Linz and Tress's 2024 Reading Challenge

This 5-tiered challenge from Linz the Bookworm and The Logophile is always fun, even though I never seem to fully succeed at it. (I will be unveiling my annual rollover challenge on January 1st so you can see what all I failed at this year. And last year.) I do skip around a lot for this challenge, but I save the "free space" book for each level until I've finished the other 11 books for that level.

Level 1: Book of the Month Club - COMPLETED!

3. Read a book by an author you've previously read - Patience and Not-Forsaken
6. Read a book that is under 400 pages - I'm Just A Person
7. Read a book that is a comedy or satire - The Weirdies
8. Read a retelling of a fairy tale or a classic novel - Snow, Glass, Apples
15. Read a book with a color in the title - Red Hood
24. Read a book from the Los Angeles Public Library's staff recommendations - The Cat Who Saved Books
42. Read a book you got for free - The Diamond Eye
43. Read a caper story (heist, thievery, etc.) - The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
46. Read a book that's been on your "shelf" for over a year - Viva Durant and The Secret of the Silver Buttons
53. Read a book published in 2014 (10 years ago) - I Lived on Butterfly Hill: A Novel
59. Reread a book you have recommended to someone else - Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
60. Free Space! Cursed Bunny

Level 2: Casual Reader Club
- Read book 1 of a Duology - Millennium Approaches
- Read book 2 of a Duology - Perestroika
- Free Space! Pick any book.

1. Read a book with three or more colors on the cover - Last Night at the Telegraph Club
9. Read a book by an author who shares a first or last name with a family member - Argylle
13. Read a book published by Simon & Schuster or one of its imprints - Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere
76. Read a book with a Gothic theme - The Masque of the Red Death: Fine Art Edition
116. Read a book with the word "Dark" in the title - What Grows in the Dark
125. Read a book you meant to read for last year's challenge - City Under One Roof
137. Beyond Magenta: Transgender and Nonbinary Teens Speak Out
149. Read a book about faeries - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
166. Read a book published in 2004 (20 years ago) - Blood Rites

Level 3: Dedicated Reader Club - COMPLETED!

4. Read a book by an author you think has an interesting name - Notes on an Execution
16. Read a Lovers to Enemies (or Friends to Enemies) story - The Tell-Tale Heart & The Black Cat
17. Read a Historical Fiction novel - Miss Eliza's English Kitchen
28. Read a book with the name of a place in the title - The Murders in the Rue Morgue
34. Read a book that starts with the letter "S" - Saving Noah
51. Read the first book in a series you've wanted to start - Witchy Whiskers
55. Read a book that was published before you were born - Lord Edgware Dies
89. Read a book from Refinery29's "The Ultimate Book Bucket List: The 75 Best Books Of All Time" - A Wizard of Earthsea
123. Read a book with a grey cover - The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
146. Read a book about a veterinarian (or someone who works with animals) - Horse
152. Read an Enemies to Lovers story - Listen for the Lie
153. Free Space! The Mystery In Dracula's Castle

Level 4: Speed Reader Club
- A book by Eleanor Hibbert under any of her pseudonyms (Victoria Holt) - On the Night of the Seventh Moon
- Read a book with the word "Truth" in the title - Hunting the Truth - The Truth Is . . .: My Life in Love and Music - Truth Be Told - The Truth About White Lies
- Free Space! Pick any book.

5. Read a book that has double letters in the title - The Keeper of Stories
27. Read a memoir - Upon Reflection
29. Read a book with a skull on the cover - Bridge of Souls
40. Read a book that involves gamer/fandom/geek culture - What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life
56. Read a book that is referenced in a film or TV show - Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s
94. Read a book that takes place in a cold climate - Owl Moon
96. Read a book with a Scientist as the main character - A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons
103. Read a book by two or more authors - Is He Dead?
151. Read a book involving or inspired by Egyptian mythology - The Statue Walks at Night

Level 5: Overachiever Club
- Read a book by Jonathan Coe - Expo 58
- Read a book with over 700 pages - The Years of Rice and Salt - Dhalgren
- Read a book that takes place in South America - Fruit of the Drunken Tree
- Free Space! Pick any book.

2. A book with a title that has 5 words - the sun and her flowers
10. Read a non-fiction book - Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It
21. Read a book with a Unicorn in it - A Unicorn Named Sparkle and the Perfect Valentine
31. Rickrolled! Read a book with one (or more) of the following words in the title: Never Going To Give You Up - A Cat's Guide to Bonding with Dragons
36. Read a book that takes place during the 18th century (1701-1800) - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
37. Read a book with a picture of food or drink on the cover - How It Ends
77. Read a book you previously started but left unfinished - The Maid
118. Read a book by an author with Fred in their name - What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?