022, 3 stars

8.   Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors,  9/25/2022, 4 stars

9.   West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge, 9/19/2022, 4 stars



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Updated July 2nd: 10 of 15

1.  Read a HF novella

2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit

  • The Star of Kazan (vienna)

3.  Read a book set before 1000 AD

4.  Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years

  • Echo

5.  Read a book with a red cover

  • Slippery Creatures - KJ Charles

6.  Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner

  • The Lights of Prague

7.  Read a book with a castle or church on the cover

8.  Read a book released in 2022

  • A Coin for the Ferryman by Megan Edwards

9.  Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...)

  • A Pawn for A Queen

10.  Read a book with a country in the title

11.  Read a book where a real life person is featured

  • A Symphony of Echoes - Jodi Taylor: Mary, Queen of Scots is in the book, along with many other members of her court

12.  Read a book that includes a map

  • Peril in Paris

13.  Read a book with a title that is written in white

  • The Sugared Game - KJ Charles

14.  Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700

15.  Read a book that features a party or ball

  • The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman

BONUS

It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.



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"Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books

"I'm Mildly Invested In This"  - Read 10 books

"FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books

1.  Read a HF novella
 Lord John Grey and the Hand of the Devils - Diana Gabaldon

2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit

3.  Read a book set before 1000 AD

4.  Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years

5.  Read a book with a red cover

6.  Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner

7.  Read a book with a castle or church on the cover

8.  Read a book released in 2022

9.  Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...)

10.  Read a book with a country in the title

11.  Read a book where a real life person is featured

12.  Read a book that includes a map

13.  Read a book with a title that is written in white

14.  Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700

15.  Read a book that features a party or ball

BONUS

It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.

 

For the rebels in our group, pick any level and read any HF book you want :)



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Saving my spot...

There are 3 levels to choose from:

"Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books

"I'm Mildly Invested In This"  - Read 10 books

"FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books

1.  Read a HF novella

2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit

3.  Read a book set before 1000 AD

4.  Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years

5.  Read a book with a red cover

6.  Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner

7.  Read a book with a castle or church on the cover

8.  Read a book released in 2022

9.  Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...)

10.  Read a book with a country in the title

11.  Read a book where a real life person is featured

12.  Read a book that includes a map

13.  Read a book with a title that is written in white

14.  Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700

15.  Read a book that features a party or ball

BONUS

It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.

 

For the rebels in our group, pick any level and read any HF book you want :)

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There are 3 levels to choose from:

"Let's See How It Goes" - Read 6 books

"I'm Mildly Invested In This"  - Read 10 books

"FOR HONOR AND GLORY!" - Read 15 books

1.  Read a HF novella Romancing the Inventor: A Supernatural Society Novella Author: Gail Carriger

2. Read a book set in a city you'd like to visit Devil in Spring (Ravenels, Bk 3) Author: Lisa Kleypas

3.  Read a book set before 1000 AD

4.  Read a book that's been on your TBR list for at least 5 years The Education of Mrs. Brimley Author: Donna MacMeans

5.  Read a book with a red cover

6.  Read a book featuring a prison or prisoner

7.  Read a book with a castle or church on the cover

8.  Read a book released in 2022

9.  Read a book with a royal title in the book title (king, princess, tsar, emperor, etc...)

10.  Read a book with a country in the title

11.  Read a book where a real life person is featured  Becoming Mrs. Lewis Author: Patti Callahan

12.  Read a book that includes a map

13.  Read a book with a title that is written in white It Happened One Autumn (Wallflowers, Bk 2) Author: Lisa Kleypas

14.  Read a historical mystery set between 1400 - 1700

15.  Read a book that features a party or ball  Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, 1) Author: Lisa Kleypas

BONUS

It's the Year of the Tiger! Read a book that features a tiger or has a tiger on the cover.

 



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