Jen’s 2022 Reading Challenges

Posted January 26, 2022 by BaronessMom in Reading Challenge / 1 Comment

Jen’s 2022 Reading Challenges

Karen has finally convinced me to join her in a few Reading Challenges. She is always telling me how fun they are. Let’s see how I do this year. I have lots going on, but I thought I would try just a few. There are seriously so many reading challenges.

I pretty much stole this post from Karen. So, if you want to join one of the challenges below, click the link after “Hosted by,” and it will take you to the challenge page. You can find all the rules there and sign up too.

NOTE: If you click a link and get an error, it could be because the review hasn’t been published yet. I add the links as I schedule the post to match Karen’s schedule for me. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Here we go:

2022 Goodreads Reading Challenge

Hosted by: Goodreads

Jenz 2022 Goodreads RC

Host: Goodreads
My Summary Post
Progress: 73/52 (140%)
1 January, 2022 — 31 December, 2022
Completed!

140

My goal this year will be 65 books.

Goodreads hosts an enormous reading challenge every year. I have been participating in this contest since 2011. I haven’t always hit my target, but I try. You do have to sign up to be on Goodreads, but you probably already are if you are a reader.

2022 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge

Hosted by: Escape with Dollycas

Completed September 6, 2022.

My goal this year is to read 26 books.

The Alphabet Soup Challenge means that by December 31st, 2022, your bowls must be filled with one book for each letter of the Alphabet. Each Letter Counts As 1 Spoonful.

Look for this hashtag #AlphabetSoupChallenge.

My 26 Books

A – Antique Auctions are Murder by Libby Klein

B – The Book of Beloved by Carolyn Haines

C – Cold Brew Corpse by Tara Lush

D – Dancing With a Royal by Tomi Tabb

E – Elementary She Read by Vicki Delany

F – Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven by Janet Evanovich

G – Ghost Agents by Nita DeBorde

H – The House of Memory by Carolyn Haines

I – It’s In His Kiss by Julia Quinn

J – Jiving With a Royal by Tomi Tabb

K – Kynhaven by Sarah Westill

L – Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich

M – The Murderous Haircut of the Mayor of Bel Air by Phillip Mottaz

N – Nearly Dead in Iowa by Wendy Byrne

O – An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn

P – Pillow Stalk by Diane Vallera

Q – The Squeaky Clean Skeleton by R. A. Muth

R – Rubies and Revenge by Angela McRae

S – Styled For Murder by Nancy J. Cohen

T – Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich

U – Under Lock and Skeleton Key by Gigi Pandian

V – The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

W – What Happened on Box Hill by Elizabeth Gilliland

X – The Fixer Upper by Lauren Forsythe

Y – Your Eight O’Clock is Dead by Kat Jorgensen

Z – The Sizzle Paradox by Lily Menon

2022 Beachcomber Mystery Reading Challenge

Hosted by: Rick Mills Project

Goal Completed: June 13, 2022

My goal this year is to finish 1 bag per category.

I will add the book title and link to the review next to the card’s line item.

Welcome to the 2022 Beachcomber Mystery Reading Challenge! Your goal is to become a Beachcomber by filling the set of four beach bags (23 items per bag, 92 items total) as you read mysteries!

All four beach bags now use the find-the-letter-of-the-alphabet system.
You can use ANY letter in the word, not just the first letter. You can use Knife for F.
Crime Scenes can be “regional” – from a specific room to a street to a city to a state.
You can use any book as many times as you like.
You are not limited to the author’s exact words but may substitute as needed. For example, the author uses the word “handgun,” but you need a T – so you can substitute “pisTol.”
You can use Free Space four times. (Used one – Crime Scenes, first bag)

VICTIMS

For Victims, find a letter which occurs anywhere in the victim’s name. Victims must be dead. You may find more than one per book, but use each one only once.

First Bag Completed Date: June 13, 2022

A – Priscilla Alvarez (Gated Prey)

B – Isabella Thorpe (What Happened on Box Hill)

C – Paul Colter (Gated Prey)

D – Drake Alberts III (The Murderous Haircut of the Mayor of Bel Air)

E – Bernard Stupe (Twisted Twenty-Six)

F – Fancy (The Specter of Seduction)

G – Greg Nagy (Gated Prey)

H – Alice ‘Patches’ Smuther (Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven)

I or J – Jack Laredo (Styled for Murder)

K – Keith Beckett (The Murderous Haircut of the Mayor of Bel Air)

L – Bernadette Churchill (What Happened on Box Hill)

M – Michael Green (Gated Prey)

N – Joel Dalander (Gated Prey)

O – Leonard Skoogie (Look Alive Twenty-Five)

P or Q – Bradley Quinn (Styled for Murder)

R – Reina Rose (Cold Brew Corpse)

S – Samantha Willows (The Murderous Haircut of the Mayor of Bel Air)

T – Tobias Banyan (Styled for Murder)

U – Julius Roman (Twisted Twenty-Six)

V – Miranda Hargrove (Rubies and Revenge)

W – Oswald Wednesday (Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight)

X Y or Z – Grayson Mumford (Gated Prey)

Second Bag Completed Date: September 21, 2022

A – Adam (Strangers We Know)

B – Courtney Kirby (Murder in an Irish Village)

C – Clark Stupin (Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight)

D – Debbie Dawson (Strangers We Know)

E – Tim Scheel (Strangers We Know)

F – Maxim Schrulcraft (Sea Storm)

G – Gym Monkey (Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven)

H – Geri Hauser (Strangers We Know)

I or J – Niall Murphy (Murder in an Irish Village)

K – Carla Skootch (Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven)

L – Wallace Benson (Long Overdue at the Lakeside Library)

M – Gerard ‘Mushy2’ Gouge (Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight)

N – Katrina Oates (Strangers We Know)

O – Benny Skootch (Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven)

P or Q – Stacey Perez (Strangers We Know)

R – Judge Gerald Gardner (The Local)

S – Willameena Addison Churl aka Billie C. (Saddled Up 4 Murder)

T – Samson Truman (Strangers We Know)

U – Hunter Man (Strangers We Know)

V – Slyvester ‘Zeus’ Lucca (Twisted Twenty-Six)

W – Cassidy Sparrow (Under Lock and Skeleton Key)

X Y or Z – Sanchez (Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven)

Third Bag Completed Date: October 5, 2022

A – Robert Aultman (The Book of Beloved)

B – Miss Peebles-green dress (The House of Memory)

C – Connie Shelton (The House of Memory)

D – Roberto Bernardi (Five Belles Too Many)

E – Miss Peebles-blue dress (The House of Memory)

F – Walter Griffin (Wolf Point)

G – Older Gentleman in 7D (The Recovery Agent)

H – Mark Showman (Murder and Macchiatos)

I or J – Johnson Little (The House of Memory)

K – Elaine Kent (Elementary She Read)

L – Cheryl Lawrence (The House of Memory)

M – John Henry Marcum (The Book of Beloved)

N – Nora Bailey (The Specter of Seduction)

O – Lorilie Roswell (The House of Memory)

P or Q – Pamela DuMond (The House of Memory)

R – Calvert Marcus (The Specter of Seduction)

S – Ashland Pratt (The Specter of Seduction)

T – Tilly Roswell (The House of Memory)

U – Alan Perrault (Five Belles Too Many)

V – Eva Whitehead (The Book of Beloved)

W – Elisa Whitehead (The Book of Beloved)

X Y or Z – Daisy Roswell (The House of Memory)

Fourth Bag Completed Date: October 12, 2022

A – Nan (The Specter of Seduction)

B – Terry Burns (Death a Sketch)

C – Carrie Coburn (Pillow Stalk)

D – El Dragón Soldier #1 (The Recovery Agent)

E – Ramone Maslow (A Visitation of Angels)

F – Dawn Filbert (Knit of the Living Dead)

G – Mary Ellen Longton (Elementary She Read)

H – Thelma Johnson (Pillow Stalk)

I or J – Mitchel Maloney (Antique Auctions are Murder)

K – Anna Blake (Your Eight O’Clock is Dead)

L – Leon Nadali (The Recovery Agent)

M – Hildy Morse (A Visitation of Angels)

N – Virginia Jennaway (When She Dreams)

O – El Dragón Soldier #2 (The Recovery Agent)

P or Q – Pamela Ritter (Pillow Stalk)

R – Ruth Whelan (A Visitation of Angels)

S – Dr. Emerson Oxlade (When She Dreams)

T – Agustus Whipple (Antique Auctions are Murder)

U – Sheila Murphy (Pillow Stalk)

V – Beverly Nevins (When She Dreams)

W – William Whipple (Antique Auctions are Murder)

X Y or Z – Samyaza (A Visitation of Angels)

Fifth Bag Completed Date: December 11, 2022

A – Audrey Scruggs (A Shot in the 80% Dark)

B – Amalie Timbers (A Shot in the 80% Dark)

C – Christine Livingston (The Squeaky Clean Skeleton)

D – Hildy Hildecott (The Last Curtain Call)

E – Werner Vogel (Ghost Agents: Retribution)

F – Cara Flannery (Murder for Good Measure)

G – Gerritje (Gerri) Krieger (Lady of Bones)

H – Hernan Nunez (A Shot in the 80% Dark)

I or J – Paul Moir (Going Rogue)

K – Dr. Kara Levant (Gourd to Death)

L – Harold Hancock (The Last Curtain Call)

M – Jimmy Delucci (The Last Curtain Call)

N – Bryce Horner (Wolf Point)

O – Mary Lyon-Covington (Knit of the Living Dead)

P or Q – Pat (Penned In)

R – Robert Howell (Sea Storm)

S – Isadora Sepety (The Last Curtain Call)

T – Brainard Covington (Knit of the Living Dead)

U – Audrey (Murder by Puffin)

V – Valerie Warren (When She Dreams)

W – Stan Weitzel (Nearly Dead in Iowa)

X Y or Z – Robert O’Malley (Your Eight O’Clock is Dead)

Sixth Bag Completed Date:

G – Gary Craighead (Death by Bagpipes)

I or J

P or Q

T – Scooter (Trouble Under the Mistletoe)

W – Rachel Merriweather (Death by Fountain)

X Y or Z – Gwendolyn Campbell (Death by Bagpipes)

WEAPONS

For Weapons , find a letter which occurs anywhere in the word. You are not limited to the author’s exact words. For example, if you need a “G,” and someone uses a “pistol,” feel free to replace that with “handGun.”

First Bag Completed Date: February 20, 2022

A – Arm (Styled for Murder)

B – Plastic Bag (Gated Prey)

C – Car (Cold Brew Corpse)

D – Drugs (What Happened on Box Hill)

E – Concrete (Gated Prey)

F – Feet (What Happened on Box Hill)

G – Gas (Styled for Murder)

H – Hands (Rubies and Revenge)

I or J – Fist (Styled for Murder)

K – Kitchen Knife (The Murderous Haircut of the Mayor of Bel Air)

L – Blunt Object (Look Alive Twenty-Five)

M – Smith and Wesson Pistol (Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven)

N – Gun (Gated Prey)

O – Backup Pistol (Gated Prey)

P or Q – Pistol (Gated Prey)

R – Rifle (The Murderous Haircut of the Mayor of Bel Air)

S – Police Issued Handgun (Gated Prey)

T – Colt Revolver (Twisted Twenty-Six)

U – Gun (The Murderous Haircut of the Mayor of Bel Air)

V – Revolver (Twisted Twenty-Six)

W – Smith and Wesson (Twisted Twenty-Six)

X Y or Z – Muzzleloader (Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven)

Second Bag Completed Date: July 27, 2022

A – Palms (Saddled Up 4 Murder)

B – Blunt Object (Under Lock and Skeleton Key)

C – Pink Handled Scissors (Murder in an Irish Village)

D – Hands (Strangers We Know)

E – Fire (Strangers We Know)

F – Funeral Food (Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven)

G – Hand Gun (Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven)

H – Paraquat and Hands (Strangers We Know)

I or J – Sharp Object (Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight)

K – Knife (Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight)

L – 9 Mil handgun (Strangers We Know)

M – Smith and Wesson .44 Magnum (Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight)

N – Morphine (Strangers We Know)

O – Old Age (Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven)

P or Q – Paraquat and blunt object (Strangers We Know)

R – Morphine (Strangers We Know)

S – Pink Handled Scissors (Murder in an Irish Village)

T – Letter Opener (The Local)

U – Vapor Juice (Five Belles Too Many)

V – River (Strangers We Know)

W – Piano Wire (Antique Auctions are Murder)

X Y or Z – Yellow Velvet Pillow (Pillow Stalk)

Third Bag Completed Date: September 21, 2022

A – Hands (The Book of Beloved)

B – Butcher Knife (The House of Memory)

C – Hemlock (Murder and Macchiatos)

D – Hands (The Book of Beloved)

E – Horse (The House of Memory)

F – Butcher Knife (The House of Memory)

G – Hangman’s Rope (The Specter of Seduction)

H – Hands (The Book of Beloved)

I or J – Ice Knife (Long Overdue at the Lakeside Library)

K – Knives (The House of Memory)

L – Revolver (The House of Memory)

M – Meat Cleaver (A Visitation of Angels)

N – Hands (The House of Memory)

O – Noose (The Book of Beloved)

P or Q Noose/Rope (The Specter of Seduction)

R – Water (The House of Memory)

S – Hands (The House of Memory)

T – Shattered Glass Shard (The House of Memory)

U – Shot Gun (The Specter of Seduction)

V – Vapor Juice (Five Belles Too Many)

W – Wind and a Shoulder (The Recovery Agent)

X Y or Z – Zip Gun (Sea Storm)

Fourth Bag Completed Date: October 12, 2022

A – Hammer (When She Dreams)

B – Blunt Object (Knit of the Living Dead)

C – Scarf (Elementary She Read)

D – Cord (Your Eight O’Clock is Dead)

E – Knife (Elementary She Read)

F – Feet (The Specter of Seduction)

G – Lake Michigan (Wolf Point)

H – Macrame’ Plant Hanger (Antique Auctions are Murder)

I or J – Fist (A Visitation of Angels)

K – Kitchen Knife (The Specter of Seduction)

L – Rifle (A Visitation of Angels)

M – Black Mamba (The Recovery Agent)

N – Knife (The Recovery Agent)

O – Heart-Stopping Drug (When She Dreams)

P or Q – Viper (The Recovery Agent)

R – Rifle (A Visitation of Angels)

S – Pistol (The Squeaky Clean Skeleton)

T – Automobile (When She Dreams)

U – Shotgun (A Visitation of Angels)

V – 1800s Vampire Stake (Antique Auctions are Murder)

W – Drugs and Water (When She Dreams)

X Y or Z – Yarn (Knit of the Living Dead)

Fifth Bag Completed Date: December 11, 2022

A – Art Presentation (A Shot in the 80% Dark)

B – Blade (Penned In)

C – Large Sheet of Chocolate (A Shot in the 80% Dark)

D – Opioids (Nearly Dead in Iowa)

E – Knife (The Last Curtain Call)

F – Scarf (The Last Curtain Call)

G – Gun (Ghost Agents: Retribution)

H – Hands (Wolf Point)

I or J – Multiple Knives (Lady of Bones)

K – Rock (Death a Sketch)

L – Letter Opener (Your Eight O’Clock is Dead)

M – M4 Assault Riffle (Going Rogue)

N – Knife (The Last Curtain Call)

O – Pistol (The Last Curtain Call)

P or Q – Pink Velvet Pillow (Pillow Stalk)

R- Pitchfork (Gourd to Death)

S – Pills (Sea Storm)

T – Water (A Shot in the 80% Dark)

U – SUV (Murder for Good Measure)

V – Vintage Velvet Pillow (Pillow Stalk)

W – Pillow (Pillow Stalk)

X Y or Z – Yarn (Knit of the Living Dead)

Sixth Bag Completed Date:

C – Penicillin (Murder by Puffin)

F – Fountain Water (Death by Fountain)

H – Hands (Death by Bagpipes)

I or J

M – Heart Medicine (Death by Bagpipes)

P or Q

S – Succinylcholine (Trouble Under the Mistletoe)

X Y or Z

CRIME SCENES

For Crime Scenes, find a letter which occurs anywhere in the word. The crime scene could be a specific room, building, outdoor area, street, city, state, or country. You are not limited to the author’s exact words. For example, if you need a “P,” and someone uses a “trail,” feel free to replace that with a P for “Path.”

First Bag Completed Date: February 20, 2022

A – Agent’s Office (Look Alive Twenty-Five)

B – Bedroom (Styled for Murder)

C – Cliff (What Happened on Box Hill)

D – Bed (What Happened on Box Hill)

E – Kitchen (Gated Prey)

F – Fairgrounds (Styled for Murder)

G – Grocery Store/Meat Department (Gated Prey)

H – Behind the Concrete Plant (Twisted Twenty-Six)

I or J – Living Room (Gated Prey)

K – School Kitchen (Rubies and Revenge)

L – Front Lawn (The Murderous Haircut of the Mayor of Bel Air)

M – Pet Cemetery (Gated Prey)

N – Den (Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven)

O – Landscape Company’s Office (Gated Prey)

P or Q – State Park (Cold Brew Corpse)

R – Behind the Dumpster (Twisted Twenty-Six)

S – Pool Side (Gated Prey)

T – Trojan Horse Theater (The Murderous Haircut of the Mayor of Bel Air)

U – In Front of His House (Twisted Twenty-Six)

V – Free Space

W – Backyard by Wood Pile (The Murderous Haircut of the Mayor of Bel Air)

X Y or Z – Backyard (Styled for Murder)

Second Bag Completed Date: May 19, 2022

A – Columbia River, Washington (Strangers We Know)

B – Behind the Bail Bonds Office (Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven)

C – Columbia River, Washington (Strangers We Know)

D – back garden (Murder in an Irish Village)

E – Campsite in Oregon (Strangers We Know)

F – Five Pines Motel Room (Strangers We Know)

G – Ice Fishing Shanty (Long Overdue at the Lakeside Library)

H – forest near Hanford Reach, Washington (Strangers We Know)

I or J – Trinket Shop (Murder in an Irish Village)

K – Farmer’s Market (Murder and Macchiatos)

L – Living Room (Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight)

M – Apartment (Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven)

N – Behind the Bail Bonds Office (Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven)

O – Old Folks Home (Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven)

P or Q – Pantry (Under Lock and Skeleton Key)

R – River Bank (Strangers We Know)

S – Columbia River, Washington (Strangers We Know)

T- Bell Tower (Saddled Up 4 Murder)

U – Courthouse Parking Lot (The Local)

V – River (Strangers We Know)

W – Two-Bedroom Apartment (Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight)

X Y or Z – Empty Building (Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight)

Third Bag Completed Date: June 19, 2022

A – Autaugaville, AL (The House of Memory)

B – Bryce Hospital (The House of Memory)

C – Staircase (The House of Memory)

D – Wooded Trail (A Visitation of Angels)

E – Estate Grounds (The House of Memory)

F – Roof Top (The Book of Beloved)

G – Forest Clearing (The Specter of Seduction)

H – Kitchen (A Visitation of Angels)

I or J – Cabin in the Woods (The Specter of Seduction)

K – Jane’s Place Kitchen (Five Belles Too Many)

L – 3rd Floor Window (The Book of Beloved)

M – Peebles Homestead (The House of Memory)

N – Front Yard (The House of Memory)

O – Old Magnolia Tree at the Waverly Mansion (The Specter of Seduction)

P or Q – Town Square (The Book of Beloved)

R – Parlor at Caoin House (The Book of Beloved)

S – Peebles Homestead (The House of Memory)

T – Staircase (The Specter of Seduction)

U – Upstairs Window (The House of Memory)

V – Black Warrior River (The House of Memory)

W – Old Magnolia Tree at the Waverly Mansion (The Specter of Seduction)

X Y or Z – Entry Hall (Five Belles Too Many)

Fourth Bag Completed Date: August 9, 2022

A – Auction House (Antique Auctions are Murder)

B – Bedroom (Antique Auctions are Murder)

C – Kitchen (The Recovery Agent)

D – Dream Theater (When She Dreams)

E – Motel Room (Elementary She Read)

F – A Bed of Ferns in the Forest (A Visitation of Angels)

G – Swimming Pool Parking Lot (Pillow Stalk)

H – 7th Floor Hallway (The Recovery Agent)

I or J – Pacific Ocean (When She Dreams)

K – Rocks along Pacific Coast (When She Dreams)

L – A Well (A Visitation of Angels)

M – Under Morey’s Pier (Antique Auctions are Murder)

N – Balanced Rock Trail (Death a Sketch)

O – Rocks by Atlantic Ocean (The Recovery Agent)

P or Q – Pool Side (Elementary She Read)

R – A Bed of Ferns in the Forest (A Visitation of Angels)

S – Mansion (The Squeaky Clean Skeleton)

T – Bathroom (When She Dreams)

U – Ritual Garden (Lady of Bones)

V – Richmond, VA (Your Eight O’Clock is Dead)

W – White Rock Lake Road (Pillow Stalk)

X Y or Z – Butler’s Pantry (The Recovery Agent)

Fifth Bag Completed Date: December 11, 2022

A – Art Studio behind Museum (A Shot in the 80% Dark)

B – Bedroom (Pillow Stalk)

C – Gentlemen’s Club (The Last Curtain Call)

D – Art Studio behind Museum (A Shot in the 80% Dark)

E – New Jersey Woods (Knit of the Living Dead)

F – Furry Friend Fun Run Dog Park Parking Lot (Murder for Good Measure)

G – Gentlemen’s Club (The Last Curtain Call)

H – Old Idaho Penitentiary (Penned In)

I or J – Sailboat Cabin (Sea Storm)

K – Backyard (Knit of the Living Dead)

L – Wolf Point (Wolf Point)

M – The Mummy Theater (Pillow Stalk)

N – Shore near Navy Pier (Wolf Point)

O – Near Compost Pile (Knit of the Living Dead)

P or Q – Drainage Culvert Pipe (Sea Storm)

R – Reception Area (Your Eight O’Clock is Dead)

S – Sea Grass near Ocean Rig (A Shot in the 80% Dark)

T – Haunted House (Gourd to Death)

U – By the Dumpster behind Smart’s Tavern (Going Rogue)

V – Living Room (Nearly Dead in Iowa)

W – The Mighty Warlitzer (The Last Curtain Call)

X Y or Z – Mezzanine Carpet (The Last Curtain Call)

Sixth Bag Completed Date:

C – Paris Catacombs (Ghost Agents: Retribution)

E – Edinburgh, Scotland (Death by Bagpipes)

I or J – Iceland (Murder by Puffin)

L – Ladies Lookout (Death by Bagpipes)

P or Q – Side Porch (Trouble Under the Mistletoe)

R – Rome, Italy (Death by Fountain)

X Y or Z

DETECTIVES

For Detectives, find a letter which occurs anywhere in the detective’s name.

- Titles do not count. For example, “Inspector Clouseau” could count for A, but not for T.
- You can use anyone who has the detective role in the story, it need not be an ‘official’ detective.
- You may find more than one detective per book, but use each one only once, however…
- You can reuse a detective by reading additional books – for example, if you read two Nero Wolfe books, you can use Nero Wolfe for both F and O.

First Bag Completed Date: May 31, 2022

A – Tempest Raj (Under Lock and Skeleton Key)

B – Siobhan O’Sullivan (Murder in an Irish Village)

C – Catherine ‘Caty’ Morland (What Happened on Box Hill)

D – Danica Luman (The Murderous Haircut of the Mayor of Bel Air)

E – Emma Madison (Rubies and Revenge)

F – California State Police (Strangers We Know)

G – Oregon State Police (Strangers We Know)

H – Sarah Blair (Five Belles Too Many)

I or J – Stephanie Plum (Twisted Twenty-Six)

K – Sophie Kimball (Saddled Up 4 Murder)

L – Lana Lewis (Cold Brew Corpse)

M – Stephanie Plum (Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven)

N – Wenatchee Police Department (Strangers We Know)

O – Stephanie Plum and Joe Morelli (Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight)

P or Q – Duncan Pavone (Gated Prey)

R – Eve Ronin (Gated Prey)

S – Stephanie Plum (Look Alive Twenty-Five)

T – Stephanie Plum and Bucky Schmidt (Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight)

U – Stephanie Plum and Diesel (Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight)

V – Marla Vail (Styled for Murder)

W – Washington State Police (Strangers We Know)

X Y or Z – Rain Wilmot and Julia Reynolds (Long Overdue at the Lakeside Library)

Second Bag Completed Date: July 26, 2022

A – Raissa James and Reginald Proctor (The Specter of Seduction)

B – Srgt. Amber Fenton and Srgt. Viola Washinton (Antique Auctions are Murder)

C – Raissa James and Reginald Proctor (The Specter of Seduction)

D – Gemma Doyle (Elementary She Read)

E – Gabriela Rose and Rafer Jones (The Recovery Agent)

F – Macdara Flannery (Murder in an Irish Village)

G – Raissa James and Reginald Proctor (A Visitation of Angels)

H – Sheriff Richard Larson (Death a Sketch)

I or J – Gabriela Rose and Rafer Jones (The Recovery Agent)

K – Keeley Point Police Department (When She Dreams)

L – Poppy McAllister Srgt. Amber Fenton and Srgt. Viola Washinton (Antique Auctions are Murder)

M – Raissa James and Reginald Proctor (The House of Memory)

N – New York Police Department (The Recovery Agent)

O – Raissa James and Reginald Proctor (The House of Memory)

P or Q – Raissa James and Reginald Proctor (The Book of Beloved)

R – Raissa James and Reginald Proctor (The Book of Beloved)

S – Raissa James and Reginald Proctor (A Visitation of Angels)

T – Sheriff Thompson (The Book of Beloved)

U – James Euchre (The Local)

V – Srgt. Amber Fenton and Srgt. Viola Washinton (Antique Auctions are Murder)

W – Chief Dwayne Gerard (Five Belles Too Many)

X Y or Z – Hazel Hewitt (Murder and Macchiatos)

Third Bag Completed Date:

A – Lt. Tex Allen (Pillow Stalk)

B – Detective Brandon (When She Dreams)

C – Officer Clark (Pillow Stalk)

D – Sarah Booth Delaney (Lady of Bones)

E – Ashe Cayne and Mechanic (Wolf Point)

F – Felicity Koerber and Logan (A Shot in the 80% Dark)

G – Sam Sage and Maggie Long (When She Dreams)

H – Tori and Hazel (The Squeaky Clean Skeleton)

I or J – Izzy Lewis (Nearly Dead in Iowa)

L – Arlo Romero (A Shot in the 80% Dark)

M – Sam Sage and Maggie Long (When She Dreams)

N – Madison Night (Pillow Stalk)

O – Felicity Koerber and Logan (A Shot in the 80% Dark)

P or Q – Sloan McPherson (Sea Storm)

R – Rebecca Reynolds (Your Eight O’Clock is Dead)

S – Scott Hughes (Sea Storm)

T – Officer Donna Nast (Pillow Stalk)

U – Mel Turner (The Last Curtain Call)

V – Det. Tom Donovan (Your Eight O’Clock is Dead)

W – Annette Crawford (The Last Curtain Call)

X Y or Z – Detective O’Malley (Elementary She Read)

Fourth BagCompleted Date:

A – Angie Turner (Penned In)

B – Pamela, Bettina, and Nell (Knit of the Living Dead)

C – Ashe Cayne and Mechanic (Wolf Point)

D – Claire Abelard (Ghost Agents: Retribution)

E – – Lana Hansen (Death by Fountain)

H – Lana Hansen (Death by Bagpipes)

I or J

L – Lana Hansen (Murder by Puffin)

N – Pamela, Bettina, and Nell (Knit of the Living Dead)

P or Q – Pamela, Bettina, and Nell (Knit of the Living Dead)

S – Stephanie Plum (Going Rogue)

T – Billie Dean, Teddy, and Trouble (Trouble Under the Mistletoe)

V – Valentine Harris (Gourd to Death)

X Y or Z – Sherry Oliveri (Murder for Good Measure)

2022 Cloak and Dagger

Hosted by: Carol’s Notebook

Jenz 2022 Cloak and Dagger

Host: Carol's Notebook
My Summary Post
Progress: 50/15 (333%)
1 January, 2022 — 31 December, 2022
Completed!

333

My goal this year is to be Amateur Sleuth with 15 books.

Challenge Rules:

You can read any book from the mystery/suspense/thriller/crime genres. Any sub-genres are welcome as long as they incorporate one of these genres.
You don’t need a blog to participate, but you do need a place to post your reviews to link up. (blog, Goodreads, Instagram, etc.)
Make a goal post and link it back here with your goal for this challenge.
Books need to be at least 100 pages long. Please no short stories.
Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
The challenge will run from January 1st to December 31st. (Sign up ends March 15th)

Look for the hashtag #CloakDaggerChal.

2022 Craving the Cozies

Hosted by: Escape with Dollycas

Jenz 2022 Craving the Cozies

Host: Escape with Dollycas
My Summary Post
Progress: 30/15 (200%)
1 January, 2022 — 31 December, 2022
Completed!

200

My goal this year is to enter the Peckish level with 15 books.

Cozy mysteries, also referred to simply as “cozies,” are a sub-genre of crime fiction mysteries in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated humorously, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community. The crime-solver is an amateur sleuth, usually but not always a woman, who is thrust into the aftermath of the murder. The protagonist frequently has an occupation or hobby that brings appealing information to the reader.

The challenge runs from January 1st, 2021, and ends December 31st, 2021.

2022 Cruisin’ thru the Cozies

Hosted by: Socrates’ Book Reviews

Jenz 2022 Cruisin’ thru the Cozies

Host: Socrates' Book Reviews
My Summary Post
Progress: 30/15 (200%)
1 January, 2022 — 31 December, 2022
Completed!

200

My goal this year is to become a Level One (Snoop) with 15 cozy mysteries of my choice.

This is the 12th year for this reading challenge. Don’t forget to link up to start and link your reviews too.

2022 Medical Examiner’s Mystery Reading Challenge

Hosted by: Rick Mills Project

Jenz 2022 Medical Examiner’s Mystery RC

Host: Rick Mills Project
My Summary Post
Progress: 44/15 (293%)
1 January, 2022 — 31 December, 2022
Completed!

293

My goal this year will be to complete at least 15 books with toe tags.

Goal:

You are the Medical Examiner, and your goal is to issue as many Toe Tags as you can during 2022 by reading murder mysteries and documenting the cause of death of the unfortunate victim(s).

2022 Six Shooter Reading Challenge

Hosted by: Rick Mills Project

Goal Completed: December 11, 2022, ~ Janet Evanovich

December 12, 2022, ~ Carolyn Haines

Goal:

Shoot (read) six mysteries by the same target (author). You get one notch on your gun (and a prize) for each target completed.

My goal this year will be 6 books from at least 1 author.

I will keep track of all my shots here:

I hope you like “Jen’s 2022 Reading Challenges”. I am looking forward to the challenges. It will be a good year.

I don’t know what I am doing. So, please forgive me if I mess up. You can come back here to check out my progress, or you can go to Reading Challenges on the above menu, which will bring you back here.

Are you doing any Reading Challenges in 2022? I would love to know which ones are your favorites.

Until next time,

Happy Reading!