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Okay, I'm ready!✔Fuyu - Winter
F: Fiona Gibson, 'Tis the Damn Season - 26 Dec
U: Under the Mistletoe, Cruel Winter with You, Ali Hazelwood - 29 Dec
Y: You Can Thank Me Later, Kelly Harms - 31 Dec
U: The Upside Down Christmas, Kate Forster - 6 Jan
✔Ganjitsu - New Year's Day (January 1)
G: Gretchen Whitmer, True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between - 27 Dec
A: Armstrong, Kelley Christmas at Thorne Manor: A Trio of Holiday Novellas - 24 Dec
N: NR Walker Christmas Wish List - 23 Dec
J: J Bengtsson, Grace Note - 4 Jan
I: In From the Cold, Sarah Bennett - 24 Dec
T: Tale of the Flying Forest, RM Romero - 23 Dec
S: Sage, Lyla Done and Dusted - 21 Dec
U: Ultimate Veg: Easy & Delicious Meals for Everyone American Measurements , Jamie Oliver - 8 Jan
✔Seijin no Hi - Coming of Age Day (January 13)
S: Some Like It Cold, Elle McNicoll - 9 Jan
E: El-Mohtar, Amal This Is How You Lose the Time War - 25 Dec
I: Ingvild H. Rishøi Brightly Shining - 24 Dec
J: Janovsky, Timothy The Fake Dating Game - 7 Jan
I: In Watermelon Sugar, Richard Brautigan - 29 Dec
N: Nine Elms, Robert Bryndza - 26 Dec
N: Newman, Catherine Sandwich - 1 Jan
O: Odette, Tessonja A Rivalry of Hearts - 7 Jan
H: Hunter, Faith Mercy Blade - 3 Jan
I: Ingalls Wilder, Laura The First Four Years - 29 Dec
✔ Kenkoku Kinen no Hi - National Foundation Day (February 11)
K: Kate Forster Christmas Eve at Cranberry Cross - 22 Dec
E: Evie Alexander Love ad Lib - 28 Dec
N: Nancy Drew Mysteries The Secret of the Old Clock, Carolyn Keene - 14 Jan
K: Kate Forster Starting Over at Acorn Cottage - 29 Dec
O: Once at Midnight, Ashley Poston - 14 Jan
K: Kate Forester Fly Me to Moongate Manor - 11 Jan
U: Under the Knife, Tess Gerritson - 9 Jan
K: Kate Atkinson Case Histories - 13 Jan
I: The Invisible Library, Genevieve Cogman - 3 Jan
N: Ng, Celeste Little Fires Everywhere - 15 Jan
E: The Ex Vows, Jessica Joyce - 9 Jan
N: The Not So Secret Emails Of Coco Pinchard, Robert Bryndza - 16 Jan
N: Nix, Susannah My Cone and Only - 16 Jan
O: One Midnight Kiss, Weston Parker - 14 Jan
H: Heirs and Graces, Rhys Bowen - 2 Jan
I: In Dog We Trust, Neil S Plakcy - 10 Jan
✔ Tennō Tanjōbi - Emperor's Birthday (February 23)
T: Take Me Home for Christmas, Miranda Liasson - 30 Dec
E: Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous, Mae Marvel - 11 Jan
N: Norton, Graham Frankie - 18 Jan
N: Noblin, Annie England Christmas in Blue Dog Valley - 19 Jan
O: One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow, Olivia Hawker - 16 Jan
T: Tall, Hot & Texan series, Gotcha!, Christie Craig - 5 Jan
A: Andrews, Mary Kay Little Bitty Lies - 27 Dec
N: Noel, Sarah F A Proud Woman - 19 Jan
J: Jenny Colgan Close Knit - 17 Jan
O: One Little Mistake, Lucinda Berry - 19 Jan
B: The Booklover's Library, Madeline Martin - 6 Jan
I: In the Shadow Garden, Liz Parker - 12 Jan
2025 Read the Season Japanese Editionfuyu (Winter)
December 21, 2024 through March 19, 2025
Level: Extreme! - Read the season and all holidays.
COMPLETE
Fuyu - Winter
F: Frostbite Dec 31 ★★★★
U: Under the Mistletoe, Merry Ever After Dec 21 ★★
Y: Yossi Ghinsberg, Lost in the Jungle Jan 3 ★★★★
U: Under the Mistletoe, Merriment and Mayhem Dec 21 ★★★
Ganjitsu - New Year's Day (January 1)
G: Alex Grecian, The Black Country Dec 29 ★★★★
A: A. Lee Martinez, Monster Dec 22 ★★★
N: Northampton County, River Bodies Dec 24 ★★★
J: John Grisham, Camino Island Jan 1 ★★★
I: Nell Iris, Secrets on a Train Dec 26 ★★★
T: Terk's Guardian's #2, Legend Dec 30 ★★★
S: Santa Maybe Dec 25 ★★★
U: Under the Mistletoe, Cruel Winter with You Dec 21 ★★★
Seijin no Hi - Coming of Age Day (January 13)
S: The Stargazers of Copper County Dec 31 ★★★★
E: Everyone Knows But You Dec 23 ★★★
I: It Happened on Hanukkah Dec 26 ★★★
J: Ragnar Jonasson, Blackout Dec 29 ★★★
I: I Just Want You For My Own (More Than You Could Ever Know) Dec 26 ★★★★
N: NR Walker, The Kite and Tallowwood: Christmas Crossover Dec 25 ★★★★
N: Natalie Wish, Christmas Delivery: MMM Romance Dec 25 ★★★
O: Only Santas in the Building Dec 21 ★★★
H: Ho Ho Homicidal Maniac Dec 24 ★★★★
I: Is She Really Going Out with Him? Dec 28 ★★★★
Kenkoku Kinen no Hi - National Foundation Day (February 11)
K: KM Gillis, O Goalie Night Dec 26 ★★★★
E: Erica Ridley, Dukes, Actually Jan 17 ★★★★
N: Nell Iris, Four Christmases Dec 27 ★★★★
K: Kelley Armstrong, A Stranger in Town Jan 8 ★★★★
O: Olivia Dade, All by My Elf Dec 21 ★★★
K: Kelley Armstrong, The Deepest of Secrets Jan 14 ★★★★
U: The Unexpected Santa Dec 27 ★★★★
K: Kelley Armstrong, Dead Letter Days Feb 1 ★★★★★
I: Felicitas Ivey, Nøtteknekkeren Dec 27 ★★
N: Neil Richards and Matthew Costello, Playing Dead Jan 1 ★★★★
E: Erica Ridley, The Duke's Bride Jan 17 ★★★★
N: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Tears of the Giraffe Jan 1 ★★★★
N: Nowhere To Run Jan 10 ★★★
O: MJ O'Shea, Feeling Santamental Dec 25 ★★★
H: His Boss for Christmas Dec 26 ★★★★
I: The Investigator Jan 6 ★★★★★
Tennō Tanjōbi - Emperor's Birthday (February 23)
T: Will Thomas, Death and Glory Jan 3 ★★★★
E: Emma R. Alban, You're the Problem, It's You Jan 19 ★★★
N: None of This Is True Feb 1 ★★★★★
N: Nick Louth, The Body on the Shore Jan 13 ★★★★
O: Once Upon a Christmas Song Jan 1 ★★★
T: Timothy Janovsky, The Merriest Misters Dec 27 ★★★
A: All Through the House Dec 25 ★★★
N: Nell Iris, The Santa Emergency Dec 29 ★★★★
J: Ragnar Jonasson, The Girl Who Died Dec 30 ★★★
O: Omega Christmas Elves #2, Flirty Elf Dec 28 ★★★
B: Bring Them Home Dec 30 ★★★
I: In-Laws vs. Outlaws Jan 10 ★★★★
2025 Read the Season Japanese Editionfuyu (Winter) 17/50
Fuyu - Winter
✅ F: Falling for Disaster
✅ U: Untouchable Player 14-Jan ⭐⭐
Y: Yours
✅ U: Unintended 1-Jan ⭐⭐
Ganjitsu - New Year's Day (January 1)
✅ G: A Gentleman Never Keeps Score 30-Jan ⭐⭐
✅ A: Anything But Fine
✅ N: Ariana Nash The Toymaker's Son ⭐⭐
✅ J: (Jock #1) My Roommate's a Jock? Well, Crap! 15-Jan ⭐⭐
✅ I: Isabel Allende A Long Petal of the Sea
✅ T: The Christmas Switch
✅ S: Saved by the Shifter
✅ U: Unforgettable 5-Feb ⭐⭐⭐
Seijin no Hi - Coming of Age Day (January 13)
✅ S: Sean Ashcroft Melting 3-Feb ⭐⭐
✅ E: Eden Finley Fake Out 20-Jan ⭐⭐
✅ I: Christopher Isherwood A Single Man
✅ J: Saxon James Not Catching Love 31-Jan ⭐⭐
✅ I: Inside Affair 2-Feb ⭐⭐
✅ N: Nicky James End of the Line
✅ N: New Year's Resolutions 1-Jan ⭐⭐
✅ O: Once Upon a New Year
✅ H: His Horizon 4-Feb ⭐⭐
✅ I: (In Darkness #1) Hidden in Darkness 5-Jan ⭐⭐
Kenkoku Kinen no Hi - National Foundation Day (February 11)
✅ K: Katherine McIntyre Heat Transfer
✅ E: Eight Seconds to Ride 31-Dec ⭐⭐
✅ N: N.R. Walker Exchange of Hearts 29-Jan ⭐⭐
✅ K: K.J. Charles An Unnatural Vice 22-Jan ⭐⭐є
✅ O: Of Secrets and Wolves 16-Jan ⭐⭐
✅ K: April Kelley Midnight Whispers 22-Jan ⭐⭐
✅ U: Unraveling the Threads of Fate ⭐⭐
✅ K: Davidson King Snow Falling 20-Jan ⭐⭐
I: (Iron & Works #1) Free Hand
N: Nash Summers Arrows Through Archer
✅ E: E.M. Bradshaw The Dragon of Monster Island: M/M Romance 20-Jan ⭐⭐
N: K.M. Neuhold Rocket 카지노싸이트
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✅ O: Open Skies A.J. Marcus 22-Jan ⭐⭐
✅ H: Hot Saltwater Kisses 16-Jan ⭐
I:
Tennō Tanjōbi - Emperor's Birthday (February 23)
✅ T: Michael Taggart Misfit Mage 4-Jan ⭐⭐
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✅ N: Nicky James End of the Line
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O: One Indulgence
✅ T: The Return 28-Jan ⭐⭐
✅ A: Avery Ford Blue Christmas 19-Jan ⭐⭐
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✅ J: Kelly Jensen To See the Sun 27-Jan ⭐⭐⭐
O: On a Midnight Clear
✅ B: Black & White ⭐⭐
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2025 Read the Season Japanese Editionfuyu (Winter)
December 21, 2024 through March 19, 2025
Fuyu - Winter
F: State of Bliss Marie Force - 2/22/25
U: Unsung Hero Barbara Ankrum - 3/24/25
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Ganjitsu - New Year's Day (January 1)
G: Series-Goddess Isles-Once a Myth Pepper Winters - 12/24/24
A: Alpha Bully Renee Rose - 1/10/25
N: Bounty Nicole Edwards - 2/16/25
J: The Confession Jenna Jacob - 1/4/25
I: It's Always Been You Victoria Paige - 3/21/25
T: Same Time Next Year Tessa Bailey - 1/5/25
S: Far from Bliss Sophie Oak - 1/2/25
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2025 Read the Season Japanese Edition - fuyu (Winter)Duration: December 21, 2024 - March 19, 2025
Using the first letter of the title, author's first or last name or series name, spell out the season, fuyu (Winter), and holidays if you choose, in Japanese. Please disregard any diacritical marks. Feel free to ignore articles: a, an, the, etc. in your titles.
Fuyu - Winter
F: Forever Magic - T.M. Cromer 1/1/25
U: Undead and Uneasy - MaryJanice Davidson 1/11/25
Y: You Shouldn't Have Come Here - Jeneva Rose 3/8/25
U: Under Northern Skies Series - The Promise of Dawn 1/18/25
Ganjitsu - New Year's Day (January 1)
G: Gifted Thief - Helen Harper 1/24/25
A: All the Pretty Horses - Cormac McCarthy 1/5/25
N: Nikki Turner - The Banks Sisters 1/12/25
J: Janet Evanovich - Fearless Fourteen 1/2/25
I: If He Had Been With Me - Laura Nowlin 1/9/25
T: Thorne Witches Series - Moonlit Magic 1/20/25
S: Secrets of a Charmed Life - Susan Meissner 1/2/25
U: Umrigar, Thrity - The Space Between Us 2/14/25
Seijin no Hi - Coming of Age Day (January 13)
S: Sutter Lake Series - Beautifully Broken Pieces 1/3/25
E: Emma - Jane Austen 1/7/25
I: Ian McEwan - Saturday 2/4/25
J: James Patterson - The 23rd Midnight 1/8/25
I: Indigo - Beverly Jenkins 1/30/25
N: Naomi Novik - His Majesty's Dragon 1/18/25
N: Nikki Erlick - The Measure 2/15/25
O: One Weekend in Aspen - Jaime Clevenger 1/21/25
H: Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak 1/16/25
I: An Ice Cream Parlor Mystery Series - A Killer Sundae - Abby Collette 3/17/25
Kenkoku Kinen no Hi - National Foundation Day (February 11)
K: Kathleen Grissom - Crow Mary 1/5/25
E: Emily O'Grady - The Yellow House 1/11/25
N: Nicholas Sparks - Safe Haven 1/19/25
K: Kate Quinn - The Phoenix Crown: A Novel 1/7/25
O: One Summer Night - Gerri Hill 1/24/25
K: Kristin Harmel - The Paris Daughter 1/16/25
U: Undead and Unworthy - MaryJanice Davidson 2/20/25
K: Kayla Wren - Lords of Summer 2/2/25
I: Indigo Fire - Vickie McKeehan 2/28/25
N: Neighbor from Hell Series - Playing for Keeps - R.L. Mathewson 3/5/25
E: Essential Magic - T.M. Cromer 1/16/25
N: Nico - Sarah Castille 3/18/25
N: Nowlin, Laura - If Only I Had Told Her - Laura Nowlin 2/22/25
O: On Chill With A Billionaire - Black Lavish 2/9/25
H: Home to Big Stone Gap - Adriana Trigiani 1/14/25
I: Irene Hannon - Hope Harbor 3/7/25
Tennō Tanjōbi - Emperor's Birthday (February 23)
T: Thunder Point Series - The Wanderer 1/23/25
E: Escape Claws - Linda Reilly 1/20/25
N: Nikki Erlick - The Measure 2/15/25
N: Northern Shore Intrigue Series - Precarious Summer - Lyn Cote 2/24/25
O: One of Us Knows - Alyssa Cole 2/2/25
T: Ta-Nehisi Coates - The Message 2/1/25
A: Aldous Huxley - Crome Yellow 1/12/25
N: Nicholas Sparks - The Lucky One 2/26/25
J: Jill Kelly - Fog of Dead Souls 1/15/25
O: Our Song - Lauren Runow 2/20/25
B: Baby Teeth - Zoje Stage 1/1/25
I: If the Creek Don't Rise - Leah Weiss 2/28/25
Goal: Extreme!Read: 50/50
Level 2 - Read the season and any 1 holiday.
Level 3 - Read the season and any 2 holidays.
Extreme! - Read the season and all holidays.
❄️fuyu❄️
F: Blindsided by Eden Finley, Fake Boyfriend #4, Finished 2/5
U: Unidentified: The Emerald Tear / The Emerald Butterfly by Anna Hackett, Treasure Hunter Security #7, Finished 12/29
Y: Happy After All by Maisey Yates, Finished 1/29
U: The Duke's Inconvenient Bride by Jayne Rivers, Unconventional Brides #1, Finished 1/22
Holidays
~Ganjitsu - New Year's Day (January 1)
G: Glory in Death by JD Robb, In Death #1, Finished 2/4
A: The Alien Reindeer's Wild Ride by Kate Rudolph, A Winter Starr #5, Finished 12/23
N: Naughty Little Christmas by Lili Valente, Lovers Leap #1, Finished 12/22
J: Code Name: Sentinel by Sawyer Bennett, Jameson Force Security #2, Finished 12/27
I: Naked in Death by JD Robb, In Death #1, Finished 1/30
T: Wrapped Up in You by Talia Hibbert, Finished 12/21
S: Single and Ready to Jingle by Piper Rayne, Holiday Standalone Romance #1, Finished 12/21
U: Peach Girl, Vol. 1 by Ueda Miwa, Peach Girl #1, Finished 1/31
~Seijin no Hi - Coming of Age Day (January 13)
S: Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood, The STEMinist Novellas #3, Finished 12/25
E: My Best Friend's Mardi Gras Wedding by Erin Nicholas, Boys of the Bayou #1, Finished 1/18
I: The Innkeeper Chronicles: Clean Sweep The Graphic Novel, Volume 2 by Ilona Andrews+, The Innkeeper Chronicles Graphic Novel #2, Finished 1/31
J: Code Name: Heist by Sawyer Bennett, Jameson Force Security #3, Finished 12/27
I: My Billionaire Grump by Camilla Isley, Billionaire Romance #1, Finished 1/31
N: Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill, Chicagoland Vampires #1, Finished 12/31
N: Nine Month Contract by Amy Daws, Mountain Men Matchmaker #1, Finished 1/2
O: One Hot Chance by Anna Durand, Hot Brits #1, Finished 1/2
H: Claus and Effect by Piper Rayne, Holiday Standalone Romance #2, Finished 12/21
I: Silver Shark by Ilona Andrews, Kinsmen #2, Finished 1/31
~Kenkoku Kinen no Hi - National Foundation Day (February 11)
K: Soulless by Kate Rudolph, Detyen Warriors #1, Finished 12/29
E: Return of the Scot by Eliza Knight, Scots of Honor #1, Finished 1/17
N: Diamonds and Dirt Roads by Erin Nicholas, Billionaires in Blue Jeans, Finished 1/20
K: Kings and Bones by Juliette Cross, The Rise of Northgall #0.5, Finished 12/31
O: What Lies Beyond the Veil by Harper L Woods, Of Flesh & Bone #1, Finished 3/9
K: Ruthless by Kate Rudolph, Detyen Warriors #2, Finished 1/1
U: Peach Girl, Vol. 2 by Ueda Miwa, Peach Girl #2, Finished 1/31
K: Sin & Spirit by KF Breene, Demigods of San Francisco #4, Finished 1/5
I: Immortal in Death by JD Robb, In Death #3, Finished 2/7
N: The Search by Nora Roberts, Finished 1/26
E: High Heels and Haystacks by Erin Nicholas, Billionaires in Blue Jeans #2, Finished 1/27
N: Not Bad For a Girl by Anastasia Ryan, Finished 2/12
N: Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J Tuli, Artefacts of Ouranous #1, Finished 3/13
O: Crave by Piper Lawson, Off-Limits #1, Finished 3/10
H: Merry Kissmas by Piper Rayne, Holiday Standalone Romance #3, Finished 12/22
I: Irresistible Love by Samantha Chase, Wylder Love #1, Finished 2/10
~Tennō Tanjōbi - Emperor's Birthday (February 23)
T: Silent Night by ML Philpitt, Twisted Holidays #1, Finished 1/2
E: That One Regret by Carrie Elks, The Heartbreak Brothers Next Generation #1, Finished 3/9
N: Someone Like You by Kait Nolan, Rescue My Heart #1, Finished 3/14
N: What I Like About You by Kait Nolan, Rescue My Heart #2, Finished 3/15
O: One Fine Night by Kait Nolan, Special Ops Scots #0.5, Finished 3/15
T: The Horde King of Shadow by Zoey Draven, Hordes of the Elthika #1, Finished 1/4
A: Wed to the Alien Prince by January Bell, Accidental Alien Brides #2, Finished 1/6
N: Bad Case of Loving You by Kait Nolan, Rescue My Heart #2.5, Finished 3/15
J: Code Name: Hacker by Sawyer Bennett, Jameson Force Security #4, Finished 12/27
O: Once Upon A Snow Day by Kait Nolan, Meet Cute Romance #1, Finished 3/19
B: Code Name: Ghost by Sawyer Bennett, Jameson Force Security #5, Finished 12/29
I: Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews, Kate Daniels #8, Finished 2/25
2025 Read the Season Japanese Editionfuyu (Winter)
December 21, 2024 - March 19, 2025
S Stone of Tears Terry Goodkind 2/18
E Ever After Kim Harrison 1/11
I Ink, Red, Dead Joanna Campbell Slan 2/11
J Just One Bite Jack Heath 2/17
I In High Spirits Beth Prentice 2/11
N Night Cruising Billie Sue Mosiman 2/17
N Night's Master Tanith Lee 2/21
O Over My Dead Body Michele Bardsley 1/4
H Her Covered Bones Fiona Tarr 1/14
I Indulgence in Death J.D. Robb 1/2
F Fangirl Rainbow Rowell 12/27
U (Un)wise Melissa Haag 2/22
Y You Look Like a Thing and I Love You Janelle Shane 1/1
U Up at Butternut Lake Mary McNear 1/21
G Genie and the Ghost Carmen Radtke 12/31
A Alaskan Holiday Debbie Macomber 1/10
N No Mercy Lori G. Armstrong 12/21
J Joyful Recollections of Trauma Paul Scheer 1/11
I IQ Joe Ide 12/23
T Targeted Kathleen Brooks 12/26
S Stormy Landing: A Blueberry Bay Cozy Mystery Faye Weatherbee 12/31
U Under Cold Stone Vicki Delany 1/20
Read the Season Challenge Japanese Edition: fuyu (Winter)
December 21, 2024 - March 19, 2025
My Read the Season Challenge (msg 9)
Level 3 ❱❱ Read the season and any 2 holidays
Books Read ❱❱ 26
FUYU (Winter)
☑️F ❱❱ Fire in Her Eyes ❱❱ 02.04 ★★★
☑️U ❱❱ Undercover Love ❱❱ 02.20 ★★★★
☑️Y ❱❱ Yield ❱❱ 01.15 ★★★★
☑️U ❱❱ Una Tiers ❱❱ Dorothy Daisy, A Fiona Gavelle Mystery ❱❱ 03.01 ★★★
SEIJIN NO HI - Coming of Age Day
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☑️S ❱❱ Scrimmage Gone South ❱❱ 01.11 ★★★★
☑️E ❱❱ Exposed ❱❱ 02.23 ★★★★
☑️I ❱❱ The Ice Dragon ❱❱ 01.19 ★★★
☑️J ❱❱ Jones, Darynda ❱❱ Graveyard Dog ❱❱ 01.03 ★★★★
☑️I ❱❱ Irish Rose ❱❱ 01.25 ★★★★
☑️N ❱❱ Nobody's Perfect ❱❱ 12.31 ★★★★
☑️N ❱❱ Nobody's Darling ❱❱ 02.15 ★★★★
☑️O ❱❱ Of Sea and Stone ❱❱ 03.02 ★★★
☑️H ❱❱ Her Perfect Mate ❱❱ 02.14 ★★★★
☑️I ❱❱ If I Were You ❱❱ 02.24 ★★★★
TENNŌ TANJŌBI - Emperor's Birthday
☑️T ❱❱ Through the Glen ❱❱ 12.25 ★★★★
☑️E ❱❱ Elley Arden ❱❱ Change My Mind ❱❱ 01.30 ★★★★
☑️N ❱❱ Nathaniel ❱❱ 01.15 ★★★
☑️N ❱❱ Naughton, Elizabeth ❱❱ Bound ❱❱ 01.29 ★★★★
☑️O ❱❱ Out of the Depths ❱❱ 03.19 ★★★
☑️T ❱❱ The True Love Experiment ❱❱ 01.10 ★★★★★
☑️A ❱❱ Avenged ❱❱ 01.23 ★★★★
☑️N ❱❱ Nancy Radke ❱❱ Songs for Perri ❱❱ 01.04 ★★★
☑️J ❱❱ Julia Kent ❱❱ Random Acts of Trust ❱❱ 02.28 ★★★★
☑️O ❱❱ Once Upon a Cowboy ❱❱ 02.02 ★★★
☑️B ❱❱ Bananapants ❱❱ 02.18 ★★★★
☑️I ❱❱ In Death [ser] ❱❱ Passions in Death ❱❱ 02.22 ★★★★
It is fun, but I will skip it because I was born and raised in Japan! But I love the idea!
Read the Season Japanese Editionfuyu (Winter)
December 21, 2024 - March 19, 2025
The Read the Season Challenge is fun and easy! Using the first letter of the title, author's first or last name or series name, spell out the season, fuyu (Winter), and holidays if you choose, in Japanese. Please disregard any diacritical marks. Feel free to ignore articles: a, an, the, etc. in your titles. If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list. Books must be started and finished within the challenge duration.
10/16
Level 2 - Read the season and any 1 holiday.
Fuyu - Winter
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.u.y.u.Tennō Tanjōbi - Emperor's Birthday (February 23)
T: A Dawn of Onyx - by Kate Golden - Series The Sacred Stones - ✘
E: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry - Author's name - ✘
N: Find Me by Ashley N. Rostek - Author's name - ✘
N: Save Me by Ashley N. Rostek - Author's name - ✘
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T: A Touch of Darkness - ✘
A: Among the Heather - ✘
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J: A Shifter for New Years by T.S. Joyce - Author's name - ✘
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I: If We Ever Meet Again - ✘
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Romance Readers Reading ChallengesQuarterly Challenges-2025 Read the Season Challenge Japanese Edition
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Facing West Lucy Lennox
Unaffected Earl, The Suzanna Medeiros
Year of the Chick Romi Moondi
Unawakened Fate Amanda Nicole
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2025 Read the Season Japanese Editionfuyu (Winter)
December 21, 2024 through March 19, 2025
Fuyu - Winter
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Ganjitsu - New Year's Day (January 1)
G:
A: And Then You 2/2
N: Series Night Huntress, Home for the Holidays 1/4
J: J.D. Robb, Purity in Death 2/12
I: Ilona Andrews; White Hot 12/24
T: Tinnean, Lyin' in the Green Grass 2/2
S: Parker St. John, Man of Honor 1/21
U:
Seijin no Hi - Coming of Age Day (January 13)
S: Seduction in Death 2/5
E: Ella Fox; Picture Perfect 12/28
I: Ilona Andrews; Wildfire 12/26
J: J.D. Robb, Reunion in Death 2/11
I: Ilona Andrews; Diamond Fire 12/27
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O: On Circus Lane 1/15
H: Holiday in Death 1/15
I: Series In Death, Betrayal in Death 2/2
Kenkoku Kinen no Hi - National Foundation Day (February 11)
K: Kit and Ivy: A Red Team Wedding Novella 1/1
E: Eric Van Lustbader, The Bourne Legacy 1/12
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E: Elle Kennedy, The Deal 1/3
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I: Series In Death, Conspiracy in Death 1/17
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Heather wrote: "Okay, I'm ready!✔Fuyu - Winter
F: Fiona Gibson, 'Tis the Damn Season - 26 Dec
U: Under the Mistletoe, Cruel Winter with You, Ali Hazelwood - 29 Dec
Y: [book:You ..."
COMPLETE! Thanks so much for the fun challenge, MKat. (And now I can stop looking everywhere for Ns.... ;) )
2025 Read the Season Japanese Edition - fuyu (Winter)Duration - December 21, 2024 - March 19, 2025
Finished 2/16/2025
Fuyu - Winter
F - The Falcon Finds His Mate by Candace Colt - 1/18/2025
U - Undrea Seeley in The Siren Saves the Billionaire by Kristen Painter - 1/3/2025
Y - The Yin to His Yang by Wynter Daniels - 1/15/2025
U - Eamon Underwood in Death Dates The Oracle by Kristen Painter - 1/4/2025
Ganjitsu - New Year's Day (January 1)
G - Gunner by Rebecca Sharp - 1/9/2025
A - Archer by Rebecca Sharp - 1/6/2025
N - Nevermore Bookstore by Kerrigan Byrne - 1/11/2025
J - Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb - 1/18/2025
I - Imari Zephara in The Reaper Rescues The Genie by Kristen Painter - 12/29/2024
T - The Trickster Makes A Match by Bria Quinlan - 1/17/2025
S - The Lightkeeper by Rebecca Sharp - 1/11/2025
U - Upton Barrick in Enchanted by Tracie Delaney - 1/27/2025
Seijin no Hi - Coming of Age Day (January 13)
S - Magic's Song by Sela Carsen - 1/16/2025
E - Julian Ellingham in The Vampire's Accidental Wife by Kristen Painter - 12/29/2024
I - Ivy Kincaid Merrow in The Werewolf Meets His Match by Kristen Painter - 12/26/2024
J - Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb - 1/14/2025
I - Ignition by Emma Shelford - 1/6/2025
N – Nick Hardwin in The Gargoyle Gets His Girl by Kristen Painter - 12/26/2024
N - Nancy Drew in The Secret of the Forgotten City by Carolyn Keene - 1/12/2025
O - Fiona O'Malley in The Immortal Takes a Wife by Pamela Labud - 1/20/2025
H - Hunter by Rebecca Sharp - 1/8/2025
I - Ivan Tsvetskov in The Dragon Finds Forever by Kristen Painter - 12/28/2024
Kenkoku Kinen no Hi - National Foundation Day (February 11)
K - The Shifter Romances The Writer by Kristen Painter - 12/27/2024
E - Elias Sanders in The Doctor Falls For Her Gargoyle by Cate Dean - 1/17/2025
N - Nixed in New Orleans by Kristen Painter - 1/23/2025
K - The Professor Woos the Witch by Kristen Painter - 12/27/2024
O - Owen Liddell in Besphinxed by Alethea Kontis - 1/19/2025
K - The Witch's Christmas Catastrophe: A Nocturne Falls Novella by Kristen Painter - 12/30/2024
U – Unravel Me by Becka Mack - 2/13/2025
K - The Vampire's Sunny Sweetheart by Kristen Painter - 12/31/2024
I - Izzy Delgado in Searching for Valor by Tonya Burrows - 1/20/2025
N - No Tomorrow by Carian Cole - 1/25/2025
E - Sebastian Ellingham in The Vampire’s Fake Fiancée by Kristen Painter - 12/27/2024
N – Need You To Choose Me by Anna B. Doe - 1/26/2025
N - Key of Light by Nora Roberts - 2/5/2025
O – Aurora O'Halleran in Stewart by Kathleen Ball - 2/11/2025
H - Hugh Ellingham in The Vampire's Mail Order Bride by Kristen Painter - 12/26/2024
I - Isaiah Rhodes in Play Along by Liz Tomforde - 2/2/2025
Tennō Tanjōbi - Emperor's Birthday (February 23)
T - Searching for Redemption by Tonya Burrows- 1/19/2025
E - Ephelia Moreau in The Vampire's Former Flame by Kristen Painter - 12/30/2024
N - Nick Burkhardt in Grimm: The Killing Time by Tim Waggoner - 2/13/2025
N - Noah in Set Me On Fire by Sam Hall - 2/13/2025
O – Once Upon Another Time: A Modern Day Fairy Tale by Frances Saint-Simon - 2/14/2025
T - Searching for Risk by Tonya Burrows - 1/18/2025
A - The Truth About Cats and Wolves by Alethea Kontis - 1/15/2025
N - Northern Escape by Tonya Burrows - 1/20/2025
J - Haunted in Death by J.D. Robb - 1/18/2025
O - Oliver Ellis in Enraptured by Tracie Delaney - 1/27/2025
B - Beauty and the Bigfoot Hunter by Wynter Daniels - 1/17/2025
I - Interlude in Death by J.D. Robb - 1/18/2025
Congrats Heather and Deanie!!
2025 Read the Season Challenge Japanese Edition - fuyu (Winter)December 21, 2024 - March 19, 2025
Goal: Level 2 - 8/12
Use the first letter of the title, author's first or last name or series name
fuyu
F - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (01/11/25)
U - The Upside of Falling by Alex Light (02/26/25)
Y - Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (01/29/25)
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Ganjitsu - New Year's Day
G - Guilt and Ginataan by Mia P. Manansala (02/06/25)
A - King of Pride by Ana Huang (12/22/24)
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J - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (02/12/25)
I - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (01/23/25)
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S - The Prisoner’s Throne by Holly Black (12/30/24), The Stolen Heir Duology
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2025 Read the Season Challenge Japanese Edition - fuyu (Winter)December 21, 2024 - March 19, 2025
Goal: Level 3 Season and 2 holidays
Read: 25
🎧
Level 1 - Read the season.
Level 2 - Read the season and any 1 holiday.
Level 3 - Read the season and any 2 holidays.
Extreme! - Read the season and all holidays.
❄️fuyu❄️
FUYU
F: Fae & Alchemy Series name Callie Hart Quicksilver 1/24/25 4 stars 🎧
U: Under the Mistletoe Collection #1 Cruel Winter with You Ali Hazelwood 2/14/25 3 stars 🎧
Y: The Yin to His Yang by Wynter Daniels 3/2/25 3 stars
U: Under the Mistletoe Collection Merry Ever After Tessa Bailey 🎧 2/14/25 3 stars
Holidays
~Seijin no Hi - Coming of Age Day (January 13)
S E I J I N N O H I
S: Souls Trilogy Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux 1/18/25 4 stars
E: Elizabeth DunlapMonster's Bride: Christmas in the Underworld 1/11/25 2.5 stars
I: In Death series Witness in Death 1/8/25 4 stars 🎧
J: Hattie Jacks Alien Minotaur's Prize 1/28/25 2.5 stars
I: Irene Preston Tall Order 2/2/25 4 stars
N: Pepper North Daddy's Naughty List Anthology 1/25/25 4 stars
N: Neva Altaj Painted Scars Perfectly Imperfect series 2/3/25 4 stars
O: Onley James Rogue 1/21/24 4 stars
H: Her Mother's Grave by Lisa Regan Detective Josie Quinn series name 1/19/25 4 stars
I: Intoxicating by Onley James Elite Protection Services 2/1/25 4 stars
~Tennō Tanjōbi - Emperor's Birthday (February 23)
T E N N O T A N J O B I
T: Talia HibbertMerry Inkmas 1/12/25 3.5 stars
E: T.K. Eldridge And So It Begins The Super Intelligence Network series 2/5/25 3.5 stars
N: Natalie Wish Christmas Delivery: MMM Romance 2/15/25 3.5 stars
N: Nell Iris The Santa Emergency 2/16/25 3 stars
O: On Her Watch by Melinda Leigh Bree Taggert series 1/26/25 4 stars 🎧
T: Tin God by Stacy Green Delta Crossroads Trilogy 1/27/25 3.5 stars
A: Ally CarterThe Most Wonderful Crime of the Year 1/6/25 3.5 stars 🎧
N: Carla Neggers The Widow 2/24/25 3 stars 🎧
J: Onley James Family & Felonies: A Necessary Evils Anthology 3/1/25 4 stars
O: Oath Sworn 2/18/25 4 stars 🎧
B: Lizzy Bequin Machine 1/15/25 3-3.5 stars
I: In Death series Bonded in Death J.D. Robb 🎧 2/9/25 4 stars
Susan A wrote: "2025 Read the Season Japanese Editionfuyu (Winter)
December 21, 2024 through March 19, 2025
Level: Extreme! - Read the season and all holidays.
COMPLETE
Fuyu - Winter
F: [book:Frostbite|22215293..."
Complete. THanks for hosting this challenge
2025 Read the Season Japanese Edition - fuyu (Winter)Duration - December 21, 2024 - March 19, 2025
Finished 2/16/2025
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2025 Read the Season Challenge Japanese Edition - fuyu (Winter)December 21, 2024 - March 19, 2025
Goal: Level 3 Season and 2 holidays
Read: 25
Completed ~ thanks for hosting!
🎧
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Read the Season Japanese Editionfuyu (Winter)
December 21, 2024 through March 19, 2025
fuyu
✔f - State of Bliss by Marie Force~~Jan 14 ****
✔u - All My Darkest Impulses by Lisa Unger ~~Jan 3 ***
✔y - You Again~~Feb 4 ****
✔u- Unqualified~~Jan 21 ***½
Ganjitsu
✔G - The Good Girl~~Feb 5 ***
✔a - Shiver by Allie Reynolds~~Jan 28 ***
✔n - The Night Swim~~Jan 29 ****
✔j - The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez~~Mar 8 ****
✔i - A Killer's Code by Isabella Maldonado~~Feb 11 ****
✔t - Track Her Down~~Jan 18 ****
✔s - The Silent Watcher~~Jan 7 ***½
✔u - The Unraveling~~Jan 31 ***½
Finished! Thank you for hosting!
2025 Read the Season Japanese Editionfuyu (Winter)
December 21, 2024 - March 19, 2025
DONE
S Stone of Tears Terry Goodkind 2/18
E Ever After Kim Harrison 1/11
I Ink, Red, Dead Joanna Campbell Slan 2/11
J Just One Bite Jack Heath 2/17
I In High Spirits Beth Prentice 2/11
N Night Cruising Billie Sue Mosiman 2/17
N Night's Master Tanith Lee 2/21
O Over My Dead Body Michele Bardsley 1/4
H Her Covered Bones Fiona Tarr 1/14
I Indulgence in Death J.D. Robb 1/2
F Fangirl Rainbow Rowell 12/27
U (Un)wise Melissa Haag 2/22
Y You Look Like a Thing and I Love You Janelle Shane 1/1
U Up at Butternut Lake Mary McNear 1/21
G Genie and the Ghost Carmen Radtke 12/31
A Alaskan Holiday Debbie Macomber 1/10
N No Mercy Lori G. Armstrong 12/21
J Joyful Recollections of Trauma Paul Scheer 1/11
I IQ Joe Ide 12/23
T Targeted Kathleen Brooks 12/26
S Stormy Landing: A Blueberry Bay Cozy Mystery Faye Weatherbee 12/31
U Under Cold Stone Vicki Delany 1/20
Challenge complete - thanks for hosting!!Updated post: My Read the Season Challenge (msg 9)
Level 3 ❱❱ Read the season and any 2 holidays
Books Read ❱❱ 26
COMPLETED2025 Read the Season Japanese Edition - fuyu (Winter)
Duration: December 21, 2024 - March 19, 2025
Using the first letter of the title, author's first or last name or series name, spell out the season, fuyu (Winter), and holidays if you choose, in Japanese. Please disregard any diacritical marks. Feel free to ignore articles: a, an, the, etc. in your titles.
Fuyu - Winter
F: Forever Magic - T.M. Cromer 1/1/25
U: Undead and Uneasy - MaryJanice Davidson 1/11/25
Y: You Shouldn't Have Come Here - Jeneva Rose 3/8/25
U: Under Northern Skies Series - The Promise of Dawn 1/18/25
Ganjitsu - New Year's Day (January 1)
G: Gifted Thief - Helen Harper 1/24/25
A: All the Pretty Horses - Cormac McCarthy 1/5/25
N: Nikki Turner - The Banks Sisters 1/12/25
J: Janet Evanovich - Fearless Fourteen 1/2/25
I: If He Had Been With Me - Laura Nowlin 1/9/25
T: Thorne Witches Series - Moonlit Magic 1/20/25
S: Secrets of a Charmed Life - Susan Meissner 1/2/25
U: Umrigar, Thrity - The Space Between Us 2/14/25
Seijin no Hi - Coming of Age Day (January 13)
S: Sutter Lake Series - Beautifully Broken Pieces 1/3/25
E: Emma - Jane Austen 1/7/25
I: Ian McEwan - Saturday 2/4/25
J: James Patterson - The 23rd Midnight 1/8/25
I: Indigo - Beverly Jenkins 1/30/25
N: Naomi Novik - His Majesty's Dragon 1/18/25
N: Nikki Erlick - The Measure 2/15/25
O: One Weekend in Aspen - Jaime Clevenger 1/21/25
H: Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak 1/16/25
I: An Ice Cream Parlor Mystery Series - A Killer Sundae - Abby Collette 3/17/25
Kenkoku Kinen no Hi - National Foundation Day (February 11)
K: Kathleen Grissom - Crow Mary 1/5/25
E: Emily O'Grady - The Yellow House 1/11/25
N: Nicholas Sparks - Safe Haven 1/19/25
K: Kate Quinn - The Phoenix Crown: A Novel 1/7/25
O: One Summer Night - Gerri Hill 1/24/25
K: Kristin Harmel - The Paris Daughter 1/16/25
U: Undead and Unworthy - MaryJanice Davidson 2/20/25
K: Kayla Wren - Lords of Summer 2/2/25
I: Indigo Fire - Vickie McKeehan 2/28/25
N: Neighbor from Hell Series - Playing for Keeps - R.L. Mathewson 3/5/25
E: Essential Magic - T.M. Cromer 1/16/25
N: Nico - Sarah Castille 3/18/25
N: Nowlin, Laura - If Only I Had Told Her - Laura Nowlin 2/22/25
O: On Chill With A Billionaire - Black Lavish 2/9/25
H: Home to Big Stone Gap - Adriana Trigiani 1/14/25
I: Irene Hannon - Hope Harbor 3/7/25
Tennō Tanjōbi - Emperor's Birthday (February 23)
T: Thunder Point Series - The Wanderer 1/23/25
E: Escape Claws - Linda Reilly 1/20/25
N: Nikki Erlick - The Measure 2/15/25
N: Northern Shore Intrigue Series - Precarious Summer - Lyn Cote 2/24/25
O: One of Us Knows - Alyssa Cole 2/2/25
T: Ta-Nehisi Coates - The Message 2/1/25
A: Aldous Huxley - Crome Yellow 1/12/25
N: Nicholas Sparks - The Lucky One 2/26/25
J: Jill Kelly - Fog of Dead Souls 1/15/25
O: Our Song - Lauren Runow 2/20/25
B: Baby Teeth - Zoje Stage 1/1/25
I: If the Creek Don't Rise - Leah Weiss 2/28/25
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fuyu (Winter)
December 21, 2024 through March 19, 2025
The Read the Season Challenge is fun and easy! Using the first letter of the title, author's first or last name or series name, spell out the season, fuyu (Winter), and holidays if you choose, in Japanese. Please disregard any diacritical marks. Feel free to ignore articles: a, an, the, etc. in your titles. If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list. Books must be started and finished within the challenge duration.
Choose your level:
Level 1 - Read the season.
Level 2 - Read the season and any 1 holiday.
Level 3 - Read the season and any 2 holidays.
Extreme! - Read the season and all holidays.
Winter Holidays:
Ganjitsu - New Year's Day (January 1)
Seijin no Hi - Coming of Age Day (January 13)
Kenkoku Kinen no Hi - National Foundation Day (February 11)
Tennō Tanjōbi - Emperor's Birthday (February 23)
Schedule for 2025:
Winter - December 21, 2024 through March 19, 2025
Spring - March 20, 2025 through June 19, 2025
Summer - June 20, 2025 through September 21, 2025
Autumn - September 22, 2025 through December 20, 2025
You may start this challenge at any time during the season and books may be backdated if they were read within the duration. There is no minimum page requirement, rereads and audiobooks are allowed.
*Please repost upon completion rather than updating a previous post!*
Happy Winter Reading!