Usually I've tried to read 50 books in a year, but I've been coming up short of that for the last couple of years. I managed to read 22 books in 2022, so my minimum for 2023 will have to be 23, right? I'd like to get back to 50 or so, especially since I'm trying the 52 Book Club Challenge right from the start of the year, but that might be ambitious. Once again, I'll also try to read books representing at least four different European countries, and read some books from my existing library. Let the games begin!
- Obedient Unto Death - Liisa Eyerly
- The Wendy - Erin Michelle Sky and Steven Brown
- It Happened In Ohio - Carol Cartaino
- Bridges - Linda Griffin
- The Friendly Persuasion - Jessamyn West
- What I Would Tell You - Liz Tolsma
- The Letter from Briarton Park - Sarah E. Ladd
- In Spotlight and Shadow - Rachel Scott McDaniel
- Shirley, I Jest! - Cindy Williams
- The Cairo Curse - Pepper Basham
- If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't) - Betty White
- In the Shelter of Hollythorne House - Sarah E. Ladd
- Women Talking - Miriam Toews
- After the Boxes Are Unpacked - Susan Miller
- When Tomorrow Came - Hannah Linder
- Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt
- Fair As a Star - Mimi Matthews
- The Keys to Gramercy Park - Candice Sue Patterson
- Beneath a Peaceful Moon - Debby Lee
- A Man With One of Those Faces - Caimh McDonnell
- Man of Shadow & Mist - Michelle Griep
- A Perilous Perspective - Anna Lee Huber
- Rebecca - Shannon McNear
- Reykjavík: A Crime Story - Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín Jakobsdóttir
- Composition As Conversation - Heather M. Hoover
- The Starlet Spy - Rachel Scott McDaniel
- A Louisiana Christmas to Remember - novella collection
- Garden of the Midnights - Hannah Linder
- Kingdom of Love - Tracie Peterson
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- Obedient Unto Death - Liisa Eyerly (Turkey)
- What I Would Tell You - Liz Tolsma (Greece)
- The Letter from Briarton Park - Sarah E. Ladd (Great Britain)
- Women Talking - Miriam Toews (Russia)
- A Man With One of Those Faces - Caimh McDonnell (Ireland)
- Reykjavík: A Crime Story - Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín Jakobsdóttir (Iceland)
- The Starlet Spy - Rachel Scott McDaniel (Sweden)
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- Obedient Unto Death - Liisa Eyerly
- The Wendy - Erin Michelle Sky and Steven Brown
- The Friendly Persuasion - Jessamyn West
- Fair As a Star - Mimi Matthews
- A Perilous Perspective - Anna Lee Huber
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The 52 Book Club's 2023 Reading Challenge
Last year I started the challenge partway through the year so I knew I'd never complete all the prompts. Then the last quarter of the year presented some life challenges to me that got in the way of reading. I'm going to try again this year and see how many of the prompts I can do - realistically, I'm pretty sure I won't do all, since I've been reading only about 30 or so books in a year. Find out more about the 2023 Reading Challenge HERE.
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1. If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't) - Betty White (a book with a subtitle)
2. Bridges - Linda Griffin (featuring an inheritance)
5. It Happened In Ohio - Carol Cartaino (title starts with the letter I)
6. Composition As Conversation - Heather M. Hoover (under 200 pages)
7. The Cairo Curse - Pepper Basham (a city or country name in the title)
9. What I Would Tell You - Liz Tolsma (a book with a dedication)
11. The Wendy - Erin Michelle Sky and Steven Brown (a book about secrets)
14. Women Talking - Miriam Toews (a survival story)
20. When Tomorrow Came - Hannah Linder (about siblings)
22. Fair As a Star - Mimi Matthews (a body-positive message)
23. A Perilous Perspective - Anna Lee Huber (an alliterative title)
24. Reykjavík: A Crime Story - Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín Jakobsdóttir (Nordic Noir)
25. The Starlet Spy - Rachel Scott McDaniel (a fashionable character)
26. The Letter from Briarton Park - Sarah E. Ladd (has an epilogue)
28. The Friendly Persuasion - Jessamyn West (includes a funeral)
29. The Keys to Gramercy Park - Candice Sue Patterson (sends me down a rabbit hole*)
31. In Spotlight and Shadow - Rachel Scott McDaniel (set in a workplace)
34. Man of Shadow & Mist - Michelle Griep (features mythology)
35. Obedient Unto Death - Liisa Eyerly (a book I meant to read last year)
36. Beneath a Peaceful Moon - Debby Lee (chapters have cliffhangers)
37. Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt (written in present tense)
38. Restoring Christmas (part of A Louisiana Christmas to Remember) - (enemies-to-lovers plot)
39. Rebecca - Shannon McNear (final book in a series)
40. Shirley, I Jest! - Cindy Williams (written by a comedian)
41. If Only (part of Kingdom of Love) - Tracie Peterson (a character who is a refugee)
42. Garden of the Midnights - Hannah Linder (time in the title)
44. A Louisiana Christmas to Remember - novella collection (contemporary setting)
47. A Man With One of Those Faces - Caimh McDonnell (set in the city of Dublin)
50. A Kingdom Divided and Alas, My Love (part of Kingdom of Love) - Tracie Peterson (related to the word "murder")
51. After the Boxes Are Unpacked - Susan Miller (doesn't fit any of the other prompts)
52. In the Shelter of Hollythorne House - Sarah E. Ladd (published in 2023)
*learning about the history of the Secret Service and eventually its international ink library
In Spotlight and Shadow - Rachel Scott McDaniel - a book with a shadow on the cover for the February Mini-Challenge
If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won't) - Betty White - a book featuring a character that works with animals for the March Mini-Challenge
Beneath A Peaceful Moon - Debby Lee - a book set at the beach for the Summer Reading Challenge
A Man With One of Those Faces - Caimh McDonnell - a book set in the city for the Summer Reading Challenge
A Perilous Perspective - Anna Lee Huber - a book featuring the whole family for the Summer Reading Challenge
Man of Shadow & Mist - Michelle Griep - a book to satisfy a craving for the Summer Reading Challenge
Rebecca (Daughters of the Lost Colony, 1607) - Shannon McNear - a book with "lost" in the title for the Summer Reading Challenge
Reykjavík: A Crime Story - Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín Jakobsdóttir - a book I've been avoiding for the Summer Reading Challenge
(Useful search tool to find specific titles or authors: Fantastic Fiction search feature)
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2023 Alphabet Soup Challenge
To read a book beginning with each letter of the alphabet (plus a couple of extra little challenges)
A - After the Boxes Are Unpacked - Susan Miller
B - Beneath a Peaceful Moon - Debby Lee
C - The Cairo Curse - Pepper Basham
D -
E -
F - The Friendly Persuasion - Jessamyn West
G - Garden of the Midnights - Hannah Linder
H -
I - It Happened In Ohio - Carol Cartaino
J -
K - The Keys to Gramercy Park - Candice Sue Patterson
L - The Letter from Briarton Park - Sarah E. Ladd
M - Man of Shadow & Mist - Michelle Griep
N -
O - Obedient Unto Death - Liisa Eyerly
P - A Perilous Perspective - Anna Lee Huber
Q -
R - Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt
S - Shirley, I Jest! - Cindy Williams
T - The Wendy - Erin Michelle Sky and Steven Brown
U -
V -
W - Women Talking - Miriam Toews
X -
Y -
Z -
Number in the title - A Man With One of Those Faces - Caimh McDonnell
Color in the title -
Animal in the title -
One Word title - Bridges - Linda Griffin
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