Tanya Patrice’s Comments (group member since Dec 31, 2019)

Tanya Patrice’s comments from the Chapter Adventure Reading Challenges group.

Taking some liberties - started The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher in September (finished in October) - which won a 2020 Dragon Award for Horror.

Simone wrote: "I chose this one for the August challenge. It was a creepy one.

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Loved that book Simone! Completely agree - creepayyy!

Your task this month is to read at least 1 book that WON a book award. Period. Any year ... any month. What will you read?

* Comment below with the book you're reading for the challenge and the award it won and the date it was presented. Mark it CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've read the book.

Your task this month is to read at least 1 book that WON a book award in November. Any year ... as long as the award was presented in November. What will you read?

To get you started, some awards that are usually presented in November ...

* The World Fantasy Awards
* The Scotiabank Giller Prize
* The National Book Awards

* Comment below with the book you're reading for the challenge and the award it won and the date it was presented. Mark it CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've read the book.

Your task this month is to read at least 1 book that WON a book award in October. Any year ... as long as the award was presented in October. What will you read?

To get you started, some awards that are usually presented in October ...

* Nobel Prize (for Literature)
* Booker Prize

* Comment below with the book you're reading for the challenge and the award it won and the date it was presented. Mark it CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've read the book.

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I agree with Cecil about reusing words - nothing wrong with that! Could be in different months - and it'll be interesting to compare what we read for that word (if we did it).

Cecil wrote: "Now for Motif suggestions:
Plane, Train or Automobile, travel
ABC’s or School related
Royalty (King, Queen, Prince, Princess, Realm, Kingdom, etc.)
Harvest, Farming, Countryside settings
Shadows, ..."

I love all those suggestions Cecil!

cat wrote: "I'm thinking either An American Marriage or Home Fire."

Looks like the awards during those years were presented in June.

cat wrote: "I'm thinking either An American Marriage or Home Fire."

I haven't read Home Fire - but I enjoyed American Marriage.

Simone wrote: "I read this one. I love the series. This one won a Hugo Award in 2015:

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I'll have to try this series for next year's challenge.

I plan on reading Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin for this month's challenge.

Challenge Complete!

Your task this month is to read at least 1 book that WON a book award in September. Any year ... as long as the award was presented in September. What will you read?

To get you started ... The Women's Prize for Fiction is being awarded in September this year.

Dragon Con Awards are usually presented in September.

* Comment below with the book you're reading for the challenge and the award it won and the date it was presented. Mark it CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've read the book.

I read When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald. I liked this one - and it didn't pop up on my radar until I was looking for a book for this challenge. Anyone else found it hard to find a book?

Challenge Complete: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins - loved it! I was actually surprised to see so many people didn't like it.

cat wrote: "I've been waiting for this one!

2019 Hugo Award winner Artificial Condition by Martha Wells! Love her work so much. :)"

Love Murderbot!

I read This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar - which won 2020 Hugo Award - Best Novella. Unfortunately, I didn't love this one :-(

Your task this month is to read at least 1 book that WON a book award in August. Any year ... as long as the award was presented in August. What will you read?

To get you started ... The Hugo Awards for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy are typically presented in August.

* Comment below with the book you're reading for the challenge, the name of the award it won and the date it was presented. Mark it CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've read the book.

I'm reading Best Day Ever by Kaira Rouda. It's a psychological thriller and I'm loving it so far.

I read The Troop by Nick Cutter - which is the pseudonym for author Craig Davidson. The author is Canadian and the book is set on Prince Edward Island, a province of Canada. CHALLENGE COMPLETE.

I'm going to try 2019 RITA Award winner Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan in honor of her being the first African American winner of the prize. CHALLENGE COMPLETE - loved this book!