Lunar New Year Mini Challenge

 

This is a mini challenge hosted by the 52 book club site.  This is the Feb mini they are hosting.

Review: The One and Only Ivan

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Quite an emotional read. I appreciate that while this is a middle grade book there are deeper lessons that can be found by older readers. The story definitely highlights the fact that the best of intentions can still have negative consequences. In this case, it is both the actions of the humans both the decision to relocate the friends also has negative consequences and could have had far greater ones if the opportunity didn't come through for George. It can be hard to do the right thing and it doesn't always turn out as planned. I look forward to reading the other books in this series.

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General Tracking Challenges

 Library Love  #LibraryLoveChallenge  #17  

Mount TBR   #MountTBR2023 # 1  

TBR 25 in 25  #18

Back List Reader  #Backlistreader   #  16

Clock Challenge 0/12  #ClockReadingChallenge  One

  

Genre Specific  

What an Animal     #

Prompt Based Challenges

Cover Lovers   # 33. a silhouette or shadow  

 52 Book Club  #the52bookclub2024  #  40) Stream of consciousness narrative

Around the Year in 52 Books    #  21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals

Board Game Prompts   #  6. Barrel O' Monkeys Animals are important to the story:

Bookworm    #  3 Read or reread a book you consider an 'easy read.'

BooklistQueen  #booklistqueenchallenge25 #  28 Book that made you cry

Beat the Backlist  #BeatTheBacklist   # 43 that’s not supposed to talk

HP Professions   #  6 Snitch-Gold Foiling

Nerd Daily #thenerddaily #nerdreading2024 #  13  Award-winning:

PopSugar #popsugarreadingchallenge    #  46 Incl a nonverbal character

Pick your Poison    #  

RAD Challenge  #aradreadingchallenge      #  

Read with Allison  #readwithallison2025     #  

Reporters Challenge   #  

TBR Scavenger Hunt #

Unabridged Podcast    #  

Creative Tracking Challenges

My Reading Journey Bingo   Row #  Column #

My Reading Journey Genre Bingo    Row #  Column # 

Picture Bingo    Row #  Column #

Chapter Book Bingo  Jan   

Uncorked Reader #UncorkedReading2025   Row # 2 Column # 1 Pink or Red Cover

Monthly Criteria

Buzzwords  

Monthly Keyword #keywordreadingchallenge⁠  

Beyond the Bookends  

Better World Books    # 

Book Challenge by Erin  1st Quarter

Connect 5  challenge  Jan  Feb  

Diversify your reading #DYRC25  #

In Case you Missed It    

Monthly Motif #motifreadingchallenge⁠  

Review: The Cheerleaders

The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wow anyone missing HS drama will relate to this book. Definitely a reminder that not everything is as it seems and definitely not as they make it look on socials. This book is full of twists as many people are looking for closure and answers. This book keeps guessing and up late. You’ve been warned.

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General Tracking Challenges

 Library Love  #LibraryLoveChallenge  #   16

Virtual Mount TBR #VirtualMountTBR2023  #   17 

TBR 25 in 25  #17

Back List Reader  #Backlistreader   #  15

Alphabet Soup #AlphabetSoupChallenge   C

Alphabet Soup Author Edition #AlphabetSoupAuthorChallenge  

Genre Specific

Cloak & Dagger  #CloakDaggerChal   # 12     

Six Shooter Challenge    Shot # 1

Medical Examiner Challenge-  7 Toe Tags

Marathon Challenge- 394

Prompt Based Challenges

Color Coded    7  Read a book with "White" (or a shade of white):

Cover Lovers   # 13. sports equipment

 52 Book Club  #the52bookclub2024  #  51)  300-400 pages long

Around the Year in 52 Books    #24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal 

Board Game Prompts   #  21. Guess Who Mysterious villain

Bookworm    #  58 A book that takes place in a school setting

BooklistQueen  #booklistqueenchallenge25 #  34 Dark academia

Beat the Backlist  #BeatTheBacklist   # 11 break the rules

HP Professions   #  32 Olivanders.  A blind pick

Nerd Daily #thenerddaily #nerdreading2024 #  7 A new author to you:

PopSugar #popsugarreadingchallenge    # 28 Unlikely friendship

Pick your Poison    #  

RAD Challenge  #aradreadingchallenge      #  

Read with Allison  #readwithallison2025     #  

Reporters Challenge   #  

TBR Scavenger Hunt #

Unabridged Podcast    #  

Creative Tracking Challenges

My Reading Journey Bingo   Row #  Column #

My Reading Journey Genre Bingo    Row #  Column # 

Picture Bingo    Row #  Column #

Chapter Book Bingo  Jan   

Uncorked Reader #UncorkedReading2025   Row # 2 Column # 1 Pink or Red Cover

Monthly Criteria

Buzzwords  

Monthly Keyword #keywordreadingchallenge⁠  

Beyond the Bookends  

Better World Books    # 

Diversify your reading #DYRC25  #

In Case you Missed It    

Monthly Motif #motifreadingchallenge⁠  

Review: One Potato, Two Potato, Dead

One Potato, Two Potato, Dead by Lynn Cahoon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a cozy with a bit of relationship angst which is not always a common theme in this genre. Often it is all roses on the personal front in the stories. This book interweaves personal lives with the mystery quite well . There are subtle clues in the story and the crime is part of a much bigger scenario. It is also an interesting side storyline watching how Angie and Felicia are managing a restaurant and their staffing. I enjoy seeing how they are evolving their fledgling business.

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General Tracking Challenges

 Library Love  #LibraryLoveChallenge  #   15

Virtual Mount TBR #VirtualMountTBR2023  #    16

TBR 25 in 25  # 16

Back List Reader  #Backlistreader   #  14

 Literary Escapes  (Destination)  ID

Alphabet Soup #AlphabetSoupChallenge   O

Clock Challenge 0/12  #ClockReadingChallenge  Two

Finishing the Series  #FinishingTheSeries2025    y

Finishing the Series travel theme  #FinishingTheSeries2025     y

Genre Specific

Cruisin thru Cozies   fc 1

Cloak & Dagger  #CloakDaggerChal   # 11      

Craving for Cozies   #CravingCozies  #  8

Six Shooter Challenge    Shot # 

Medical Examiner Challenge-  1 Toe Tags

Marathon Challenge- 186

Prompt Based Challenges

Cover Lovers   #  26. a number in the title or design

Let's Play Cards  # Two

 52 Book Club  #the52bookclub2024  #  41)  Cover font is in a primary color

Around the Year in 52 Books    #  13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family  

Board Game Prompts   #  34. Phase 10 Number in the title

Bookworm    #  2 Read a book that is under 350 pages

BooklistQueen  #booklistqueenchallenge25 #  17  Sequel

Beat the Backlist  #BeatTheBacklist   # 32 on your TBR for over a year

HP Professions   #  34 3 Broomsticks-Author’s 3rd Book

Nerd Daily #thenerddaily #nerdreading2024 #  10 Title is red:

PopSugar #popsugarreadingchallenge    #40 Chosen family

Pick your Poison    #  

RAD Challenge  #aradreadingchallenge      #  

Read with Allison  #readwithallison2025     #  

Reporters Challenge   #  

TBR Scavenger Hunt #

Unabridged Podcast    #  

Creative Tracking Challenges

My Reading Journey Bingo   Row #  Column #

My Reading Journey Genre Bingo    Row #  Column # 

Picture Bingo    Row #  Column #

Chapter Book Bingo  Jan   

Uncorked Reader #UncorkedReading2025   Row # 2 Column # 1 Pink or Red Cover

Monthly Criteria

Buzzwords  

Monthly Keyword #keywordreadingchallenge⁠  

Beyond the Bookends  

Better World Books    # 

Book Challenge by Erin  1st Quarter

Connect 5  challenge  Jan  Feb  

Diversify your reading #DYRC25  #

Fairytale Retellings    #fairytaleretellingchallenge  

In Case you Missed It    

Monthly Motif #motifreadingchallenge⁠  

Feb Daisy Chain challenge

 here is the Feb board for Kats Booknerds Daisy Chain Connect 5 challenge  This month the theme is based on Sorry

My plans 

 

Books about Books

 

This is the challenge that tracks books that have something to do with well, books.  Authors, librarians books sellers you name it,  If it has to do with books it counts for this challenge

Toe in the Door: 1-10 books read

Picking and Perusing: 11-20 books read

Lost in the Stacks: 21-30 books read   <=  My Goal

Living in the Library: 30+ books read

Completed 7 /30

1. Bound for Murder (Blue Ridge Library #4) by Victoria Gilbert
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 1/5/25 
2. The Spook in the Stacks (Lighthouse Library #4) by Eva Gates
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 1/31/25
3. Stiffs and Swine (Supper Club #4) by Ellery Adams
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 1/31/25
4. The Double Helix (Explorer Academy #3) by Trudi Trueit
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 2/4/25
5. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving 
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 2/10/25
6. Evil by the Sea ( By the Sea #4) by Kathleen Bridge
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 2/14/25
7. Manchester Christmas by John Gray
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 2/16/25
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Review: Manchester Christmas

Manchester Christmas by John Gray
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this book more than i expected to. It is outside my normal reading genre I found myself feeling all sorts of emotions while reading it. Sadness and loss but also joy and contentment wee all present at different points in the story. While it felt very Hallmark channel at times it was nice to read a wholesome story where things found a way of working out. There was definitely a spiritual element to the story but as the MC wasn’t a huge church goer there was a sense of awe without an overly preaching feel to it. If you want a good story that leaves you feeling good about mankind this is a good choice.

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General Tracking Challenges

 Library Love  #LibraryLoveChallenge  #   14

Virtual Mount TBR #VirtualMountTBR2023  #    15

TBR 25 in 25  # 15

Back List Reader  #Backlistreader   #  13

 Literary Escapes  (Destination)   VT

Read Around the US   Jan read

Alphabet Soup #AlphabetSoupChallenge   M

Alphabet Soup Author Edition #AlphabetSoupAuthorChallenge  J

  

Genre Specific

Bookish Books challenge   #   7

What an Animal     # 6

Prompt Based Challenges

Cover Lovers   #  21. a lighted window

What's in a Name  #wian2025     # 5 Deity

 52 Book Club  #the52bookclub2024  #  9)     Genre Four: Set in Winter

Around the Year in 52 Books    #  27. A book set in the winter  

Board Game Prompts   #  47. The Farming Game Character is a farmer or set on a farm/ranch: 

Bookworm    #  30 Read a romance novel

BooklistQueen  #booklistqueenchallenge25 #  19  Heartwarming story

Beat the Backlist  #BeatTheBacklist   # 30 not your typical genre

HP Professions   #  37 Charms-set in a charming location

Nerd Daily #thenerddaily #nerdreading2024 #  36 Standalone:

PopSugar #popsugarreadingchallenge    #  23 Considered healing fiction

Pick your Poison    #  

RAD Challenge  #aradreadingchallenge      #  

Read with Allison  #readwithallison2025     #  

Reporters Challenge   #  

TBR Scavenger Hunt 

Unabridged Podcast    #  

Creative Tracking Challenges

My Reading Journey Bingo   Row #  Column #

My Reading Journey Genre Bingo    Row #  Column # 

Picture Bingo    Row #  Column #

Chapter Book Bingo  Jan   

Uncorked Reader #UncorkedReading2025   Row #  Column #

Monthly Criteria

Beyond the Bookends  

Better World Books    # 

Book Challenge by Erin  1st Quarter   Erin Gray name- 30 pts

Diversify your reading #DYRC25  Feb  Romance

Monthly Motif #motifreadingchallenge⁠  Emotional rollercoaster