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Took this idea from @BarbaraBB and decided to post my #52Books23 challenge progress 😊
I‘ve read 44 out of 52 prompts 😌I‘d say MOST were picks with very few duds🤩

Cinfhen @Deblovestoread @ashleyhoss820 @barbarabb @jenniferw88 @squirrelbrain @karenuk @leerharry @carolynm @azulaco @lizpixie
@bookbelle84 @librarybelle @maclean4 @read4life @ravenlee @larareads @triplem80 @smarkies @bluebird @debbigrillo
2y

LeeRHarry That‘s amazing! I have read 14 but I‘ll get there 😄 2y

Librarybelle Amazing!! 2y

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Suet624 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2y

TrishB Brilliant 👍🏻 2y

ravenlee Hooray! I‘m at the point where my choices have to be more carefully chosen now, instead of relying on coincidence. Think I‘ve read 30/52. 2y

AshleyHoss820 Excellent reading so far! It‘s so nice that it‘s been good reading overall, too! 🎉🎉🎉 2y

Cinfhen I love these challenges as it helps dictate my reading and introduced me to several new authors @AshleyHoss820 @ravenlee @TrishB @Suet624 @Librarybelle @LeeRHarry 2y

Deblovestoread Wow! I‘m at 21. Some of my planning includes doubling up with #Booked throughput the year. 2y

Cinfhen I tried to #DoubleDip @Deblovestoread or even sneak in a #TriplePlay or #GrandSlam as often as possible 😉 it‘s part of the fun 😂 2y

BarbaraBB You‘re almost done already! Some great reads there! 2y

squirrelbrain Wow, you‘ve read loads! ❤️ 2y

Bluebird Amazing progress! You‘ll be done soon! I‘m at 21 now, but i‘ve read most of the easy prompts so it will be tougher going forward 2y

LaraReads This is so fantastic! Wowzers! 2y

Cinfhen Other than #octaviabutler and #ABookEveryoneHasRead im in pretty good shape with the remaining prompts @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Bluebird @LaraReads there are definitely a few trickier prompts but luckily I was able to borrow from online sources like #Scribd and #Libby 😁 2y

BarbaraBB There will be few books everyone has read but you 😛 2y

Cinfhen I might have to try again with Harry Potter @BarbaraBB ⚡️👓🧹 2y

Bklover How was The House Is On Fire? That one sounds interesting 🤔 2y

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Cinfhen

An Uninterrupted View of the Sky | Melanie Crowder

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HEARTBREAKING 💔 This book is beyond sad because it‘s based on true accounts. #Bolivia 1999, Francisco 17 & his sister Pilar, 12 are forced to live inside a men‘s prison when their dad is falsely incarcerated & can‘t afford to pay his way out. Their daily life & struggles are harrowing. #ReadingAmericas #TriplePlay #Booked2023 #MountainRegion #FalselyImprisoned #52BookClub #AboutSiblings #SurvivalStory

KarenUK, Megabooks, jenniferw88, Librarybelle, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB

Cinfhen Shall I include this one, @Megabooks ??? 2y

Cinfhen Annoyed I missed another #GoldenOpportunity 2y

jenniferw88 That's part of the reason I'm waiting for January 1! 😂😂😂 2y

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Librarybelle This does sound heartbreaking! 2y

Cinfhen Yeah @jenniferw88 maybe I should have waited!! It‘s a middle grade @Librarybelle so it‘s a quick read 2y

squirrelbrain Sounds great! But, of course, I can‘t get hold of it! 🙄 (edited) 2y

Megabooks You are totally spoiling me, but yes, I‘d love to read this for Bolivia!! Thank you!! 😘😘 2y

BarbaraBB This is a golden opportunity indeed. I‘ll definitely get a copy, it ticks off so many prompts! 2y

BarbaraBB Done 🤦🏻‍♀️ 2y

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain I bought a copy for you too, it is very cheap op Amazon.nl. I‘ll send it to you once I receive it! (edited) 2y

squirrelbrain Oh Barbara, that‘s so very sweet of you! 😘 @BarbaraBB 2y

Cinfhen I love how we all share and support each other on our challenge quest @BarbaraBB @Megabooks @squirrelbrain 💕💕💕💕 2y

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Cinfhen

This Is Our Place | Vitor Martins

Loving this audio!! Interconnected short stories told through the voice of a house in #Brazil who‘s occupants change through the years but each family has an LGBTQ+ teen character. It‘s really fantastic. #Scribd

BONUS: One story is #AboutAPandemic #Booked2023 and #52BookClub23 #Secrets
Bummed I can‘t use the #TriplePlay but maybe you can @squirrelbrain @jenniferw88 @Megabooks @KarenUK ?!?!! Who am I forgetting???

Librarybelle, BarbaraBB

KarenUK Love a triple dip!! 👏👏 2y

Megabooks Thanks for the heads up!! 2y

squirrelbrain Ah, well, if you will start one challenge early this is what happens! 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for the #tripledip idea though! 😘 2y

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BarbaraBB I might use that triple dip idea! 2y

Cinfhen Yes, a #TriplePlay is pretty awesome @BarbaraBB @KarenUK @Megabooks @squirrelbrain especially when the book is good too!!! 2y

Librarybelle This does sound like a good one! 2y

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jenniferw88

Adrift on St. John | Rebecca M. Hale

@Cinfhen Here are my #tripleplay books for #52bookclub2023 #booked2023 #readingtheamericas2023 - you may need to screenshot to read them.

I'll try to work out how to show you my #doubledips tomorrow, as it's getting late now and the list was rather long!

@alisiakae @BarbaraTheBibliophage @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle

Cinfhen I need my iPad vs my iPhone for this post 😁😜 thanks for sharing!! Going to switch devices 😘 2y

Cinfhen Now I can see!! Thanks Jenny!!! I‘m definitely pinching some ideas!!!! I was already planning on potentially using Heritage and

Who Is Vera Kelly?

Cinfhen So now I probably will!!! Love your spread sheet!!! 2y

BarbaraBB I love this spreadsheet 😍😍 2y

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jenniferw88

A Day of Fallen Night | Samantha Shannon

Turns out I can remember one #tripleplay 😂

Works for #publishedin2023 / #newin2023 #52bookclub2023 #atyin52books2023 #booked2023

@Cinfhen @BarbaraBB @BarbaraTheBibliophage @alisiakae

This is a prequel to The Priory of the Orange Tree, which may turn out to be my top read of 2022, so to say I'm looking forward to it is a massive understatement!

Cinfhen It‘s a GORGEOUS cover!!! 2y

Laughterhp I can‘t wait for this book! I even preordered it, which I never do! 2y

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Cinfhen

Booked for Love | Alys Newman

We‘re super excited to share the 24 new prompts for #Booked2023 a yearly reading challenge split into quarters (seasons) ♥️This is a no pressure fun way to enhance your reading throughout the year as we celebrate national & international events 🤓Below is the sign up link and additional information 👇🏽

https://forms.gle/VqNnym5EqfFHxEsf6

Start scouring your shelves and show us what you‘ve got lined up 📚We love seeing your creativity 🙌🏻

BarbaraTheBibliophage, alisiakae

Cinfhen Please repost @LitsyEvents ❣️❣️❣️ 2y

Cinfhen Tagging @SpookyMazeOfBooks @DanaManiac @SilversReviews @AllDebooks who wanted more info…and @squirrelbrain @KarenUK @BarbaraBB @Bookzombie @tdrosebud @andrew61 who showed interest and excitement 😁🧡 OPEN TO ALL!!!! Any questions please ask away!!!! We love interacting with our participants 🌎🙌🏻😘 2y

Clwojick These are some great prompts! Looking forward to it! 2y

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Cinfhen Challenge begins January 1, 2023 and runs until December 31, 2023 2y

Deblovestoread Loving the prompts and something new to explore “Afrofuturism” 2y

Cinfhen Yay @Clwojick can‘t wait to see your #BuJo pages 😍😍😍 2y

Cinfhen @Deblovestoread Af·ro·fu·tur·ism

a movement in literature, music, art, etc., featuring futuristic or science fiction themes which incorporate elements of black history and culture. BookRiot has a list of title ideas (edited) 2y

Deblovestoread Thanks! 2y

squirrelbrain So excited! (But also slightly annoyed that I‘m out *all* day today so can‘t play with spreadsheets! 🤣) But I can see some crossover already with #readingamerica2023, plus some that I have on my shelves…. (edited) 2y

CarolynM Some interesting prompts there. I‘ll see if I‘m feeling more inspired to try next year than I was this year🙂 2y

BookwormAHN Nice prompts 😺 2y

TrishB Woohoo 😁😁 2 to go on this years! 2y

Cinfhen We‘d love to have you join us @CarolynM but no pressure 😁can‘t wait to see those algorithms @squirrelbrain 😂😂thanks @BookwormAHN @TrishB way to go!!! 2y

rockpools Ooh, exciting! Not sure if I‘m playing this year, but I do love the prompts 😁 2y

AllDebooks Great prompts, all signed up. 2y

Itchyfeetreader So excited by this and signed up. I haven‘t managed all of this years but it has encouraged me to read more widely so I am hopping in again for 2023 ! 2y

jenniferw88 Eek! Can't wait to start planning! 2y

LeeRHarry Looking forward to seeing what books I have on my shelves to fit the prompts 😊 2y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @jenniferw88 Hi - just wanted to let you know I‘m going to add this in StoryGraph. So you can focus on planning!! (Should be done in the next couple of days) 2y

Lizpixie I‘ve just signed up! Even though this year didn‘t go that well, I still have at least six prompts left🫣 2y

jenniferw88 @BarbaraTheBibliophage 🤣 thank you! Have got 25 books already, but 4 prompts have multiple choices! 2y

BarbaraTheBibliophage I added #Booked2023 to challenges in the StoryGraph site and app. It goes live after they approve it. Here's a link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/5d7b06f6-3fe1-470a-9d3b-d35b4ac... 2y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @jenniferw88 @clwojick @deblovestoread @lizpixie @leerharry @itchyfeetreader @alldebooks @trishb @bookwormAHN @squirrelbrain See my comment above about adding the challenge on StoryGraph. 2y

jenniferw88 Thank you - that's just made my planning much easier! 😊🤣😘😘 2y

Deblovestoread Love that it‘s on Storygraph for planning! Thank you! @BarbaraTheBibliophage 2y

tdrosebud All signed up and joined the Storygraph challenge! Now I have to wait until I get home to see what I might have. 2y

SilversReviews @Cinfhen Thanks for the tag. 😀 2y

Cinfhen Thanks for sharing on storygraph @BarbaraTheBibliophage xxxx let the planning begin 🙌🏻 @tdrosebud @jenniferw88 @LeeRHarry @AllDebooks 2y

Lizpixie Thanks @BarbaraTheBibliophage I‘ve added it on story graph👍 2y

Cinfhen So glad to hear that @Itchyfeetreader ! I love reading challenges for the same reason - and I‘ve discovered some fabulous books!! Yay @Lizpixie it‘s about what we read along the way - not about crossing the finish line 🏁 I hope you‘ll join @rockpools @SilversReviews but NO PRESSURE- you can always sign up mid year or at any point 💖💖💖 2y

CBee @Deblovestoread try Nnedi Okorafor, she‘s great!! 2y

CBee I‘m down! I still have two left for the 2022 challenge 😅 What‘s the prompt about Gaslamp mean? 😊 2y

Bookzombie I‘m super excited for next year! I just have three to complete for this year. Thank you for adding the challenge to StoryGraph @BarbaraTheBibliophage 2y

Cinfhen @CBee Gaslamp fantasy (also known as gaslight fantasy or gaslight romance) is a subgenre of both fantasy and historical fiction. Generally speaking, this particular realm of fantasy employs either a Victorian or Edwardian setting (i.e. a between the mid-19th and early 20th centuries). According to fantasy fans as a whole, the subgenre consists, namely, of contemporary or modern fantasy pieces set in the Victorian "gaslamp" era. Amazon has a list!! 2y

Cinfhen Yay @Bookzombie sorry no trolls but we have monsters 😜😘 2y

BarbaraBB So happy with this although quite a bit of the prompts seems hard! But I can‘t wait to start planning! And so glad that there is a list on Storygraph already!! (edited) 2y

Cinfhen I‘m patiently awaiting #pop23 @BarbaraBB so I can really PLAN for the #TriplePlay 💕🤭 2y

BarbaraBB And the TOB longlist 😂 2y

Cinfhen Oh right!!! When is that announcement @BarbaraBB 2y

CBee @Cinfhen thank you! 2y

Bookzombie @Cinfhen I like monsters so I‘m good! 😀 2y

KarenUK So exciting! Can‘t wait to get into my shelves and start finding books! 2y

Megabooks Wow!! Great prompts!! #SearchingShelves 👍🏻 2y

Cinfhen Yay!!!! Can‘t wait to see what you guys come up with @KarenUK @Megabooks 💕💕 2y

Ruthiella Fantastic prompts (if I do say so myself 🤣). I‘m very much looking forward to this. 👍 2y

Cinfhen Thanks for inspiring us @Ruthiella 🐧 2y

OriginalCyn620 Yay! I am in…such awesome prompts! Now to start planning… 2y

Cinfhen Yay!!! Planning is so much fun!!! Glad to have you back @OriginalCyn620 🙌🏻💜 2y

CBee @BarbaraTheBibliophage are we allowed to add books to the prompts on SG? 😊 2y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @CBee Absolutely!!! 2y

CBee @BarbaraTheBibliophage yay! Thanks 😊 2y

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Megabooks

Every Last Fear | Alex Finlay

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I made the decision not to try to guess the outcome of thrillers and just sit back and enjoy the twists and turns. And there are a lot to enjoy in this #NYWD22 pick from Scott! There is a dead family, a possibly wrongly accused brother, and another brother trying to find peace and justice. I loved the angle of the true crime documentary. Sometimes this many plot lines could cause confusion, but Findlay keeps it under control. Definite pick!

Cinfhen, vivastory, monalyisha

Cinfhen Nice!! I think that‘s a good approach- just get lost in the story instead of trying to play detective 3y

vivastory Glad you enjoyed this one! I've gotten better about figuring out who (not always) but the why is often harder. (edited) 3y

Megabooks @Cinfhen yeah, I think it‘s the right choice for me, but I get the fun of figuring out motives @vivastory . My mom reads lots of mysteries and loves figuring out motives, too. It‘s a great pick either way, Scott. 👍🏻 3y

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Megabooks I forgot the tags: #StartsWithLastLetterLastBook #pop22 @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB @4thhouseontheleft @Kalalalatja @KarenUK @RaeLovesToRead @Cortg @Laughterhp My actual #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks (I‘ll fill out doc. 👍🏻) 3y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y

monalyisha Trying to figure out the answers always hinders my enjoyment because I feel like oftentimes, you‘re not going to know until the author wants you to know, no matter how closely you‘re reading — and that drives me batty! But I don‘t think I‘m chill enough to stop trying, anyway. Good for you. I think it‘s admirable. Very zen-like, in that “let go of your attachments” way. (edited) 3y

Cortg I never try to figure the outcome, it takes too much energy and brainpower. But, if I do realize where it‘s going, I‘m always excited when I‘m right 😂 3y

Megabooks @monalyisha I try to be really chill/zen-like in all aspects of my life since I turned 40. I was so high-strung in my 20s and 30s! I am successful most of the time with books, but I am still working on it in some other aspects of my life. 😂 (edited) 3y

Megabooks @Cortg that is definitely true re: brainpower! 3y

monalyisha @Megabooks Ha! Seems like a good place to start. 😅 Begin with what you know, right? 😉 3y

Megabooks I also used this for #MurderMystery #Booked2022 @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft 3y

Cinfhen Nicely played 💗 3y

Megabooks @Cinfhen #TriplePlay 😉😁 3y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Sounds like a good plan and a good book! 3y

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OriginalCyn620

An Unwanted Guest | Shari Lapena

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A group of strangers check into a quaint inn in upstate NY for a weekend. A winter storm rages outside, isolating the guests and staff from the outside world. One guest ends up dead, thought at first to be an accident. Or is there a killer amongst them? As time rolls on, tensions run high as everyone speculates and accuses. A real page-turner!

#bookspinbingo - this is my #bookspin for this month!
#booked2022 - set in an inn, lodge, or hotel

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, alisiakae, TheAromaofBooks

OriginalCyn620 #pop22 - a different book by an author you read in 2021 3y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y

Cinfhen Yay!!! So glad you enjoyed!! And it‘s a #TriplePlay ❣️❣️❣️ 3y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Super! 3y

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Cinfhen

Circling the Sun: A Novel | Paula McLain

I finished Brat by Andrew McCarthy earlier this evening and now I‘m starting the tagged book.
I‘m thinking the McLain will be my #LastFirst and I‘m already pumped about it.
Circling the Sun will kick start my #2022 challenges with a #TriplePlay :) #ReadingAfrica22 #Pop22 and #Booked22

What‘s your #LastFirst ?!?!?!

TrishB I enjoyed this one because I love women who say, yes, no thanks! And do it their way. 3y

TrishB As to last/first I‘m still dithering! 3y

Cinfhen Haha …I‘m excited to read the books you gifted me @TrishB about the women who say, “yes, no thanks”

Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis

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TrishB Hope you enjoy 🤞🏻 3y

Megabooks I have circling the sun too. What does it fit for pop22? 3y

Cinfhen My copy has a blurb by Ann Patchett on the cover @Megabooks which is a #pop22 prompt 🥰 3y

Megabooks Ah wonderful! 3y

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