DURATION : 6/21/18 - 9/20/18
23/23 Completed
✔1. A CAPPELLA:
♪ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in ACAPPELLA (ALL words count; 2-word minimum; to use a letter more than once, it must appear more than once in the phrase) OR a book whose title begins with a vowel (disregard A, An and The).
Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman - 9 July 2018
Read a book whose title begins with a vowel [U]
✔2. BLUEGRASS:
♪ Read a book set in either Ireland or Scotland; tell us where OR a book with a compound word in the title (two or more words are joined together to form a new word with an entirely different meaning; see this list for examples, if necessary).
The Nightmare Room by Chris Sorensen (The Messy Man, Book #1) - 15 Aug 2018
Read a book with a compound word in the title [night + mare = nightmare]
✔3. BLUES:
♪ Read a book by an author whose name contains a color word (will accept BLACKwell, GREENberg, etc.); post a link to the author's GR page OR a book set in a rural area.
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay - 15 July 2018
Read a book set in a rural area
✔4. BOSSA NOVA:
♪ Read a book that features a dancer; tell us who OR a book whose title or author's name (first or last) ENDS with A or Z; if using the author option, post a link to the author's GR page.
Hallowed by Cynthia Hand (Unearthly, Book #2) - 21 June 2018
Read a book whose title or author's name (first or last) ENDS with A or Z [author's first name ends with A]
✔5. BRASS/MILITARY:
♪ Read a book with a character who is or was in the military (any era, any country, any service branch); tell us who OR a book whose title contains a word that rhymes with BRASS.
The Killing Woods by Lucy Christopher - 12 Sept 2018
Read a book with a character who is or was in the military (any era, any country, any service branch); tell us who [Emily Shepherd's dad is a former soldier suffering from PTSD]
✔6. CLASSICAL:
♪ Read a book with an unusually large cast of characters OR a book that you gave a higher rating to than the GR average rating; tell us both ratings.
Boundless by Cynthia Hand (Unearthly, Book #3) - 12 July 2018
Read a book that you gave a higher rating to than the GR average rating; tell us both ratings [4.14 average Goodreads rating; my rating 5 stars]
✔7. COUNTRY:
♪ Read a book featuring a character who earns his/her living as a musician; tell us who OR a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in COUNTRY (to use a letter more than once, it must appear more than once in the phrase); post a link to the author's GR page.
Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill (Chicagoland Vampires, Book #1) - 3 July 2018
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in COUNTRY [CN]
✔8. DIXIELAND:
♪ Read a book set in New Orleans OR a book with an X in the title or author's name; if using the author option, post a link to the author's GR page.
Mirrored by Alex Flinn (Kendra Chronicles, Book #3) - 27 June 2018
Read a book with an X in the title or author's name [X in the author's first name, Alex]
✔9. FOLK:
♪ Read a book featuring a person who works in a blue-collar career; tell us who and the career OR a book whose title begins with F (ALL words count!).
Promise Me by Richard Paul Evans - 18 July 2018
Read a book featuring a person who works in a blue-collar career; tell us who and the career [Beth works at a dry cleaners shop]
✔10. HIP HOP:
♪ Read a book whose title contains at least two significant words that begin with the same letter OR a book that has been released at least once more since its original publication; tell us both years (you may read the original release or a newer release).
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman - 22 July 2018
Read a book that has been released at least once more since its original publication; tell us both years [2012 in Swedish and 2014 in English]
✔11. JAZZ:
♪ Read a book set between 1850 and 1925; tell us when OR a book set in the southern USA (North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi or Florida); tell us the state.
Sweet Tea and Sympathy by Molly Harper (Southern Eclectic, Book #1) - 1 Sept 2018
Read a book set in the southern USA (North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi or Florida); tell us the state [Georgia]
✔12. LATIN:
♪ Read a book with a main character whose FIRST name begins with a letter in LATIN; tell us the character OR a book set in a Latin American country; tell us the country this site might help.
The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz (Hawthorne, Book #1) - 10 Aug 2018
Read a book with a main character whose FIRST name begins with a letter in LATIN; tell us the character [A=Anthony]
✔13. METAL:
♪ Read a book that you could not put down OR a book with an "in your face" character; tell us who.
Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young - 26 Aug 2018
Read a book that you could not put down
✔14. OPERA:
♪ Read a book with DRAMA on its main GR page OR read a book with a diva-type character who could be labeled a "drama queen;" tell us who.
In the Woods by Tana French (Dublin Murder Squad, Book #1) - 6 Aug 2018
Read a book with a diva-type character who could be labeled a "drama queen;" tell us who [Rosalyn]
✔15. POP:
♪ Read a book whose main character is a teenager; tell us how old OR a book with ROMANCE on its main GR page.
Cottage by the Sea by Debbie Macomber - 28 July 2018
Read a book with ROMANCE on its main GR page
✔16. R&B:
♪ Read a book from a series that has a consistent character; tell us how OR a book by an author who uses an initial instead of a first name; post a link to the author's GR page.
Ensnared by A.G. Howard (Splintered, Book #3) - 27 June 2018
Read a book by an author who uses an initial instead of a first name; post a link to the author's GR page
✔17. REGGAE:
♪ Read a book with at least two distinctly different genres on its main GR page; tell us the genres OR a book with consecutive double letters in the author's FIRST name; post a link to the author's GR page.
Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel - 28 July 2018
Read a book with consecutive double letters in the author's FIRST name; post a link to the author's GR page [KeNNeth]
✔18. RELIGIOUS/SACRED:
♪ Read a book in which religion/faith is important OR a book whose title contains an adjective (a word that describes something/someone; this list might help).
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore - 4 July 2018
Read a book in which religion/faith is important
✔19. ROCK:
♪ Read a book with a rock or stone object show prominently on the cover; post the cover OR a book whose title contains the letters R-O-C-K (not necessarily in order).
Invisible Darkness: The Horrifying Case of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka by Stephen Williams - 12 Aug 2018
Read a book whose title contains the letters R-O-C-K (not necessarily in order)
✔20. ROCKABILLY:
♪ Read a book by an author whose first or last name is Billy (all forms of William - Will, Willie, Bill, Billy acceptable; also, last name Williams or Williamson will work); post a link to the author's GR page OR read a book whose title contains consecutive double consonants.
Starry Night by Debbie Macomber - 21 July 2018
Read a book whose title contains consecutive double consonants [StaRRy]
✔21. SOUL:
♪ Read a book by an African-American author; post a link to the author's GR page OR a book whose title contains only words that are no more than four letters long (2-word minimum).
The Good House by Tananarive Due - 24 Aug 2018
Read a book by an African-American author; post a link to the author's GR page
✔22. SWING / BIG BAND:
♪ Read a book whose title contains a word that starts with "SW" OR read a book that takes place during the 1930's; tell us when.
Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie - 4 Aug 2018
Read a book that takes place during the 1930's; tell us when [it doesn't specifically say the year, but the setting is 1930s]
✔23. TECHNO:
♪ Read a book with a character who uses new technology in his/her career; tell us how and the character OR a book whose plot seems to be missing something; without giving away spoilers, explain why you feel that way.
Zero Day by Ezekiel Boone (The Hatching, Book #3) - 16 July 2018
Read a book with a character who uses new technology in his/her career; tell us how and the character [Shotgun and Gordo invent a weapon that can track the spider queens]
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