I'm excited to read through my current TBR list as well as books to be released this year by favorite authors!
Goal: 100 books.
2023 Book Log
1. The Curse of Misty Wayfair (Jaime Jo Wright)
2. The Question (Leigh A. Bortins)
3. Bud, Not Buddy (Christopher Paul Curtis)
4. All the Lost Places (Amanda Dykes)***
5. Is It Any Wonder (Courtney Walsh)
6. Fortress of Snow (Melanie Dickerson)
7. The Sisters of Sea View (Julie Klassen)
8. Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds (Phillip E. Johnson)
9. A Noble Groom (Jody Hedlund)
10. A Match in the Making (Jen Turano)
11. Hearts of Steal (Elizabeth Camden)
12. The Vanishing at Castle Moreau (Jaime Jo Wright)
13. The Cairo Curse (Pepper Basham)
14. Doctor in Petticoats (Mary Connealy)
15. Dressed for Death (Julianna Deering)
16. Crazy Mary (John Benton)
17. Fairest of Heart (Karen Witemeyer)
18. The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond (Jaime Jo Wright)
19. Murder on the Moor (Julianna Deering)
20. The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories (Agatha Christie)
21. Though Waters Roar (Lynn Austin)
22. Archer (Camille Elliot)
23. Edenbrooke (Julianne Donaldson)
24. The Knight and the Dove (Lori Wick)
25. Out of the Storm (Grace Livingston Hill)
26. Vivid (Ashley Bustamante)
27. Johnny Tremain (Esther Forbes)
28. The Legacy of Longdale Manor (Carrie Turansky)
29. The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater (Jaime Jo Wright)
30. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Barbara Robinson)
31. Christy (Catherine Marshall)
32. Man of Shadow & Mist (Michelle Griep)
33. Duskin (Grace Livingston Hill)
Avid Readers Reading Challenge 2023
January: Travel the World: A book set in a different country than the one you live in
All the Lost Places (Amanda Dykes)--Italy
February: Love is in the Air: Read a CF romance novel by an author you have never read before
Is It Any Wonder (Courtney Walsh)
March: Color Themed: Read a novel with a green cover
A Noble Groom (Jody Hedlund)
April: Indie, Self or small press Celebration: Find an author that fits into one of these categories to read
Archer (Camille Elliot)
May: Historic Month: A CF novel set before 1900’s
Doctor in Petticoats (Mary Connealy)
June: Flower Power: A book that is set in the 1960’s or 70’s
Crazy Mary (John Benton)
July: Women’s Fiction: Read a book that is published as Women’s fiction
Though Waters Roar (Lynn Austin)
August: Older Published: Read a CF book published 2000 or before
The Knight and the Dove (Lori Wick)
September: Rainy Days: Read a CF book that is weather themed, whether on the cover or in title.
Out of the Storm (Grace Livingston Hill)
October: Biblical Proposal: Read a book set in Bible times
November: Leaves are falling: A CF book with something about fall, leaves, or the like either on the cover or in the title.
December: Regency Month: Pick a CF Regency novel to read
Posse Reading Challenge 2023
January: A book with NEW somewhere on the cover
Bud, Not Buddy (Christopher Paul Curtis)
February: A book with snow on the cover
Fortress of Snow (Melanie Dickerson)
March: A book with a green cover
A Noble Groom (Jody Hedlund)
April: A book with flowers on the cover or a heroine with a floral name
The Vanishing at Castle Moreau (Jaime Jo Wright)
May: A book where the hero/heroine is a medical professional
Doctor in Petticoats (Mary Connealy)
June: A book that uses a fairy tale trope
Fairest of Heart (Karen Witemeyer)
July: A book that is part of a series
Murder on the Moor (Julianna Deering)
August: A book with a location in the title
Edenbrooke (Julianne Donaldson)
September: A book where the hero/heroine is a teacher
Christy (Catherine Marshall)
October: A book with a book on the cover or in the title
The Legacy of Longdale Manor (Carrie Turansky)
November: A book by an author with a middle name or initial on the cover
The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater (Jaime Jo Wright)
December: A book where the hero/heroine has a Christmas-inspired name (Nick, Carol, Holly, Rudolph, etc.)
Duskin (Grace Livingston Hill)
