Challenge Info

CHALLENGE ONE - 2020

1) The Roaring 20s - Read a book set in the year '20 of any century

2) Four Eyes - Read a book where a character wears glasses

3) Time Lapse - Read a book that spans at least 20 years

4) Expats - Pick a country.  Read three books set in that country

5) Ancient Aliens - Read a book set in ancient Greece, Rome or Egypt

6) Newbie - Read a new to you author

7) Newly Elected - Read a book featuring a President or Prime Minister, an election or any elected official

8) Rain of Tears - Read a book featuring a wedding or a funeral

9) Classy - Read a classical HF book

10) Rainbows - Read a book with a color in the title

BONUS - In honor of Cheryl, read a book she read or discussed here on PBS

CHALLENGE TWO - 20/20

**Read any 20 HF books you want**  :)

My spot

CHALLENGE ONE - 2020

1) The Roaring 20s - Murder at Melrose Court by Karen Menuhin Read 1/1/20

2) Four Eyes - To Kingdom Come by Will Thomas  Read 2/22/20

3) Time Lapse -  The Queen of Paris by Pamela Binnings Ewen   Read 8/15/20

4) Expats - USA

                  A) The Rebellion of Jane Clarke by Sally Cabot Gunning Read 1/25/20

                  B) Whiskey Rebels by David Liss

                  C) Dead Man’s Walk by Larry McMurtry Read 7/23/20

5) Ancient Aliens - The Throne of Caesar by Steven Saylor  Read 1/20/20

6) Newbie - A Place Beyond Courage by Elizabeth Chadwick  Read 1/31/20

7) Newly Elected - Read a book featurng a President

8) Rain of Tears - The Greatest Knight by Elizabeth Chadwick   Read 2/4/20

9) Classy - Parade’s End by Ford Maddox Ford

10) Rainbows - The Scarlet Lion by Elizabeth Chadwick  Read 2/14/20

                           Robin Hood and the Caliph’s Gold by Angus Donald   Read 5/27/20

 BONUS - In honor of Cheryl    A Conpiracy of Paper by David Liss Read 6/25/20

CHALLENGE TWO - 20/20

**Read any 20 HF books you want**  :)
 

  Custom of the Army by Diana Gabladon  Read 3/10/20

The Limehouse Text by Will Thomas   Read 3/18/20

 The Time for Singing by Elizabeth Chadwick Read 4/11/2 

The Black Hand by Will Thomas.  read 6/6/20

Hell Bay by Will Thomas. Read 6/15/20

A Spectacle of Corruption by David Liss Read 6/30/20

The Devil's Company by David Liss   Read 7/12/20

Old Scores by Will Thomas  Read 8/2/20

An Awkward Way To Die by Will Thomas Read 8/9/20

Blood is Blood by Will Thomas Read 8/30/20

City of Secrets by Stewart O'Nan Read 9/5/20

Lethal Pursuit by Will Thomas Read 9/12/20

The Monks Hood Murders by Karen Menuhin Read 9/18/20

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton Read 10/9/20

Lost and Gone Forever by Alex Grecian Read 10/18/20

O Jersualem by Laurie R. King   Read 11/1/20

Justice Hall by Laurie R. King   Read 11/13/20

The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton. Read 11/22/20

The Game by Laurie R. King  Read 12/1/20

Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King   Read 12/11/20

Robin Hood and the Castle of Bones by Angus Donald  Read 12/13/20

Alice's spot

CHALLENGE ONE - 2020

1) The Roaring 20s - Read a book set in the year '20 of any century

The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellows done 1/31

2) Four Eyes - Read a book where a character wears glasses

Louise's LIes by Sarah R. Shaber done 9/5

Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis done 12/12

3) Time Lapse - Read a book that spans at least 20 years

• Home of Erring and Outcast Girls by Julie Kibler done 1/2
• American Duchess by Karen Harper done 2/22
• The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissaner done 3/14
• A Long Petal of the Sea by Isobel Allende done 7/3

4) Expats - Pick a country.  Read three books set in that country UK

• Lord John and the Private Matter by Diana Gabaldon done 1/4
• Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict done 2/18
• Five Dead Canaries by Edward Marston 2/9
• The Kings Justice by Susan Elia MacNeal done 3/27
• Muderous Relation by Deanna Rayburn done 4/29
• A Stroke of Malice by Anna Lee Huber done 5/4
• Poppy Redfern and Midnight Murders by Tessa Arlan done 6/9
• The Other Windsor Girl by Georgie Blalock 7/21
• Death of an Alchemist by Mary Lawrence done 9/7
• A Pretty Deceit by Anna Lee Huber done 11/12

5) Ancient Aliens - Read a book set in ancient Greece, Rome or Egypt

• Time to Depart by Lindsey Davis done 1/12
• A Cataline Conspiracy by John Maddox Roberts done 1/29
• A Dying Light in Corduba by Lindsey Davis done 8/17

6) Newbie - Read a new to you author

• Time After Time by Lisa Grunwald done 1/20
• The Winemaker's Wife by Krisin Harmel done 4/15
• Panchinko by Min Lin Lee done 4/17
• Dissolution by C.J. Sansom done 10/2
• The Dressmaker's Gift by Fiona Valpy done 10/30
• The Engineer's Wife by Tracey Enerson Wood done 12/17

7) Newly Elected - Read a book featuring a President or Prime Minister, an election or any elected official

• White Houses by Amy Bloom done 6/17
• And they Called it Camelot by Stephanie Marie Thornton done 6/23
• the Queen's Secret by Karen Harper done 11/6

8) Rain of Tears - Read a book featuring a wedding or a funeral

• The Irish Princess by Elizabeth Chadwick done 1/8
• The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyas done 3/14
• Death of a New American by Mariah Fredericks done 10/4
• Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton done 10/12
• Code Name Helene by Arial Lawton done 10/17
• Verdict of the court by Cora Harrison done 12/6

9) Classy - Read a classical HF book

10) Rainbows - Read a book with a color in the title

Ribbons in Scarlet by Kate Quinn done 4/26

BONUS - In honor of Cheryl, read a book she read or discussed here on PBS

I'll give this a try. Thanks for doing this Carolyn!

CHALLENGE ONE - 2020

1) The Roaring 20s - Read a book set in the year '20 of any century

2) Four Eyes - Read a book where a character wears glasses

3) Time Lapse - Read a book that spans at least 20 years

4) Expats - Pick a country.  Read three books set in that country

5) Ancient Aliens - Read a book set in ancient Greece, Rome or Egypt - Child of the Morning by Pauline Gedge

6) Newbie - Read a new to you author - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Amazon has this listed as historical) - finished 2/28/2020

7) Newly Elected - Read a book featuring a President or Prime Minister, an election or any elected official

8) Rain of Tears - Read a book featuring a wedding or a funeral

9) Classy - Read a classical HF book- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

10) Rainbows - Read a book with a color in the title

BONUS - In honor of Cheryl, read a book she read or discussed here on PBS  - The Deepest Grave (Crispin Guest) by Jeri Westerson (Cheryl read this for a 2019 challenge).

CHALLENGE TWO - 20/20

**Read any 20 HF books you want**  :)

I'm in!  Love the bonus!  What a great idea!  She would be thrilled that you honored her this way! Thanks Carolyn!!

Running Total: 25

CHALLENGE ONE - 2020

1) The Roaring 20s - Read a book set in the year '20 of any century

     Until the Robin Walks on the Snow, _____________________, finished: 12/___/2020

2) Four Eyes - Read a book where a character wears glasses

     The Ludwig Conspiracy, Oliver Potzsch, finished: 03/20/2020

3) Time Lapse - Read a book that spans at least 20 years

     The Dutch House, Ann Patchett, finished: 04/15/2020

4) Expats - Pick a country.  Read three books set in that country

Country - France

1.  Luncheon of the Boating Party, Susan Vreeland, finished: 1/10/2020

2.  Above the Bay of Angels, Rhys Bowen, finished: 04/27/2020

3.  The World is Not Enough, Zoe Oldenbourg, finished: 12/18/2020

5) Ancient Aliens - Read a book set in ancient Greece, Rome or Egypt

     Pilate's Wife, Antonia Fraser, finished: 12/31/2020

6) Newbie - Read a new to you author

    The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes, finished 01/20/2020

7) Newly Elected - Read a book featuring a President or Prime Minister, an election or any elected official

     The Ballad of Tom Dooley, Sharyn McCrumb, finished: 05/11/2020

8) Rain of Tears - Read a book featuring a wedding or a funeral

     The Ghost Midwife, Annelisa Christensen, finished 04/27/2020

9) Classy - Read a classical HF book

     Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy, finished:  03/13/2020

10) Rainbows - Read a book with a color in the title

      The Indigo Girl, Natasha Boyd, finished: 05/13/2020

BONUS - In honor of Cheryl, read a book she read or discussed here on PBS  - I ended up with two copies of this book so I posted one and Cheryl snapped it up.  We talked about doing a little RAL, but sadly, we never got around to it.  

     The Gilded Hour, Sara Donati, finished:  09/14/2020

CHALLENGE TWO - 20/20

**Read any 20 HF books you want**  :)

1.  The Dark Monk, Oliver Potzsch, finished: 2/3/2020

2.  The Midnight Midwife, Annelisa Christensen, finished: 2/8/2020

3.  Once Upon a River, Diane Setterfield, finished: 2/23/2020

4.  Salt to Sea, Ruta Septys, finished: 03/25/2020

5.  The Life We Bury, Allen Eskins, finished: 04/27/2020

6.  Beheld, Tara Shea Nesbit, finished: 05/22/2020

7.  Mother of the Believers, Kamran Pasha, finished: 06/22/2020

8.  The Women in the Castle, Jessica Shattuck, finished: 07/07/2020

9.  The Castle of Kings, Oliver Potzsch, finished:  09/10/2020

10.  The Witchfinder's Sister, Beth Underdown, finished: 10/05/2020

11.  Sarah's Quilt, Nancy E. Turner, finished:  11/1/2020

12.  A Memory of Violets, Hazel Gaynor, finished 11/23/2020

CHALLENGE ONE - 2020

1) The Roaring 20s - Read a book set in the year '20 of any century

2) Four Eyes - Read a book where a character wears glasses

3) Time Lapse - Read a book that spans at least 20 years

4) Expats - Pick a country.  Read three books set in that country

5) Ancient Aliens - Read a book set in ancient Greece, Rome or Egypt

6) Newbie - Read a new to you author

7) Newly Elected - The Attempted Murder of Teddy Roosevelt by Burt Soloman

8) Rain of Tears - Read a book featuring a wedding or a funeral

9) Classy - Read a classical HF book

10) Rainbows - The Blue by Nancy Bilyeau

BONUS - In honor of Cheryl, read a book she read or discussed here on PBS

CHALLENGE TWO - 20/20

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

Woman 99 by Greer Macallister

The Huntress by Kate Qinn

The Fifth Column by Andrew Gross

Challenge Info

CHALLENGE ONE - 2020

1) The Roaring 20s - Read a book set in the year '20 of any century: Fortune's Child by Martin (7/11/20) 4 stars 

2) Four Eyes - Read a book where a character wears glasses: Heidegger's Glasses by Frank (3/23/20) 2 stars

3) Time Lapse - Read a book that spans at least 20 years: Mary, Queen of Scotland and the Isles by George (3/8/20) 2 stars

4) Expats - Pick a country.  Read three books set in that country 

• A Gentleman in Moscow by Towles (4/24/20) 5 stars
• The Huntress by Quinn (5/22/20) 2.5 stars
• Defectors by Kanon (5/8/20) 3.5 stars

5) Ancient Aliens - Read a book set in ancient Greece, Rome or Egypt: The Silence of the Girls by Barker (6/17/20) 4 stars

6) Newbie - Read a new to you author: Enemy Women by Jiles (4/15/20) 1.5 stars

7) Newly Elected - Read a book featuring a President or Prime Minister, an election or any elected official: If The Dead Rise Not by Kerr (3/23/20) 4.5 stars

8) Rain of Tears - Read a book featuring a wedding or a funeral: The Last Days of Magic by Tompkin (4/11/20) 4.5 stars

9) Classy - Read a classical HF book

10) Rainbows - Read a book with a color in the title: March Violets by Kerr (4/2/20) 3.5 stars

BONUS - In honor of Cheryl, read a book she read or discussed here on PBS: Some Danger Involved by Thomas (5/3/20) 2.5 stars

CHALLENGE ONE - 2020

1) The Roaring 20s - Read a book set in the year '20 of any century....The Grim Game by Blythe Baker.....1/2/19 (1926)

2) Four Eyes - Read a book where a character wears glasses.....Murder in the Crypt by Irina Shapiro.....3/28/2020

3) Time Lapse - Read a book that spans at least 20 years

4) Expats - Pick a country.  Read three books set in that country

• Lady Takes the Case by Eliza Casey.......6/9/2020
• A Trace of Deceit by Karen Odden......7/1/2020
• Murder at Blackwater Bend by Clara McKenna.....7/30/2020

5) Ancient Aliens - Read a book set in ancient Greece, Rome or Egypt

6) Newbie - Read a new to you author....

• The Malvern Murders by Kerry Tombs.....1/9/2020
• A Useful Woman by Darcie Wilde......5/10/2020
• The Streel by Mary Logue......5/29/2020
• Murder of a Mysterious Maid by Megan Molloson.....6/7/2020

7) Newly Elected - Read a book featuring a President or Prime Minister, an election or any elected official

8) Rain of Tears - Read a book featuring a wedding or a funeral

• Who Speaks for the Damned by C.S. Harris........2/2/2020

9) Classy - Read a classical HF book

10) Rainbows - Read a book with a color in the title

BONUS - In honor of Cheryl, read a book she read or discussed here on PBS

CHALLENGE TWO - 20/20

**Read any 20 HF books you want**  :)

• A Divided Loyalty by Charle Todd.....1/16/2020
• Murder at the Opera by D.M. Quincy....1/25/2020
• The Companion by Kim Taylor Blakemore.....4/28/2020
• Death Brings a Shadow by Rosemary Simpson.....8/2/2020

CHALLENGE ONE - 2020

1) The Roaring 20s - Read a book set in the year '20 of any century

2) Four Eyes - Read a book where a character wears glasses

3) Time Lapse - Read a book that spans at least 20 years Once We Were Brothers by Ronald H. Ballon 1/29/20

4) Expats - Pick a country.  Read three books set in that country Canada The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman 1/31/20

5) Ancient Aliens - Read a book set in ancient Greece, Rome or Egypt

6) Newbie - Read a new to you author No Cure for the Dead: A Florence Nightingale Mystery by Christine Trent 6/5/20

7) Newly Elected - Read a book featuring a President or Prime Minister, an election or any elected official

8) Rain of Tears - Read a book featuring a wedding or a funeral-As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner 

9) Classy - Read a classic HF book-Three O'Clock Dinner by Josephine Pinckney 1/16/20

10) Rainbows - Read a book with a color in the title

BONUS - In honor of Cheryl, read a book she read or discussed here on PBS

CHALLENGE TWO - 20/20

**Read any 20 HF books you want**  :)In Another Time: A Novel by Jillian Cantor 6/21/20 & All the Flowers in Paris: A Novel by Sarah Jio 9/13/20

Linda & I are IN! Thanks, Carolyn! This is for Linda's books ...

 

CHALLENGE ONE - 2020

1) The Roaring 20s - Read a book set in the year '20 of any century The Paragon Hotel, Lyndsay Faye - 1/17/20

2) Four Eyes - Read a book where a character wears glasses

3) Time Lapse - Read a book that spans at least 20 years Dragonfly, by Leila Meacham, read 1/11/20

4) Expats - Pick a country.  Read three books set in that country

5) Ancient Aliens - Read a book set in ancient Greece, Rome or Egypt

6) Newbie - Read a new to you author From Sand and Ash, by Amy Harmon, read 2/7/20

7) Newly Elected - Read a book featuring a President or Prime Minister, an election or any elected official Princes at War, by Deborah Cadbury, read 4/11/20 -- non-fiction but using it anyway

8) Rain of Tears - Read a book featuring a wedding or a funeral The Reindeer Hunters, by Joan Wolf, read 3/14/20

9) Classy - Read a classical HF book

10) Rainbows - Read a book with a color in the title

BONUS - In honor of Cheryl, read a book she read or discussed here on PBS

CHALLENGE TWO - 20/20

**Read any 20 HF books you want**  :)

1. Where the Light Enters, Sara Donati, read 1/3/20

2. Giver of Stars, JoJo Moyes, read 1/13/20

3. Auschwitz Lullaby, Mario Escobar, read 1/22/20

4. The Soldier's Wife, Margaret Leroy, read 2/2/20

5. Home for Erring and Outcast Girls, Julie Kibler, read 2/20/20

6. House of Thieves, Charles Belfoure, read 2/224/20

7. A Fire Sparkling, by Julianne MacLean, read 3/7/20

8. Leaving Lucy Pear, Anna Solomon, read 3/18/20

9. Voyage of the Heart, Soraya Lane, read 3/24/20

10. River's Edge, Marie Bostwick, read 3/26/20

And, Kelly's reading accomplishments ... may they be many!

 

CHALLENGE ONE - 2020

1) The Roaring 20s - Read a book set in the year '20 of any century

2) Four Eyes - Read a book where a character wears glasses

3) Time Lapse - Read a book that spans at least 20 years

4) Expats - Pick a country.  Read three books set in that country

5) Ancient Aliens - Read a book set in ancient Greece, Rome or Egypt

6) Newbie - Read a new to you author

7) Newly Elected - Read a book featuring an election or any elected official : City of Scoundrels, Gary Krist. 2/18, 4/5

8) Rain of Tears - Read a book featuring a wedding or a funeral

9) Classy - Read a classical HF book

10) Rainbows - Read a book with a color in the title : Black Sheep, Georgette Heyer. 1/13, 4/5

BONUS - In honor of Cheryl, read a book she read or discussed here on PBS

CHALLENGE TWO - 20/20

**Read any 20 HF books you want**  :)

Really try to do too many challenges but I just love this one.  It will help me clear my shelves of some HF books.  I just love it Carolyn.

CHALLENGE TWO - 20/20

**Read any 20 HF books you want**  :)

1.  The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin, 1/10/2020, 2.5 stars

2.   Wilderness by Roger Zelazny, Gerald Hausman, 1/11/2020, 4.5 stars

3.  Antony and Cleopatra by Colleen McCullough, 1/20/2020, 4 stars

4,  The Greatcoat by Helen Dunmore, 2/15/2020, 4 stars

5.  Death of a Stranger (William Monk, #13) by Anne Perry, 2/10/2020, 4 stars

6.  The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver, 5/5/2020, 4 stars

7. The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters, 4/12/2020, 4 stars

8.  Mary Russell's War and Other Stories of Suspense (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes) by Laurie R. King, 5/11/2020, 4 stars

9.  Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley, 5/13/2020, 5 stars

10.  The Touch by Colleen McCullough, 7/29/2020, 4 stars

11.  Watchers of Time (Inspector Ian Rutledge, Bk 5) by Charles Todd, 8/19/2020, 4 stars

12.  The Ballet Lover by Barbara L. Baer, 8/26/2020, 3 stars

13.  Prince Edward's Warrant (Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon, Bk 11), 4/4/2020, 3 stars

14. Mary, Queen of France (Tudor Saga, Bk 9) by  Jean Plaidy, 10/28/2020, 4 stars

15.  Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland by Susan Fraser King, 9/28/2020, 4 stars

16.  Myself My Enemy (Queens of England, Bk 1) by Jean Plaidy, 10/20/2020, 4 stars

17.  Louise's Lies: A 1940s spy thriller set in wartime Washington D.C. (A Louise Pearlie Mystery) by Sarah R. Shaber, 10/14/2020, 3.5 stars

18.  Early Sunday Morning: The Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii 1941 (Dear America) by Barry Denenberg, 10/20/2020, 3 stars

19.  All That I Am by Anna Funder, 11/5/2020, 4 stars.

20.  When Maidens Mourn (Sebastian St. Cyr, Bk 7) y C. S. Harris, 11/25/2020, 4 stars

CHALLENGE ONE - 2020

1) The Roaring 20s - Read a book set in the year '20 of any century

2) Four Eyes - Read a book where a character wears glasses

3) Time Lapse - Read a book that spans at least 20 years Eve, First Matriarch by Angelique Conger

4) Expats - Pick a country. England Read three books set in that country Mary, Katherine & Owen by Tony Riches

5) Ancient Aliens - Read a book set in ancient Greece, Rome or Egypt

6) Newbie - Read a new to you author Ganat, Into the Storms by Angelique Conger

7) Newly Elected - Read a book featuring a President or Prime Minister, an election or any elected official

Jefferson's Daughters by Catherine Kerrison

8) Rain of Tears - Read a book featuring a wedding or a funeral Last Day by Luanne Rice

9) Classy - Read a classical HF book 

10) Rainbows - Read a book with a color in the title

BONUS - In honor of Cheryl, read a book she read or discussed here on PBS

CHALLENGE TWO - 20/20

Read any 20 HF books you want

The Iron King, Maurice Druon

Mary Queen of Scotland & the Isles, Margaret George