Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Summer Reading Challenge:

Chips and Dip - 100 points
✅1a. A book in a series
Murder, She Wrote: Killer on the Court by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran (Read 6-2-25 - 6-3-25)
✅1b. A book with water on the cover
Stranger in the Lake by Kimberly Belle (Read 6-4-25 - 6-5-25)
✅1c. A book released in 2024 or 2025
The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean (Read 6-20-25 - 6-22-25)
✅1d. A book by a new to you author
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten (Read 6-8-25 - 6-8-25)
✅1e. A humorous book
Tangled Up in You by Christina Lauren (Read 6-24-25 - 6-24-25)

Drinks Station - 200 points
Author's initials are in:
✅2a.. FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE
The Inmate by Freida McFadden (Read 6-23-25 - 6-24-25)
✅2b. UNSWEETENED ICED TEA
Never Knowing by Chevy Stevens (Read 6-30-25 - 6-30-25)
✅2c. ROOT BEER SODA
Middle of the Nightby Riley Sager (Read 6-14-25 - 6-16-25)
✅2d. FRUIT PUNCH
Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine (Read 6-11-25 - 6-11-25)
✅2e. SPARKLING WATER
The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel (Read 6-28-25 - 6-29-25)

Burger and Hotdog Toppings - 300 points
✅31. Ketchup: A book with red on the cover
Do You Remember? by Freida McFadden (Read 6-30-25 - 6-30-25)
✅3b. Relish: A book by a favorite author
Breaking the Dark by Lisa Jewell (Read 6-5-25 - 6-6-25)
✅3c. Mustard: A book with a military character (serving, retired, or adjacent)
Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben (Read 6-27-25 - 6-27-25)
✅3d. Pickles: A book title that includes a word starting with the letter P
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren (Read 6-29-25 - 6-29-25)
✅3e. Cheese: A sentimental book
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (Read 6-13-25 - 6-15-25)

Desserts - 400 points
✅41. A book with a child main character
Starfish by Lisa Fipps (Read 6-29-25 - 6-29-25)
✅4b. A book with a wedding
Pawfully Wedded by Diane Kelly (Read 6-12-25 - 6-13-25)
✅4c. A book that has been nominated for an award
Confessions by Kanae Minato (Read 6-10-25 - 6-10-25)
✅4d. A book with a cafe, bakery, or restaurant as an important setting
Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke (Read 6-18-25 - 6-20-25)
✅4e. A book originally written in a language other than English
by Keigo HigashinoNewcomer by Keigo Higashino (Read 6-6-25 - 6-8-25)

The Sides - 500 points
✅5a. Potato salad - A book with more than one point of view
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin (Read 6-8-25 - 6-9-25)
✅5b. Mac n' cheese - A book by an author with 10 or more books
Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Read 6-1-25 - 6-1-25)
✅5c. Corn bread - A book originally published before 1900
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Read 6-8-25 - 6-8-25)
✅5d. Deviled eggs - A book with challenging subject matter
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (Read 6-1-25 - 6-2-25)
✅5e. Watermelon - A book over 500 pages
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (511 pages) (Read 6-16-25 - 6-18-25)


25/25 prompts
7,500/7,500 points

✅5b. Mac n' cheese - A book by an author with 10 or more books
Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Read 6-1-25 - 6-1-25)

1/25 prompts
500/7,500 points

✅5d. Deviled eggs - A book with challenging subject matter
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (Read 6-1-25 - 6-2-25)

2/25 prompts
1,000/7,500 points

✅1a. A book in a series
Murder, She Wrote: Killer on the Court by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran (Read 6-2-25 - 6-3-25)

3/25 prompts
1,100/7,500 points

✅1b. A book with water on the cover
Stranger in the Lake by Kimberly Belle (Read 6-4-25 - 6-5-25)

4/25 prompts
1,200/7,500 points

✅3b. Relish: A book by a favorite author
Breaking the Dark by Lisa Jewell (Read 6-5-25 - 6-6-25)

5/25 prompts
1,500/7,500 points

✅4e. A book originally written in a language other than English
Newcomer by Keigo Higashino (Read 6-6-25 - 6-8-25)

6/25 prompts
1,900/7,500 points

✅5c. Corn bread - A book originally published before 1900
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Read 6-8-25 - 6-8-25)

7/25 prompts
2,400/7,500 points

✅1d. A book by a new to you author
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten (Read 6-8-25 - 6-8-25)

8/25 prompts
2,500/7,500 points

✅5a. Potato salad - A book with more than one point of view
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin (Read 6-8-25 - 6-9-25)

9/25 prompts
3,000/7,500 points

✅4c. A book that has been nominated for an award
Confessions by Kanae Minato (Read 6-10-25 - 6-10-25)

10/25 prompts
3,400/7,500 points

✅2d. FRUIT PUNCH
Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine (Read 6-11-25 - 6-11-25)

11/25 prompts
3,600/7,500 points

✅4b. A book with a wedding
Pawfully Wedded by Diane Kelly (Read 6-12-25 - 6-13-25)

12/25 prompts
4,000/7,500 points

✅3e. Cheese: A sentimental book
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (Read 6-13-25 - 6-15-25)

13/25 prompts
4,300/7,500 points

✅2c. ROOT BEER SODA
Middle of the Night by Riley Sager (Read 6-14-25 - 6-16-25)

14/25 prompts
4,500/7,500 points

✅5e. Watermelon - A book over 500 pages
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (511 pages) (Read 6-16-25 - 6-18-25)

15/25 prompts
5,000/7,500 points

✅4d. A book with a cafe, bakery, or restaurant as an important setting
Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke (Read 6-18-25 - 6-20-25)

16/25 prompts
5,400/7,500 points

✅1c. A book released in 2024 or 2025
The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean (Read 6-20-25 - 6-22-25)

17/25 prompts
5,500/7,500 points

✅2a.. FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE
The Inmate by Freida McFadden (Read 6-23-25 - 6-24-25)

18/25 prompts
5,700/7,500 points

✅1e. A humorous book
Tangled Up in You by Christina Lauren (Read 6-24-25 - 6-24-25)

19/25 prompts
5,800/7,500 points

✅3c. Mustard: A book with a military character (serving, retired, or adjacent)
Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben (Read 6-27-25 - 6-27-25)

20/25 prompts
6,100/7,500 points

✅2e. SPARKLING WATER
The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel (Read 6-28-25 - 6-29-25)

21/25 prompts
6,300/7,500 points

✅3d. Pickles: A book title that includes a word starting with the letter P
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren (Read 6-29-25 - 6-29-25)

22/25 prompts
6,600/7,500 points

✅41. A book with a child main character
Starfish by Lisa Fipps (Read 6-29-25 - 6-29-25)

23/25 prompts
7,000/7,500 points

✅31. Ketchup: A book with red on the cover
Do You Remember? by Freida McFadden (Read 6-30-25 - 6-30-25)

24/25 prompts
7,300/7,5000 points

✅2b. UNSWEETENED ICED TEA
Never Knowing by Chevy Stevens (Read 6-30-25 - 6-30-25)

25/25
7,500/7,500