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

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

I'm going to read A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow

The 2022 Nommo Awards (for African Speculative Fiction) was announced on Sep. 2nd. The winner in the novel category is The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu. I finished this a few days ago and am going to take the liberty of counting it here in case I don't get to another award winner. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

Your task this month is to read at least 1 book that WON a book award in October. Any year

Awards that have been announced in OCTOBER include:
* The Nobel Prize (for Literature)
* The Booker Prize

--- Comment below with ---
(1) the name book you're reading for the challenge,
(2) the name and year of the award it won
(3) CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've finished reading the book.

Your task this month is to read at least 1 book that WON a book award in September - any year.

Awards that have been announced in SEPTEMBER include:
* The Women's Prize for Fiction
* The Dragon Awards
* The Goldsboro Glass Bell Award

--- Comment below with ---
(1) the name book you're reading for the challenge,
(2) the name and year of the award it won
(3) CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've finished reading the book

Your task this month is to read at least 1 book that WON a book award in AUGUST - any year.

Awards that have been announced in AUGUST include:

* Hugo Awards
* International Booker Prize
* James Tate Black Memorial Prizes

--- Comment below with ---
(1) the name book you're reading for the challenge,
(2) the name and year of the award it won
(3) CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've finished reading the book

Challenge complete!
Keyword: You
Book: And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed. I didn't love it unfortunately although the premise of the story is interesting - a courtesan comes back from the dead (we still don't know why) and starts exacting revenge. I just didn't care for the writing style.

Challenge Complete! Read A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher which won a Locus YA award in 2021. Loved it!

I read My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones which won a Stoker Award Stoker Award presented in May 2022 for Superior Acievement in a Novel.

I only read 1/3rd of it before I decided to abandon it. This book just wasn't for me.

Challenge complete with One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus. I enjoyed it a lot - and I'm not usually one for teenage dramas, but this book somehow just works for me.

I read Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley which won a 2022 Edgar Award for Young Adult Novel. I didn't like this one at all - it felt like an info dump of a book. I appreciated learning more about that Native American tribe's culture - but it felt awkward through much of the book.

Challenge Complete!
Keyword: City
Read House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1) by Sarah J. Maas
Soooo good!

Challenge Complete
Read Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton. It's a series of connected short stories about teens and love - all kinds of relationship. Loved it!

Your task this month is to read at least 1 book that WON a book award in JULY - any year.

Awards that have been announced in JULY include:

* Arthur C. Clarke Award
* Thriller Awards
* The Kitschies
* Imadjinn Awards
* Shirley Jackson Awards were given out in July between 2009-2019

--- Comment below with ---
(1) the name book you're reading for the challenge,
(2) the name and year of the award it won
(3) CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've finished reading the book

Challenge complete - I read Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey. It's about a group of librarians who go from town to town in a Western dystopian World where only "straight" men and women are tolerated. I'm not sure I loved this one - the plot was weak and the World building was thin.

Randi wrote: "The book Awards calendar on your website listed the Bram Stoker Award as being presented May 14. I read (actually listened to) Dr. Sleep by Stephen King, the 2013 winner for best novel."

I loved Dr. Sleep so much! Hope you liked it Randi.

I read The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn) on which season 2 of the Bridgerton series is based. Loved the book and really enjoyed the tv series as well.

I read Piranesi by Susanna Clarke - actually DNF because I wasn't in the mood for that steam of consciousness type of book. It was taking a long time to get to the plot and I just couldn't wait for it.

edited to add - it won a 2021 Audie Award (Audiobook of the Year)

I read Piranesi by Susanna Clarke but couldn't finish it. I chose it as a buzzed about book / award winner, but didn't like that it took so long for the plot to unveil.

Elizabeth wrote: "Reading "The Only Good Indians" by Stephen Graham Jones- saw this book featured all over HorrorBookTok as well as being promoted heavily at my local B&N.

UPDATE: **CHALLENGE COMPLETE** So, I DNF'd..."

I did too! I thought I was the only one - I just couldn't get into it.

Taking a few liberties with the keyword "Queen", I read the 1st book in the Secret McQueen series (Something Secret This Way Comes by Sierra Dean).

It's a paranormal romance that I enjoyed so much I went on to read a few more books in the series.