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Choose Your Own Adventure: Life gives you Lemons

Duration: You Set the Pace

How to play: Chose your Adventure from the list below and "read them".

Choose your Life gives you Lemons Adventure:

Option 1: Make Lemonade
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Gather your Ingredients:

1 ¼ - ½ cups sugar
1 ½ cups lemon juice
8 cups of water

►Read "sweet" books - it can have something sweet on the cover, be a "sweet" romance...
►Read "sour" books or books with 75% yellow covers (sour-books with angry, disappointed characters)
►Read books set on the water or with water/water features on the cover

Directions:

In a small saucepan, combine sugar and 1 cup water. Bring to boil and stir to dissolve sugar. Allow to cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until chilled.
Remove seeds from lemon juice, but leave pulp. In pitcher, stir together chilled syrup, lemon juice and remaining 7 cups water.

►Read books with more than one author
►Read "hot" books - red covers, hot items on the cover, etc.
►Read books with "cool" covers - icy, wintry themes, white covers, etc.
►Read books where a character gets a makeover, changes their shape, changes their life, etc.
►Read books about "togetherness" - families, friends, etc.

Mix it up – want a little variety? Try adding one of the following:

Add cherry juice
►Read a book with a redhead main character or a red cover
Add smashed strawberries
►Read a book with splashes of red on the cover
Add some orange juice
►Read a book with an orange cover or Orange in the title
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Option 2: Life gives you Lemons Themed Books
►Read books that revolve around overcoming adversity, or books with all yellow covers.

Option 3: Life gives you Lemons Spell-it-Out
►Using the Spell-it-Out Rules(*), spell out any of the terms below.

Option 4: Life gives you Lemons Terms Freestyle
►Choose from the terms below, and use covers or titles for that term

Option 5: Scavenger Hunt Freestyle
►Pick a level and find the words below in the books you read. There is no limit to the number of words per book

Option 6: Scavenger Hunt Want-it-All
►The same Freestyle, but you must find at least one word from each letter grouping (i.e., one word from A, B, C, D etc.)

Book Levels:

- Zest : 2-3 books
- Seeds : 4 - 6 books
- Pulp : 7 - 10 books
- Sugar : 11 - 15 books
- Syrup : 16 - 20 books
- Water : 21 - 24 books
- Lemons : 25+ books


Scavenger Hunt Levels:

- Bumblebee : 1-20 words
- Canary : 21-40 words
- Banana : 41-60 words
- Cheese : 61-80 words
- Daffodil : 81-100 words
- Buttercup : 101-120 words
- Big Bird : 121 + words

Word List ~ 307 Words

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A

Abundant
Accomplished
Achieving
Active
Admirable
Admired
Adorable
Adventurous
Affluent
Agreeable
Alert
Aligned
Alive
Amazing
Appealing
Appreciate
Artistic
Astounding
Astute
Attentive
Attractive
Auspicious
Authentic
Awake
Aware

B

Banana
Beaming
Beautiful
Best
Big Bird
Blessed
Bliss
Bold
Bright
Brilliant
Brisk
Bumblebee
Buoyant
Butter
Buttercup

C

Calm
Canary
Capable
Centered
Certain
Charming
Cheerful
Cheese
Clear
Clever
Competent
Complete
Confident
Connected
Conscious
Considerate
Convenient
Corn
Courageous
Creative
Custard

D

Daffodil
Dandelion
Daring
Dazzling
Delicious
Delightful
Desirable
Determined
Diligent
Discerning
Discover
Dynamic

E

Eager
Easy
Efficient
Effortless
Elegant
Eloquent
Endless
Energetic
Engaging
Enhancing
Enormous
Enterprising
Enthusiastic
Enticing
Excellent
Exceptional
Exciting
Experienced
Exquisite

F

Fabulous
Fair
Far-Sighted
Fascinating
Fine
Flamboyant
Flattering
Flexible
Flourishing
Fortunate
Free
Friendly
Fruitful
Fulfilled
Fun

G

Generate
Generous
Genial
Genuine
Gift
Gifted
Giggle
Glorious
Glowing
Go
Good
Good-Looking
Gorgeous
Graceful
Gracious
Grand
Great

H

Handsome
Happy
Hardy
Harmonious
Healed
Healthy
Helpful
Hilarity
Honest
Hot
Humorous
Humor

I

Ideal
Imaginative
Impressive
Industrious
Ingenious
Innovative
Inspired
Intelligent
Interested
Interesting
Intuitive
Inventive
Invincible
Inviting
Irresistible

J

Joyous
Judicious
Juicy

K

Keen
Kind
Knowing
Kudos

L

Lemon
Limitless
Lively
Loving
Lucky
Luminous

M

Magical
Magnificent
Marvelous
Masterful
Mighty
Miraculous
Motivated
Mustard

N

Natural
Neat
Nice
Nifty
Noble
Nurturing

O

OK
Oodles
Oomph
Optimistic
Outstanding

P

Passionate
Peaceful
Pep
Perfect
Persevering
Persistent
Playful
Pleasing
Plentiful
Positive
Powerful
Precious
Prepared
Productive
Profound
Prompt
Prosperous
Proud

Q

Qualified
Quality
Quick
Quiet

R

Radiant
Raincoat
Reasonable
Refined
Refreshing
Relaxing
Reliable
Remarkable
Resolute
Resourceful
Respected
Rewarding
Robust
Rubber Duck

S

Safe
Satisfied
School bus
Secure
Seductive
Self-Reliant
Sensational
Sensible
Sensitive
Serene
Sharing
Skillful
Smart
Smashing
Smile
Smooth
Sparkling
Spiritual
Splendid
Splendiferous
Strong
Stunning
Successful
Sugar
Sunflower
Sunshine
Superabundant
Superb
Swell
Swift

T

Talented
Taxi
Tenacious
Tennis Balls
Terrific
Thankful
Thrilling
Thriving
Timely
Transcend
Trusting
Truthful
Try

U

Ultimate
Unerring
Unfetter
Unique
Upbeat
Uplift
User-friendly

V

Valiant
Valid
Valuable
Versatile
Vibrant
Victorious
Vigorous
Vivacious
Vivid

W

Warm
Warmth
Water
Wealthy
Welcome
Well
Whole
Wholehearted
Willing
Win
Wisdom
Wise
Witty
Wonder
Wonderful
Worthwhile
Worthy
Wow

X

Xanthomonad
Xanthomonas
Xanthophyll
Xanthopsia

Y

Yea
Yeah
Yearn
Yes
Yippee
Yolk
Young
Youthful

Z

Zeal
Zest
Zest


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(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audiobook narrators first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.

As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.



Choose Your Own Adventure ~ Sapphire Coin

Earn your Sapphire Gem Coins with the CYOA Challenges.

To Earn a Sapphire Coins:
One Coin upon reaching highest book level (Lemons)
One Coin upon reaching highest scavenger hunt level (Big Bird)

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Choose Your Own Adventure: Life gives you Lemons
Duration: December 28, 2016-???
How to play: Chose your Adventure from the list below and "read them". Option 3: Life gives you Lemons Spell-it-Out

Abundant

A: Awakening- S.J. Bolton- 12/30/16
B: Bastien- Tianna Xander- 1/1/17
U: Unhidden- Dina Given- 1/24/17
N: Nightfall Gardens- Allen Houston- 1/7/17
D: Darkness Clashes- Susan Illene- 12/31/16
A: All Around the Town- Mary Higgins Clark- 1/21/17
N: The Neverending Story- Michael Ende- 2/10/17
T: Two for the Dough- Janet Evanovich- 1/12/17

Accomplished

A: Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye- Victoria Laurie- 2/23/17
C: The Cat Who Could Read Backwards- Lilian Jackson Braun- 1/5/17
C: Code Black- Tina Moss- 1/30/17
O: Otherworld Secrets- Kelley Armstrong- 1/18/17
M: The Moving Finger- Agatha Christie- 1/8/17
P: Pocket Full of Posies- Angela Roquet- 1/22/17
L: Love Bites- Lynsay Sands- 1/31/17
I: If Looks Could Kill- Kate White- 1/26/17
S: Spark- K.C. Stewart- 1/10/17
H: Hiding in the Shadows- Kay Hooper- 1/4/17
E: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight- Darynda Jones- 1/24/17
D: Dark Slayer- Christine Feehan- 1/11/17

Achieving

A: Archangel's Consort- Nalini Singh- 8/22/17
C: Cinder- Marissa Meyer- 2/12/17
H: Hex Hall- Rachel Hawkins- 1/9/17
I: The Invisible Library- Genevieve Cogman- 7/1/17
E: Etched in Bone- Anne Bishop- 3/8/17
V: The Vault of Mysteries: Marshyl Stories Book I- Toby Neighbors- 3/20/17
I: In the Last Analysis- Amanda Cross- 9/12/17
N: No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished- Rachel Aaron- 6/29/17
G: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making- Catherynne M. Valente- 3/5/17

Active

A: At Peace- Kristen Ashley- 10/15/18
C: The Case of the Silent Partner- Erle Stanley Gardner- 11/22/17
T: Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Bloody Magic- Meghan Ciana Doidge- 11/29/18
I: Itsy Bitsy Spider- Dale Mayer- 12/15/19
V: The Vampire's Accidental Wife- Kristen Painter- 1/9/18
E: Enter the Janitor- Josh Vogt- 2/20/20

Admirable

A: Armageddon Rules- J.C. Nelson- 5/16/17
D: Dragon Spawn- Eileen Wilks- 1/20/17
M: Men of the Otherworld- Kelley Armstrong- 1/13/17
I: The Iron King- Julie Kagawa- 5/5/17
R: The Red Box- Rex Stout- 1/7/17
A: Archangel's Kiss- Nalini Singh- 8/14/17
B: Bylines & Skylines- Amanda M. Lee- 1/8/17
L: Let Me Call You Sweetheart- Mary Higgins Clark- 2/6/17
E: Evil Under the Sun- Agatha Christie- 2/28/17

Admired

A: Assassin's Apprentice- Robin Hobb- 10/17/17
D: Dangerous Games- Keri Arthur- 2/20/17
M: Moonshadow- Thea Harrison- 4/20/17
I: I'll Tell You Mine- Pip Harry- 6/2/18
R: Reckless- Selene Charles- 5/27/17
E: Ever the Hunted- Erin Summerill- 8/9/17
D: Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between- J.A. Saare- 3/7/17

Adorable

A: Any Given Doomsday- Lori Handeland- 12/19/18
D: Déjà Dead- Kathy Reichs- 11/19/17
O: Only The Lonely- Amanda M. Lee- 10/23/18
R: The Ruins of Gorlan- John Flanagan- 1/19/18
A: Archangel's Heart- Nalini Singh- 12/24/18
B: Bayou Moon- Ilona Andrews- 1/4/18
L: Last Dragon Standing- Rachel Aaron- 11/11/18
E: Eye Spy- Mercedes Lackey- 2/22/20

Adventurous

A: Angels' Flight- Nalini Singh- 9/10/17
D: Dark Lover- J.R. Ward- 2/14/17
V: Visions of Heat- Nalini Singh- 5/23/17
E: Elemental Flame- Phaedra Weldon- 7/9/17
N: A Natural History of Dragons- Marie Brennan- 10/10/17
T: Touch of Frost- Jennifer Estep- 3/12/17
U: Undead and Unemployed- MaryJanice Davidson- 10/31/17
R: Red Rising- Pierce Brown- 2/1/17
O: Out of the Shadows- Kay Hooper- 1/29/17
U: User Unfriendly- Vivian Vande Velde- 11/27/17
S: The Shadowseeker- Victor Kloss- 1/16/17

Affluent

A: Archangel's Blade- Nalini Singh- 9/3/17
F: Frostbitten- Kelley Armstrong- 1/14/17
F: The Fairy Godmother- Mercedes Lackey- 2/26/17
L: Late Eclipses- Seanan McGuire- 5/30/17
U: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer- Michelle Hodkin- 6/5/17
E: Embraced by Darkness- Keri Arthur- 4/18/17
N: Never Buried- Edie Claire- 10/9/17
T: The Thirteen Problems- Agatha Christie- 2/26/17

Agreeable

A: Aunt Dimity and the Duke- Nancy Atherton- 1/11/19
G: The Good, the Bad, and the Undead- Kim Harrison- 3/27/18
R: Remember Me- Mary Higgins Clark- 1/26/18
E: Éclair and Present Danger- Laura Bradford- 3/22/20
E: Electric Curse- Stacey Brutger- 6/15/20
A: Accidental Ashes- Sara C. Roethle- 1/13/19
B: By a Thread- Jennifer Estep- 2/3/18
L: The Last Camel Died at Noon- Elizabeth Peters- 11/19/18
E: Every Which Way But Dead- Kim Harrison- 7/19/20

Alert

A: Above the Fold & Below the Belt- Amanda M. Lee- 3/22/19
L: Lethal Outlook- Victoria Laurie- 12/21/18
E: Embrace the Grim Reaper- Judy Clemens- 8/24/20
R: Revenge of the Witch- Joseph Delaney- 1/28/18
T: Tim Curious; A Murder Mystery of the American Revolution- Roddy Thorleifson- 12/6/18

Aligned

A: Advent- Xander Boyce- 3/24/19
L: Lethal Bayou Beauty- Jana Deleon- 3/11/19
I: Infinity- Sherrilyn Kenyon- 3/20/20
G: Golden Son- Pierce Brown- 5/13/18
N: The New Normal- Kathi Daley- 11/20/19
E: Emerald Blaze- Ilona Andrews- 8/25/20
D: Dead Girls Are Easy- Terri Garey- 11/24/17

Alive

A: Another One Bites the Dust- Jennifer Rardin- 4/8/19
L: Loves Music, Loves to Dance- Mary Higgins Clark- 3/29/19
I: If Walls Could Talk- Juliet Blackwell- 4/8/20
V: A Vision of Murder- Victoria Laurie- 12/5/18
E: Evans Above- Rhys Bowen- 9/29/20

Amazing

A: Archangel's Shadows- Nalini Singh- 9/30/17
M: The Merchant of Death- D.J. MacHale- 4/5/17
A: Archangel's Enigma- Nalini Singh- 10/14/17
Z: Zombie, Ohio- Scott Kenemore- 2/17/17
I: The Iron Daughter- Julie Kagawa- 5/9/18
N: Doctor Who: Nuclear Time- Oli Smith- 2/22/18
G: Green Rider- Kristen Britain- 6/10/17

Appealing

A: Aunt Dimity's Death- Nancy Atherton- 2/13/18
P: The Prisoner of Cell 25- Richard Paul Evans- 2/27/17
P: Philly Stakes- Gillian Roberts- 3/26/17
E: Emily of New Moon- L.M. Montgomery- 9/29/17
A: Agents of Light and Darkness- Simon R. Green- 2/16/18
L: Lover Eternal- J.R. Ward- 6/16/17
I: Iron and Magic- Ilona Andrews- 6/26/18
N: Nightingale's Lament- Simon R. Green- 3/4/18
G: Grave Holiday- Lily Harper Hart- 8/6/17

Appreciate

A: Anne of the Island- L.M. Montgomery- 8/11/19
P: Paranormalcy- Kiersten White- 8/31/17
P: Protect and Serve- Terri Reed- 9/1/17
R: Rock Chick Revolution- Kristen Ashley- 7/12/18
E: Evan Help Us- Rhys Bowen- 10/15/20
C: The Cove- Catherine Coulter- 12/10/17
I: Into the Light- Christopher Johns- 5/31/20
A: Among the Living- Jordan Castillo Price- 9/16/19
T: Tall, Dark & Hungry- Lynsay Sands- 1/15/19
E: Ensign Spacemage- Timothy Ellis- 10/20/20

Artistic

A: Archangel's Storm- Nalini Singh- 9/18/17
R: Ready Player One- Ernest Cline- 3/14/17
T: Too Many Cooks- Rex Stout- 3/29/17
I: Illuminae- Amie Kaufman- 10/25/17
S: Slave to Sensation- Nalini Singh- 1/27/17
T: Thirteen- Kelley Armstrong- 4/17/17
I: I Am Half-Sick of Shadows- Alan Bradley- 12/31/17
C: Crocodile on the Sandbank- Elizabeth Peters- 2/21/17

Astounding

A: Anubis Nights- Gary Jonas- 2/18/18
S: Stone Guardian- Danielle Monsch- 3/1/17
T: The Trouble with Twelfth Grave- Darynda Jones- 10/31/17
O: Otherworld Nights- Kelley Armstrong- 6/6/17
U: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman- P.D. James- 9/26/18
N: Night of the Soul Stealer- Joseph Delaney- 4/9/18
D: Dreamfever- Karen Marie Moning- 3/25/17
I: I Dream of Twila: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Short- Amanda M. Lee- 9/11/18
N: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency- Alexander McCall Smith- 8/30/18
G: The Gamble- Kristen Ashley- 9/16/17

Astute

A: Alchemy- Sheena Boekweg- 4/13/18
S: Six of Crows- Leigh Bardugo- 3/9/17
T: Ten Little Bloodhounds- Virginia Lanier- 2/14/18
U: The Unyielding- Shelly Laurenston- 11/29/18
T: They Do It With Mirrors- Agatha Christie- 4/3/18
E: Erak's Ransom- John Flanagan- 5/28/18

Attentive

A: Archangel's Viper- Nalini Singh- 9/22/19
T: A Tiger's Tale- Laura Morrigan- 3/25/19
T: Thru the Badger Hole- Taki Drake- 4/3/19
E: Evanly Choirs- Rhys Bowen- 10/22/20
N: New Beginnings- Kathi Daley- 11/20/19
T: Treasures, Demons, and Other Black Magic- Meghan Ciana Doidge- 5/17/19
I: The Island of Dr. Libris- Chris Grabenstein- 7/26/20
V: Vision Impossible- Victoria Laurie- 12/20/18
E: Evan and Elle- Rhys Bowen- 10/29/20

Attractive

A: Archangel's Prophecy- Nalini Singh- 9/23/19
T: The Trouble with Turkeys- Kathi Daley- 6/17/19
T: To Spell with It- Amanda M. Lee- 7/18/19
R: Rogues- John Conroe- 7/27/18
A: Archangel's War- Nalini Singh- 9/26/19
C: Cress- Marissa Meyer- 12/17/17
T: Take the Monkey and Run- Laura Morrigan- 8/29/19
I: I See Me- Meghan Ciana Doidge- 8/3/20
V: The Violet Fairy Book- Andrew Lang- 2/25/19
E: Evan Can Wait- Rhys Bowen- 11/4/20

Auspicious

A: Anne of Avonlea- L.M. Montgomery- 6/20/18
U: Under The Final Moon- Hannah Jayne- 7/21/19
S: Silence Fallen- Patricia Briggs- 3/19/17
P: A Pocket Full of Rye- Agatha Christie- 3/30/17
I: Invisible Elder- T.S. Paul- 11/25/18
C: Caressed By Ice- Nalini Singh- 7/18/17
I: Influential Magic- Deanna Chase- 12/7/18
O: One Good Dragon Deserves Another- Rachel Aaron- 6/22/17
U: Unmasked- Dale Mayer- 12/18/19
S: Spell Bound- Kelley Armstrong- 3/23/17

Authentic

A: At Bertram's Hotel- Agatha Christie- 9/19/17
U: Unshapely Things- Mark Del Franco- 3/5/18
T: Tangled Threads- Jennifer Estep- 4/27/17
H: Hush, Hush- Becca Fitzpatrick- 2/2/17
E: Eldest- Christopher Paolini- 8/7/17
N: Nemesis- Agatha Christie- 11/26/17
T: Three to Get Deadly- Janet Evanovich- 5/2/17
I: I Like Big Dragons and I Cannot Lie- Lani Lynn Vale- 2/8/18
C: The Copper Gauntlet- Holly Black- 4/19/17

Awake

A: The Arrogant Architect- L.K. Collins- 3/6/17
W: Where Are the Children?- Mary Higgins Clark- 1/30/17
A: All Hell Breaks Loose- J.C. Diem- 4/12/17
K: Kitty and the Midnight Hour- Carrie Vaughn- 1/5/17
E: Echoes in Death- J.D. Robb- 2/8/17

Aware

A: And Then There Were None- Agatha Christie- 4/19/18
W: What's a Ghoul to Do?- Victoria Laurie- 3/16/17
A: Attack of the Fiend- Joseph Delaney- 4/29/18
R: Rest in Pieces- Rita Mae Brown- 8/26/17
E: Executable- John Conroe- 7/24/18

Banana

B: The Burning Bridge- John Flanagan- 2/13/18
A: Alaskan Alliance- Kathi Daley- 11/7/19
N: Newsletter Exclusives: Volume 1- Nalini Singh- 12/21/19
A: Aunt Bessie Assumes- Diana Xarissa- 12/24/19
N: No Crone Unturned- Amanda M. Lee- 3/5/20
A: Alien Tango- Gini Koch- 4/15/20

Beaming

B: The Bone Collector- Jeffery Deaver- 7/19/17
E: The Elite- Kiera Cass- 6/7/19
A: Angels and Demons- Dan Brown- 6/29/18
M: Murder Most Witchy- Amanda M. Lee- 5/5/17
I: I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia- Gillian Roberts- 7/28/19
N: No Farm, No Foul- Peg Cochran- 8/21/19
G: The Grendel Affair- Lisa Shearin- 2/24/18

Beautiful

B: The Battlemage- Taran Matharu- 6/3/17
E: Edge Of Evil- J.A. Jance- 8/12/18
A: Along Came a Spider- James Patterson- 5/20/18
U: Unholy Magic- Stacia Kane- 6/10/19
T: Touching Evil (Evil, #1)- Kay Hooper- 6/13/18
I: Infernal Magic- C.N. Crawford- 11/13/18
F: For You- Kristen Ashley- 3/17/17
U: The Undead Uproar- Amanda M. Lee- 7/12/19
L: Linger- Maggie Stiefvater- 11/16/17

Best

B: Beast of All- J.C. McKenzie- 8/15/17
E: Elephants Can Remember- Agatha Christie- 6/16/19
S: Smoke and Mirrors- Jess Haines- 5/10/17
T: Third Girl- Agatha Christie- 10/2/18

Big Bird

B: Blameless- Gail Carriger- 2/23/18
I: Into the Dragon's Den- Christopher Johns- 9/11/20
G: A Game of Thrones- George R.R. Martin- 6/8/18

B: Burn Bright- Patricia Briggs- 3/7/18
I: Imperium Knight Chaos Rising- Timothy Ellis- 10/19/20
R: The Reaper Rescues The Genie- Kristen Painter- 10/24/18
D: Dead Witch Walking- Kim Harrison- 12/3/17

Blessed

B: Bound by Flames- Jeaniene Frost- 12/26/17
L: Leverage in Death- J.D. Robb- 9/4/18
E: Easter Escapade- Kathi Daley- 11/21/19
S: Siren Song- Cat Adams- 5/17/17
S: Siren's Surrender- Devyn Quinn- 7/6/17
E: Eye of the Falcon- Dale Mayer- 12/12/19
D: Deep Dark Secret- Sierra Dean- 9/20/17

Bliss

B: The Battle for Skandia- John Flanagan- 5/23/18
L: Lending a Paw- Laurie Cass- 5/21/19
I: Imperator- Timothy Ellis- 10/20/20
S: Secrets in Death- J.D. Robb- 9/5/17
S: Snow White- Jenni James- 9/11/17

Bold

B: The Body Reader- Anne Frasier- 6/17/18
O: Opal Fire- Barbra Annino- 11/8/18
L: Loved by a Dragon- Linda K. Hopkins- 9/30/19
D: The Darkest Kiss- Keri Arthur- 12/22/17

Bright

B: The Big Four- Agatha Christie- 3/4/17
R: The Rose Mark- Connie Suttle- 4/15/17
I: The Icebound Land- John Flanagan- 4/6/18
G: A Girl Named Zippy- Haven Kimmel- 4/6/17
H: House of Whispers- J.L. Bryan- 2/4/17
T: Tuesday's Child- Dale Mayer- 8/13/17

Brilliant

B: Brutal Asset- John Conroe- 7/21/18
R: Redwall- Brian Jacques- 10/25/18
I: In the Woods- Tana French- 1/4/21
L: The Laird- Sandy Blair- 10/24/19
L: Lemon Meringue Pie Murder- Joanne Fluke- 2/16/20
I: Ice Maiden- Dale Mayer- 1/18/21
A: Alien in the Family- Gini Koch- 4/20/20
N: Nightshades- Melissa F. Olson- 3/6/20
T: Tailing a Tabby- Laurie Cass- 9/9/19

Brisk

B: Blade Song- J.C. Daniels- 7/13/17
R: A Red Herring Without Mustard- Alan Bradley- 8/26/17
I: Iced Chiffon- Duffy Brown- 2/18/19
S: Shiver- Maggie Stiefvater- 4/3/17
K: King Hall- Scarlett Dawn- 3/27/17

Bumblebee

B: The Bone Season- Samantha Shannon- 8/18/17
U: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club- Dorothy L. Sayers- 6/26/20
M: Murky Seas- Lily Harper Hart- 5/11/17
B: Boundary Lines- Melissa F. Olson- 8/24/17
L: Lie Down with Dogs- Hailey Edwards- 4/16/18
E: Empath- Edie Claire- 7/14/19
B: Blue Bloods- Melissa de la Cruz- 10/27/17
E: Exiled- J.C. Diem- 9/19/19
E: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library- Chris Grabenstein- 10/11/19

Buoyant

B: Breath of Fire- Amanda Bouchet- 1/6/17
U: Undead and Unwed- MaryJanice Davidson- 3/11/17
O: One Kick- Chelsea Cain- 1/15/17
Y: You Belong To Me- Mary Higgins Clark- 1/2/17
A: Angels' Blood- Nalini Singh- 1/21/17
N: Nice Dragons Finish Last- Rachel Aaron- 6/13/17
T: A Tiger's Bride- Eve Langlais- 1/22/17

Butter

B: Beastly Bones- William Ritter- 8/7/18
U: Untouched- Robert J. Crane- 12/26/20
T: Treasure in Paradise- Kathi Daley- 9/28/19
T: Thanksgiving in Paradise- Kathi Daley- 10/9/19
E: Evans to Betsy- Rhys Bowen- 11/12/20
R: Red Angel- Helen Harper- 12/18/18

Buttercup

B: Better Read Than Dead- Victoria Laurie- 8/15/18
U: Uva's Shorts: A Selection of the Finest Stories Ever Told... or Not!- Michael G. Uva- 2/15/21
T: Turkeys, Tuxes, and Tabbies- Kathi Daley- 10/26/19
T: Trick or Treason- Kathi Daley- 11/22/19
E: Evan Only Knows- Rhys Bowen- 11/18/20
R: Road to Honor- Taki Drake- 2/21/19
C: Curse of the Bane- Joseph Delaney- 2/20/18
U: Untamed- P.C. Cast- 3/6/21
P: Possessed- Selene Charles- 9/26/17

Calm

C: The Case of the Golddigger's Purse- Erle Stanley Gardner- 2/25/18
A: Alien Proliferation- Gini Koch- 5/11/20
L: Lowcountry Boil- Susan M. Boyer- 4/14/20
M: The Man in the Queue- Josephine Tey- 9/9/17

Canary

C: The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece- Erle Stanley Gardner- 3/9/18
A: Alien Diplomacy- Gini Koch- 5/15/20
N: New Media & Old Grudges- Amanda M. Lee- 3/13/20
A: The Adventures of the Mountain Men: True Tales of Hunting, Trapping, Fighting, Adventure, and Survival- Stephen Vincent Brennan- 6/10/20
R: The Rhyme of the Magpie- Marty Wingate- 3/18/19
Y: You Will Know Me- Megan Abbott- 8/2/17

Capable

C: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder- Joanne Fluke- 5/30/18
A: The Ancient Future: The Dark Age- Traci Harding- 6/30/20
P: Peril at End House- Agatha Christie- 11/14/17
A: Alien vs. Alien- Gini Koch- 7/4/20
B: Buffer Zone- Connie Suttle- 8/23/18
L: Libriomancer- Jim C. Hines- 5/26/20
E: Evan's Gate- Rhys Bowen- 12/2/20

Centered

C: Casino Royale- Ian Fleming- 6/1/18
E: Elemental Blood- Phaedra Weldon- 1/20/21
N: Nocturnal Magic- C.N. Crawford- 4/27/20
T: To Catch a Vampire- Jennifer Harlow- 1/17/20
E: Etiquette & Espionage- Gail Carriger- 2/24/21
R: Risk- Dannika Dark- 3/31/19
E: Eggs in Purgatory- Laura Childs- 3/11/21
D: Deeds of the Disturber: An Amelia Peabody Novel of Suspense- Elizabeth Peters- 1/11/18

Certain

C: A Court of Mist and Fury- Sarah J. Maas- 7/20/18
E: Equalize- Ryan DeBruyn- 5/28/21
R: Ruby Red- Kerstin Gier- 5/20/19
T: Trouble Is My Business- Raymond Chandler- 3/2/20
A: Alien in the House- Gini Koch- 8/13/20
I: I Scream, You Scream- Wendy Lyn Watson- 3/17/21
N: Nightchaser- Amanda Bouchet- 5/5/20

Charming

C: Changeless- Gail Carriger- 5/13/17
H: The Hundredth Man- Jack Kerley- 2/7/17
A: Archangel's Legion- Nalini Singh- 9/23/17
R: Rose and Thorn: Black Rose Sorceress, Book 2- Connie Suttle- 4/26/17
M: Matefinder- Leia Stone- 3/18/17
I: Into the Fire- Jeaniene Frost- 4/22/18
N: Doctor Who: The Nightmare Of Black Island- Mike Tucker- 1/22/18
G: Glass Sword- Victoria Aveyard- 4/10/17

Cheerful

C: The Curse of the Pharaohs- Elizabeth Peters- 7/8/17
H: Hansel and Gretel- Jenni James- 3/13/17
E: The Eloquent Parrot- Robin Knowles- 6/9/18
E: Enchanted, Inc.- Shanna Swendson- 6/30/18
R: Rock Chick Regret- Kristen Ashley- 6/24/17
F: Feral Sins- Suzanne Wright- 3/15/17
U: Undead and Unappreciated- MaryJanice Davidson- 3/3/19
L: Lying Season- Karina Halle- 11/9/17

Cheese

C: The Candidates- Inara Scott- 7/24/17
H: Harvesting the Heart- Jodi Picoult- 3/28/17
E: Extra! Extra! Dead All About It- Amanda M. Lee- 8/28/18
E: Everlasting Covenant- Amanda M. Lee- 9/21/18
S: Spellbound in Seattle- Garthia Anderson- 4/4/17
E: The Emperor of Nihon-Ja- John Flanagan- 11/14/18

Clear

C: College Arcane- John Conroe- 7/25/18
L: Lord Peter Views the Body- Dorothy L. Sayers- 6/10/20
E: Entreat Me- Grace Draven- 6/20/21
A: Assaulted Caramel- Amanda Flower- 8/31/20
R: Raging Seas- Lily Harper Hart- 8/11/19

Clever

C: The Cold Dish- Craig Johnson- 8/14/18
L: Lokahi- Edie Claire- 8/30/20
E: The Evolution of Mara Dyer- Michelle Hodkin- 7/22/21
V: Vanishing Acts- Jodi Picoult- 8/15/19
E: Excise- Ryan DeBruyn- 8/31/21
R: Rare Find- Dale Mayer- 10/27/19

Competent

C: Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic- Meghan Ciana Doidge- 9/1/18
O: The Outcast: Prequel to the Summoner Trilogy- Taran Matharu- 11/30/18
M: The Mummy Case- Elizabeth Peters- 10/3/17
P: Playing with Fire- Derek Landy- 2/15/18
E: Exclusively Yours- Shannon Stacey- 11/28/21
T: Tilling the Truth- Julia Henry- 3/15/20
E: Ethan- Dale Mayer- 11/29/21
N: Never Again- Michele Bardsley- 5/16/20
T: Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband- Melissa Mayhue- 3/25/20

Complete

C: Close Encounters of the Witchy Kind- Amanda M. Lee- 9/19/18
O: On Demon Wings- Karina Halle- 3/1/19
M: Murder At The Mystery Bay Hotel- Marcia Spillers- 11/17/17
P: Prophecy of the Six- Sheena Boekweg- 9/11/18
L: Light My Fire- Katie MacAlister- 9/21/20
E: Enthroned- K.M. Shea- 11/29/21
T: To Love a Witch- Amanda M. Lee- 5/5/20
E: Enter System- Tom Larcombe- 11/30/21

Confident

C: The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern- Lilian Jackson Braun- 9/2/17
O: Oblivion- Jennifer L. Armentrout- 8/12/17
N: Nighttime Is My Time- Mary Higgins Clark- 12/26/18
F: Five Little Pigs- Agatha Christie- 4/13/17
I: In a Badger Way- Shelly Laurenston- 4/23/19
D: Darkness Shatters- Susan Illene- 7/27/17
E: Elemental Storm- Phaedra Weldon- 3/27/19
N: Night Myst- Yasmine Galenorn- 3/17/19
T: Twice Bitten- Chloe Neill- 9/16/18

Connected

C: Choppy Seas- Lily Harper Hart- 10/28/18
O: Old Blood- Karina Halle- 3/2/19
N: Never Sorry- Edie Claire- 9/18/20
N: Nightworld Academy: Term One- L.J. Swallow- 11/28/20
E: The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict- Trenton Lee Stewart- 1/16/22
C: Churning Seas- Lily Harper Hart- 10/29/18
T: Three Mages and a Margarita- Annette Marie- 7/5/20
E: Erick- Dale Mayer- 2/15/22
D: Dragon Blood- Eileen Wilks- 1/15/18

Conscious

C: Claimed By Shadow- Karen Chance- 10/31/18
O: Owl and the Electric Samurai- Kristi Charish- 3/10/19
N: Never Look Back- W.J. May- 12/6/20
S: Shadow Kiss- Richelle Mead- 9/14/17
C: The Chupacabra Catastrophe- Amanda M. Lee- 11/8/18
I: Into the Hells- Christopher Johns- 4/14/21
O: Only the Quiet- Amanda M. Lee- 5/5/19
U: Universal Alien- Gini Koch- 4/27/21
S: The Selection- Kiera Cass- 9/18/17

Considerate
Convenient

Corn

C: The Cuckoo's Calling- Robert Galbraith- 12/14/18
O: Oracles & Obituaries- Amanda M. Lee- 9/12/19
R: Reindeer Roundup- Kathi Daley- 11/22/19
N: 9 from the Nine Worlds- Rick Riordan- 6/7/21

Courageous
Creative

Custard

C: Connections in Death- J.D. Robb- 2/5/19
U: Unamused Muse- R.L. Naquin- 12/22/21
S: Songs of the Humpback Whale- Jodi Picoult- 11/6/17
T: Throne of Jade- Naomi Novik- 9/14/20
A: Ashes of Honor- Seanan McGuire- 9/17/20
R: Radiance- Grace Draven- 5/22/20
D: Deadly Magic- Elisabeth Crabtree- 2/7/18

Daffodil

D: Dream Warrior- Sherrilyn Kenyon- 3/23/18
A: Admiral of Gaia- Timothy Ellis- 10/11/20
F: Fated- Benedict Jacka- 12/18/17
F: The Faceless Ones- Derek Landy- 4/2/18
O: Once Hunted, Twice Shy- Mandy M. Roth- 2/22/20
D: Dark Descendant- Jenna Black- 7/8/18
I: Into the Wild- Christopher Johns- 5/11/21
L: The Long Road to Gaia: An Interlude Novel between Parts 2 & 3- Timothy Ellis- 10/3/20

Dandelion

Daring

D: Desperate Covenant- Amanda M. Lee- 9/20/18
A: Alien Research- Gini Koch- 10/30/20
R: Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos- Donna Andrews- 5/25/20
I: In a Witch's Wardrobe- Juliet Blackwell- 10/5/21
N: The Night Beat- Gini Koch- 12/27/21
G: God Hammer- John Conroe- 7/26/18

Dazzling
Delicious

Delightful

D: The Dragon Finds Forever- Kristen Painter- 6/6/17
E: Extreme Medical Services- Jamie Davis- 12/17/18
L: Louisiana Longshot- Jana Deleon- 1/17/18
I: It Takes a Witch- Heather Blake- 2/26/19
G: Grim Holiday- Amanda M. Lee- 11/10/17
H: Haunted Ground- Erin Hart- 3/31/17
T: Touched by an Alien- Gini Koch- 8/22/18
F: Frostbite- Richelle Mead- 4/11/17
U: Unnatural Death- Dorothy L. Sayers- 2/14/20
L: Lord Edgware Dies- Agatha Christie- 1/20/18

Desirable
Determined
Diligent

Discerning
Discover
Dynamic
Eager
Easy
Efficient
Effortless
Elegant

Eloquent
Endless
Energetic
Engaging

Enhancing

E: Evil Dark- Justin Gustainis- 5/24/19
N: The Never War- D.J. MacHale- 6/30/19
H: The Hanged Man- P.N. Elrod- 4/24/17
A: The ABC Murders- Agatha Christie- 6/22/18
N: New Spring- Robert Jordan- 7/7/19
C: Cold Burn of Magic- Jennifer Estep- 10/4/17
I: Into the Hollow- Karina Halle- 6/14/19
N: The Name of the Wind- Patrick Rothfuss- 8/6/19
G: Ghost Seer- Robin D. Owens- 2/21/18

Enormous
Enterprising
Enthusiastic

Enticing

Excellent

E: Every Heart a Doorway- Seanan McGuire- 11/11/17
X: The Xibalba Murders- Lyn Hamilton- 3/2/17
C: Cover Her Face- P.D. James- 6/2/17
E: Electric Night- Stacey Brutger- 2/15/18
L: Lover Awakened- J.R. Ward- 9/30/17
L: Lion in the Valley- Elizabeth Peters- 10/12/17
E: Elemental Soul- Phaedra Weldon- 2/28/18
N: Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men- Molly Harper- 9/6/18
T: Taken at the Flood- Agatha Christie- 11/3/17

Exceptional
Exciting
Experienced
Exquisite
Fabulous
Fair

Far-Sighted
Fascinating
Fine
Flamboyant
Flattering
Flexible
Flourishing
Fortunate

Free
Friendly
Fruitful
Fulfilled
Fun
Generate
Generous
Genial

Genuine
Gift
Gifted
Giggle
Glorious

Glowing

G: Graceling- Kristin Cashore- 10/2/17
L: The Lost City of Faar- D.J. MacHale- 12/12/17
O: Otherworld Chills- Kelley Armstrong- 7/29/17
W: Waking the Witch- Kelley Armstrong- 3/22/17
I: Irresistible Magic- Deanna Chase- 12/8/18
N: Nice Girls Don't Live Forever- Molly Harper- 10/4/18
G: Grave Haunting- Lily Harper Hart- 10/9/17

Go

G: Ghostly Seas: A Harper Harlow and Rowan Gray Mystery- Lily Harper Hart- 7/13/19
O: Outling- Marty Mayberry- 5/29/21

Good

G: Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun- Victoria Laurie- 8/1/19
O: An Offer From a Gentleman- Julia Quinn- 7/21/21
O: Old-Fashioned Huntsman- Christopher Johns- 8/17/21
D: The Dark Prophecy- Rick Riordan- 5/12/19

Good-Looking
Gorgeous
Graceful
Gracious
Grand
Great
Handsome
Happy

Hardy
Harmonious
Healed
Healthy
Helpful
Hilarity
Honest
Hot

Humorous
Humor
Ideal
Imaginative
Impressive
Industrious
Ingenious
Innovative

Inspired
Intelligent
Interested
Interesting
Intuitive
Inventive
Invincible
Inviting

Irresistible

Joyous

J: Just Take My Heart- Mary Higgins Clark- 2/9/17
O: Off the Record- Amanda M. Lee- 4/14/17
Y: Your Chariot Awaits- Lorena McCourtney- 3/18/17
O: Of Fate and Phantoms- C.J. Archer- 5/25/17
U: Unwritten & Underwater- Amanda M. Lee- 4/23/18
S: Schooled in Magic- Christopher Nuttall- 2/22/17

Judicious

J: Jaws- Peter Benchley- 5/19/17
U: Until the Sun Falls from the Sky- Kristen Ashley- 7/3/20
D: Dark Peril- Christine Feehan- 9/29/17
I: Into the Abyss- Dale Mayer- 12/2/19
C: A Charming Cure- Tonya Kappes- 10/29/17
I: The Incubus Impasse- Amanda M. Lee- 12/4/19
O: Over My Dead Body- Rex Stout- 11/7/17
U: Undead and Unreturnable- MaryJanice Davidson- 8/24/20
S: Storm- Brigid Kemmerer- 7/11/17

Juicy
Keen
Kind

Knowing

K: King's Cage- Victoria Aveyard- 4/30/17
N: Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors- Molly Harper- 10/14/18
O: Opal- Jennifer L. Armentrout- 8/12/17
W: Wicked Season- Lily Harper Hart- 4/1/17
I: Indexing- Seanan McGuire- 3/15/19
N: Night of the Unicorn- T.S. Paul- 11/22/18
G: Ghost Girl- C.J. Archer- 11/29/17

Kudos

Lemon
Limitless
Lively
Loving
Lucky
Luminous
Magical
Magnificent

Marvelous
Masterful
Mighty
Miraculous
Motivated
Mustard
Natural
Neat

Nice
Nifty
Noble
Nurturing
OK
Oodles

Oomph

O: One Salt Sea- Seanan McGuire- 3/30/18
O: Oracles of Delphi Keep- Victoria Laurie- 6/23/18
M: Mercenary Magic- Ella Summers- 7/12/17
P: Paramedic 189's Final Report: Unique Memories of a 30 Year Fire Captain/Paramedic- Rodney Mortensen- 8/16/17
H: Hard Spell- Justin Gustainis- 7/3/17

Optimistic

Outstanding
Passionate
Peaceful
Pep
Perfect
Persevering
Persistent
Playful

Pleasing
Plentiful
Positive

Powerful

P: The Protectors- Victor Kloss- 7/20/17
O: Once Bitten, Twice Shy- Jennifer Rardin- 8/20/17
W: While My Pretty One Sleeps- Mary Higgins Clark- 4/22/17
E: Empty Nest- Marty Wingate- 5/2/19
R: The Rest Falls Away- Colleen Gleason- 10/5/17
F: Four to Score- Janet Evanovich- 7/27/17
U: Unnatural Causes- P.D. James- 3/18/20
L: Lake Silence- Anne Bishop- 3/6/18

Precious
Prepared
Productive
Profound

Prompt
Prosperous
Proud
Qualified
Quality
Quick
Quiet
Radiant

Raincoat
Reasonable
Refined
Refreshing
Relaxing
Reliable
Remarkable
Resolute

Resourceful
Respected

Rewarding

R: A Restless Evil- Ann Granger- 10/7/17
E: Eyes to the Soul- Dale Mayer- 10/31/19
W: Whose Body- Dorothy L. Sayers- 5/14/17
A: All My Witches- Amanda M. Lee- 9/18/18
R: Rise of the Evening Star- Brandon Mull- 10/21/17
D: Darkness Wanes- Susan Illene- 8/3/17
I: Doctor Who: In the Blood- Jenny T. Colgan- 9/16/19
N: No Crones About It- Amanda M. Lee- 9/3/19
G: The Guns of Avalon- Roger Zelazny- 3/5/18

Robust
Rubber Duck
Safe
Satisfied
School bus

Secure
Seductive
Self-Reliant
Sensational
Sensible
Sensitive
Serene
Sharing

Skillful
Smart
Smashing
Smile
Smooth
Sparkling
Spiritual
Splendid

Splendiferous
Strong
Stunning
Successful
Sugar

Sunflower

S: Shattered Circle- Linda Robertson- 8/19/17
U: Urban Shaman- C.E. Murphy- 12/12/20
N: Now You See Her...- Dale Mayer- 11/14/19
F: Full Blooded- Amanda Carlson- 9/5/17
L: Lover Avenged- J.R. Ward- 9/23/18
O: Omega- S.M. Reine- 2/4/18
W: White Hot- Ilona Andrews- 5/31/17
E: An Easy Death- Charlaine Harris- 12/29/19
R: The Roman Hat Mystery- Ellery Queen- 12/6/17

Sunshine
Superabundant

Superb
Swell
Swift
Talented
Taxi
Tenacious
Tennis Balls
Terrific

Thankful
Thrilling
Thriving
Timely
Transcend
Trusting
Truthful
Try

Ultimate
Unerring
Unfetter
Unique
Upbeat
Uplift
User-friendly
Valiant

Valid
Valuable
Versatile
Vibrant
Victorious
Vigorous
Vivacious
Vivid

Warm
Warmth
Water
Wealthy
Welcome
Well
Whole
Wholehearted

Willing
Win
Wisdom
Wise
Witty
Wonder
Wonderful
Worthwhile

Worthy
Wow
Xanthomonad
Xanthomonas
Xanthophyll
Xanthopsia
Yea
Yeah

Yearn
Yes
Yippee
Yolk
Young
Youthful
Zeal
Zest

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Choose Your Own Adventure: Life Gives You Lemons
Option 3
Level: Lemons

Alive
Bliss
Calm
Desirable
Elegant
Free
Gift
Happy
Inspired
Joyous
Kind
Loving
Marvelous
Natural
Oodles
Precious
Quality
Respected
Strong
Truthful
Unique
Valuable
Wonder

Option 3: Life gives you Lemons Spell-it-Out
►Using the Spell-it-Out Rules(*), spell out any of the terms below.

- Lemons : 25+ books

Adorable
A - Adrian, Lara - Defy the Dawn by Lara Adrian 7 January 2017 ★★★★
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o - Owen Grayson (character) Venom by Jennifer Estep 6 March 2017 ★★★★
r - Rosalyn Landor (narrator) Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell Smith 9 March 2017 ★★
a - Austen, Jane Northanger Abby by Jane Austen 2 February 2017 ★★★★★
b - Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs 12 January 2017 ★★★★★
l - Lisa Shearin The Ghoul Vendetta by Lisa Shearin 22 February 2017 ★★★★★
e - Elinor (main Character) - Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 3 January 2017 ★★★★★



Buttercup
B - The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas 19 January 2017 ★★★★★
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t - Tarkin (main character) Star Wars: Tarkin by James Luceno 27 February 2017 ★★★
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e - Emily St. John Mandel Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 8 January 2017 ★★★★
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c - Cancelled by Murder by Jean Flowers 19 January 2017 ★★★★
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a - Adams, Ellery Murder in the Paperback Parlor by Ellery Adams 4 February 2017 ★★★★
f - Fortgang, Lauren (narrator) Web of Lies by Jennifer Estep 20 February 2017 ★★★★
f - Furlong, Susan War and Peach by Susan Furlong 3 March 2017 ★★★★
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b - Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews 10 February 2017 ★★★★★
b -Bush, George W. 41: A Portrait of My Father by George W. Bush 12 March 2017 ★★★★
e -Estep, Jennifer Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep 21 January 2017 ★★★
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Welcome everyone!

Life Gives You Lemons
Duration: 1/1/2017-12/31/2017
Option 3: Life gives you Lemons Spell-it-Out
Book Level: Lemons : 25+ books
Progress: 25/25

COMPLETE

A- +Anima 4 by Natsumi Mukai 1/23/17
W- Welcome, Little Baby by Aliki 7/22/2017
A- +Anima 5 by Natsumi Mukai 1/24/17
K- Kingdom Hearts, Vol. 2 by Shiro Amano 1/19/17
E- Every Day Birds by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater 7/22/2017

A- +Anima 6 by Natsumi Mukai 1/24/17
W- Whopper Cake by Karma Wilson 7/23/2017
A- +Anima 7 by Natsumi Mukai 1/25/17
R- Birthday Presents by Cynthia Rylant 7/23/2017
E- The EARTH Book by Todd Parr 7/22/2017

B- Bea at Ballet by Rachel Isadora 7/22/2017
O- Herman And Marguerite: An Earth Story by Jay O'Callahan 7/23/2017
L- Froggy Rides a Bike by Jonathan London 7/22/2017
D- Douglas, You Need Glasses! by Ged Adamson 7/22/2017

K- Kingdom Hearts, Vol. 3 by Shiro Amano 1/19/17
I- Imadoki!: Nowadays, Vol. 5 by Yuu Watase 1/19/17
N- +Anima 8 by Natsumi Mukai 1/25/17
D- Animal Crackers: A Delectable Collection of Pictures, Poems, and Lullabies for the Very Young by Jane Dyer 7/22/2017

T- Bunny Days by Tao Nyeu 7/23/2017
R- Truck Stop by Anne F. Rockwell 7/23/2017
Y- Crow Boy by Taro Yashima 7/23/2017

Y- Picnic with Piggins by Jane Yolen 7/23/2017
O- One-Punch Man, Vol. 1 by ONE 1/19/17
L- Froggy Gets a Doggy by Jonathan London 7/22/2017
K- Kingdom Hearts, Vol. 4 by Shiro Amano 1/19/17

I'm going to do a mix. Book Level: 25+

Life Gives You Lemons
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2017

Option 2: Life gives you Lemons Themed Books - books with yellow covers

READ: 11/11

✔1. The Curse of Tenth Grave - Darynda Jones 1/11
✔2. Vicious - Kevin O'Brien 1/19
✔3. The Murder of King Tut - James Patterson 2/10
✔4. Lucky Bastard - Deborah Coonts 6/7
✔5. Three Sisters - Susan Mallery 2/4
✔6. The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey 4/4
✔7. The Cat Who Said Cheese - Lillian Jackson Braun 4/5
✔8. Year of the Hyenas - Brad Geagley 9/29
✔9. Foul Play - Janet Evanovich 10/21
✔10. Burning The Map - Laura Caldwell 10/28
✔11. Sacred Cows - Karen E. Olson 5/23


Option 3: Life gives you Lemons Spell-it-Out
TERMS: 22/26
LETTERS: 212/216

✔1. Adventurous
A: Daughter of the Blood - Ann Bishop 1/22
D: Me, Myself and Why? - Mary Janice Davidson 1/1
V: Spectacle - Rachel Vincent 6/14
E: Some Like It Scot - Suzanne Enoch 1/8
N: Nautier and Wilder - Lora Leigh 1/23
T: The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8
U: Unchained - Caris Roane 3/22
R: Ravens - George Dawes Green 1/28
O: Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
U: Ultraviolet - R.J. Anderson 5/6
S: Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3

✔2. Big Bird
B: Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7
I: I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond 1/14
G: Midnight's Master - Donna Grant 1/28

B: The Beekeeper's Ball - Susan Wiggs 1/12
I: The Immortals of Meluha - Amish Tripathi 1/15
R: The Memorist - M.J. Rose 1/29
D: Darkness Dawns - Dianne Duvall 1/25

✔3. Canary
C: The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7
A: A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison 1/9
N: Blue Monday - Nicci French 1/26
A: The Bird Eater - Ania Ahlborn 2/13
R: Rogue - Katy Evans 2/2
Y: Sword of the Rightful King - Jane Yolen 1/17

✔4. Dazzling
D: Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 1/26
A: Die Like an Eagle - Donna Andrews 5/21
Z: The Never List - Koethi Zan 3/9
Z: Blind Faith - Rebecca Zanetti 10/16
L: The Lost Key - Catherine Coulter 1/23
I: In the Company of Vampires - Katie MacAlister 3/5
N: Nothing Gold Can Stay - Dana Stabenow 3/11
G: Fish Perfume - Sammie Grace 3/6

✔5. Exquisite
E: The Edge of the World - Kevin Anderson 1/13
X: Fire Dancer - Ann Maxwell 8/24
Q: The Wicked Ways of Alexander Kidd - Paula Quinn 3/16
U: Into the Fire - Amanda Usen 12/28
I: The Cannibals - Iain Lawrence 1/5
S: Seduced by the Storm - Sydney Croft 5/9
I: Immortal - Traci L. Slatton 2/2
T: Storm's Heart - Thea Harrison 1/30
E: The House at Sea's End - Elly Griffiths 4/6

✔6. Fortunate
F: The Final Cut - Catherine Coulter 1/5
O: Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
R: Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly 2/4
T: Tick Tock - James Patterson 2/5
U:The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella 6/3
N: Night Reigns - Dianne Duvall 2/11
A: Lost - Alice Lichtenstein 2/4
T: Tuesday's Child - Dale Mayer 2/18
E: Venom - Jennifer Estep 1/21

✔7. Glowing
G: Graced - Amanda Pillar 1/17
L: Crow Lake - Mary Lawson 1/15
O: On the Growl - Celia Kyle 1/18
W: White Lion's Lady - Tina St. John 2/22
I: In Cold Pursuit - Sarah Andrews 2/24
N: Clash - Nicole Williams 2/25
G: The Accidental Alchemist - Gigi Pandian 3/28

✔8. Harmonious
H: Dead Ice - Laurell K. Hamilton 2/21
A: The Lady in Question - Victoria Alexander 2/25
R: Raising the Past - Jeremy Robinson 2/28
M: Finding Perfect - Susan Mallery 3/2
O: Omens - Kelley Armstrong 1/28
N: Aunt Dimity, Vampire Hunter - Nancy Atherton 3/26
I: Beyond the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 3/25
O: Offside - Juliana Stone 1/29
U: Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry 10/23
S: Stuck In Shangri-La - Kasey Michaels 4/18

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✔9. Invincible
I: One Fell Sweep - Ilona Andrews 4/1
N: Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon - Nancy Atherton 4/22
V: The Covert Wolf - Bonnie Vanak 2/9
I: The North Water - Ian McGuire 4/10
N: Night Unbound - Dianne Duvall 5/20
C: The Hawk and His Boy - Christopher Bunn 1/31
I: The Quiet Game - Greg Iles 5/20
B: Buried in a Bog - Sheila Connolly 3/12
L: The Legacy - Linda Lael Miller 3/27
E: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight - Darynda Jones 2/6

✔10. Judicious
J: Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay 4/7
U: The Red Hunter - Lisa Unger 4/12
D: Dark Enchantment - Kathy Morgan 3/4
I: The Immortals - J.T. Ellison 6/19
C: Coming Home - Mariah Stewart 4/17
I: Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 7/14
O: One Kick - Chelsea Cain 3/4
U: Unlucky - Jana DeLeon 7/12
S: Starting Now - Debbie Macomber 6/12

✔11. Keen
K: Kiss Me, I'm Irish - Roxanne St Claire / Jill Shalvis / Maureen Child 3/22
E: Eaten - Susan Crockford 3/7
E: Echoes in Death - J.D. Robb 3/29
N: Never Look Back - Linda Lael Miller 5/30

✔12. Lemon
L: The Lazarus Machine - Paul Crilley 3/27
E: 14 - J.T. Ellison 3/30
M: Some Like It Wild - Teresa Medeiros 3/13
O: On the Accidental Wings of Dragons - Julie Wetzel 2/11
N: Archangel's Heart - Nalini Singh 6/17

✔13. Magnificent
M: You and I, Me and You - Mary Janice Davidson 4/13
A: Dark Embers - Tessa Adams 3/24
G: Dragon of the Island - Mary Gillgannon 4/1
N: No Man's Land - David Baldacci 7/9
I: A Catered St. Patrick's Day - Isis Crawford 7/14
F: Fair Game - Jasmine Haynes 1/21
I: Bound By Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 8/11
C: The Conquest - Yxta Maya Murray 4/22
E: The Edinburgh Dead - Brian Ruckley 2/23
N: Concrete Savior - Yvonne Navarro 7/7
T: Time Thief - Katie MacAlister 2/24

✔14. Noble
N: Nevernight - Jay Kristoff 6/20
O: On Her Father's Grave - Kendra Elliott 2/27
B: Wrayth - Pip Ballantine 3/21
L: Living on the Edge - Shannon Butcher 4/20
E: The Last Good Man - Kathleen Eagle 2/17

✔15. Outstanding
O: Once a Cavalier - Linda O. Johnston 3/16
U: Unloved - Katy Regnery 9/3
T: 2066 - Peter Brandt 2/23
S: The Shadowy Horses - Susanna Kearsley 5/11
T: When a Scot Ties the Knot - Tessa Dare 4/12
A: The Man Who Spoke Snakish - Andrus Kivirähk 7/17
N: Night Shift - N. Singh/I. Andrews/L. Shearin/M. Vane 8/12
D: Desert God - Wilbur Smith 2/4
I: In Stone's Clasp - Christie Golden 11/6
N: Golden Age and Other Stories - Naomi Novik 10/9
G: The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major 4/11

✔16. Prompt
P: Phantom Shadows - Dianne Duvall 3/19
R: Chains of Darkness - Caris Roane 2/27
O: On What Grounds - Cleo Coyle 3/20
M: The Striker - Monica McCarty 4/15
P: Cemetery Dance - Douglas Preston 3/23
T: Serpent's Kiss - Thea Harrison 4/22

✔17. Qualified
Q: Spirit Woman - Zara Quentin 8/27
U: Five - Ursula Poznanski 10/8
A: Blood of the Dark Moon - Adrianne Brennan 8/13
L: Lethal Investments - K.O. Dahl 5/26
I: Darkness Avenged - Alexandra Ivy 11/9
F: Fever Dream - Douglas Preston 4/27
I: Intensity - Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/9
E: The Scribe - Elizabeth Hunter 4/19
D: Dearly Depotted - Kate Collins 4/3