Toppling Bookpile

Saturday, September 29, 2018

Okay, so I may not have finished my A to Z Challenge....yet! BUT, I (Couscous) did reach a milestone on our blog! I've hit 100 books of my toppling book pile!!!! Woot! Woot!

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bookwormOctober 4, 2018 at 7:37 AM
Woo Hoo!!!! Congrats on your milestone!!!.
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Monopoly Book Challenge - Couscous

Roll 21 - Indiana Avenue(2)
Free Parking (any book) Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Virginia Avenue (book set in S. Atl. state) Wildland by Rebecca Hodge
Community Chest #1 (Favorite Author) Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
North Carolina Avenue (Book which food plays role) With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
Marvin Gardens (Garden or plants on the cover) The Daughters of Foxcote Manor by Eve Chase
Community Chest #2 (Favorite Genre) The Unquiet by John Connolly
Vermont Avenue (White Cover) Five by Ursula Archer
Reading Railroad(2) (Author first & last name with same letter) Life's Golden Ticket by Brendon Burchard
Go (Read any book) - Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian
Pennsylvania Avenue (Involves a trip) - Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon
Atlantic Avenue (Yellow Cover) - Today We Go Home by Kelli Estes
Tennessee Avenue (Character in the music industry) Accordion Crimes by E. Annie Proulx
Electric Company (Light and fluffy) The Last Piece by Imogen Clark
Reading Railroad (X in Title or Author's Name) Train by Pete Dexter
Chance #3 (Goodreads rating higher than 3.0) The Hidden Keys by Andre Alexis
Pacific Avenue (Author initial in PACIFIC) The Black Angel by John Connolly
Water Works (Takes place on/near the water) How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior
Indiana Avenue (Farmer, Gardener or Gardens) - At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier
States Avenue (Black Cover) - The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson
Oriental Avenue (White cover) - Triangle by Katharine Weber

Couscous' List

Guilty Pleasure
Z Author
Series
195 - Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Y)
194 - Wildland by Rebecca Hodge (Debut)
193 - Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire (Oldest Book on TBR)
192 - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (Newest Book on TBR)
191 - The Daughters of Foxcote Manor by Eve Chase (New Author)
190 - The Unquiet by John Connolly (Series)
189 - Five by Ursula Archer (Newest Book on TBR)
188 - Life's Golden Ticket by Brendon Burchard (GP)
187 - Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian (Debut)
186 - Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon (HF)
185 - Today We Go Home by Kelli Estes (HF)
184 - Accordion Crimes by E. Annie Proulx (Oldest Book on TBR)
183 - The Last Piece by Imogen Clark (New Author)
182 - Train by Pete Dexter (GP)
181 - The Hidden Keys by Andre Alexis (X)
180 - The Black Angel by John Connolly (Series)
179 - How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior (Newest Book on TBR)
178 - At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier (HF)
177 - Fever by Mary Beth Keane (New Author)
176 - Triangle by Katharine Weber (Oldest Book on TBR)
175 - The Butterfly Cabinet by Bernie McGill (Debut)
174 - A Stroke of Malice by Anna Lee Huber (Series)

Monopoly Book Challenge - Book Worm

21 - Pennsylvania Ave (about a trip) - Crippen - John Boyne
20 - Marvin Garden (Yellow cover) Black-Eyed Susans - Julia Heaberlin
19 - Chance(favorite Author) - Woman 99 - Greer Macallister
18 - St. Charles Place (royalty) - The Fleet Street Murders- Charles Finch
17 - Oriental Ave(mostly White) - Water Witches - Chris Bohjalian
16 - Park Place (Mostly Blue Cover) - The Girl with No Shadow - Joanne Harris
15 - Venture Ave( Title starts with "A") - All is Not Forgotten - Wendy Walker
14 - New York Ave (Title starts with "Y") - The Yellow Wife - Sadeqa Johnson
13 - St.Charles Place(Black Cover) - The Intruder - Peter Blauner
12 Reading RR ( X in title or author's name) - The Full Cupboard of Life Alexander Mc. Smith
11 . Park Place (Title starts with P,A,R,K) - The River - Peter Heller
10 - Marvin Ave (Plants on cover) - All is Beauty Now - Sarah Faber
9- Tennessee Ave. (Character in the music industry) - The Lost Love Song - Minnie Darke
8 - Vermont Ave (mostly white cover) - The Perfect Husband - Lisa Gardner
7 -Community Chest -( Favorite Author) - The Book of Two Ways - Jodi Picould
6 - Chance (Goodreads rating of 3.0 or more) - The Whisperers - John Connolly
5 - Waterworks (on or near water) - The Island - Heather Graham
4 - B&O RR - (50 years in the past) - A Stroke of Malice - Anna Lee Huber
3 - New York Ave (Orange Cover) - Miss Benson's Beetle - Rachel Joyce
2 - Electric Co.(Daytime Scene) - This I know - Eldonna Edwards
1 - Chance (recommended) - The Book Of Lost Friends - Lisa Wingate

Book Worm's List

30 - (HF)
30 - (NEWEST)
29 - (GP)
29 - (OLDEST)
221 -The Wrath of Angels - John Connolly -(SERIES)
220 - The House of Brides - Jane Cockram - (DEBUT)
219 - Crippen - John Boyne- (C BOOK)
218 - Black-Eyed Susans- Julia Heaberlin( NEW AUTHOR)
217 - Woman 99 - Greer Macallister -(HF)
216- Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghost - Kate Racculia - (NEWEST)
215 - Sweet Little Lies - Caz Frear - (DEBUT)
214 - The Fleet Street Murders- Charles Finch GP)
213 - Shiver -Allie Reynolds (DEBUT)
212 - The House in the Cerulean Sea - T.J.Klune (NEWEST)
211 - The Burning Soul - John Connolly (SERIES)
210 - The Girl with No Shadow - Joanne Harris (OLDEST)
209 - All is Not Forgotten - Wendy Walker - (NEW AUTHOR)
208 - The Yellow Wife - Sadeqa Johnson - (HF)
207 - The Intruder - Peter Blauner (B BOOK)
206 - The Lost Apothecary - Sarah Penner (HF)
205 -The Full Cupboard of Life - Alexander Mc Smith (A BOOK )
204 - The River - Peter Heller (GP)
203 - All is Beauty Now - Sarah Faber (DEBUT)
202 - The Lost Love Song - Minnie Darke (NEW AUTHOR)
201 - The Perfect Husband - Lisa Gardner (OLDEST)

2020 Monthly Keyword Challenge - Bookworm

January - The SUN Down Motel - Simone St.James.
February - The GIRL who chased the moon - Sarah A. Addison
March - Darkness, My Old FRIEND - Lisa Unger
April - The library 0f LOST & Found - Phaedra Patrick
May - The BOOKshop of Yesterdays - Amy Meyerson
June - The WORDS Between Us - Erin Bartels
July - The DAY the World came to Town - Jim Defede
August - The DAISY Children - Sofia Grant
September - Where the Forest meets the STARS - Glendy Vanderah
October - A GRAVE Talent - Laurie R. King
November - OUTside Valentine - Liza Ward
December - FireFLY Lane - Kristin Hannah

2020 Monthly Keyword Challenge - Couscous

January - WATER Witches by Chris Bohjalian
February - The GIRL They Left Behind by Roxanne Veletzos
March - The DREAM Daughter by Diane Chamberlain
April - LOST Lake by Sarah Addison Allen
May - Beneath a Scarlet SKY by Mark Sullivan
June - Enchantress of NUMBERS by Jennifer Chiaverini
July - The LAST Letter from Juliet by Melanie Hudson
August - NORTHern Borders by Howard Frank Mosher
September - Close your EYEs by Amanda Eyre Ward
October - Crippen, A Novel of MURDER by John Boyne
November - Hide and SEEK by Clare Sambrook
December - The ButterFLY Cabinet by Bernie McGill

2019 Reading Challenge - Bookworm

A- AuPair - Emma Rous
B- Boys in the Boat - Daniel J. Brown
C- The Chalk Man - C.J.Tudor
D - Death of Bees - Lisa O'Donnell
E- Eragon - Christopher Paolini
F - Fragile - Lisa Unger
G- Girl in the Garden - Kamala Nair
H- Hotel on Shadow Lake - Daniela Tully
I- In the Midst of Winter - Isabel Allende
J-Julius Winsome - Gerard Donovan
K - Kindred - Octavia Butler
L-Lights on the Sea - Miquel Reina
M - March - Geraldine Brooks
N - Nemesis - Jo Nesbo
O- Our House - Louise Chandlish
P- Pomegranate Soup - Marsha Mehran
Q- Sugar Queen - Sarah Addison Allen
R - Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion
S - Spark of Light - Jodi Picoult
T - Turn of the Key - Ruth Ware
U- Underground River - Martha Conway
V- Victory for the Shipyard Girls - Nancy Revell
W- Wicked will Rise- Danielle Paige
X- DeXter's Final Cut - Jeff Lindsay
Y- Ya-Yas in Bloom - Rebecca Wells
Z- Dear Zoe - Philip Beard

2019 Reading Challenge - Couscous

Absence of Mercy (The) by John Burley
Between Earth and Sky by Amanda Skenandore
Cockroaches by Jo Nesbo
Darkling Bride (The) by Laura Andersen
Every Last One by Anna Quindlen
Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
Great Alone (The) by Kristin Hannah
House on Harbor Hill (The) by Shelly Stratton
Impossible Girl (The) by Lydia Kang
Judge & Jury by James Patterson & Andrew Gross
Kaaterskill Falls by Allegra Goodman
Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent
Map of Salt and Stars (The) by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar
Night Olivia Fell (The) by Christina McDonald
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
Poe Shadow (The) by Matthew Pearl
The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
Retreat (The) by Mark Edwards
Southernmost by Silas House
Tattooed Girl (The) by Joyce Carol Oates
Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (The) by Rachel Joyce
Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler
We Hope for Better Things by Erin Bartels
The NeXt Queen of Heaven by Gregory Maguire
The Last Time I Saw You by Liv Constantine
The PriZe Winner of Defiance, Ohio by Terry Ryan