Dev’s Comments (group member since Sep 09, 2017)

Dev’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

i'll keep that in mind for the bingo! i'm not really much of a planner in my reading [both bc i never know what i'll be in the mood for and also because i think i only continue past the first chapter in like 1 out of 5 books i pick up] so i generally just read a book and then see what tasks it can be used for after but i'll take a look at the list and see if i can maybe plan a few things.

are we getting more explanation about the bingo stuff at some point or is it just that they really want you to be creative in interpreting it? i see someone has put little notes next to some of the more confusing ones but i'm definitely someone who does better with a very strict 'read a book that has X' kind of thing lol

hi! i think this is my third tower teams and i'm not sure if i've actually been on a team with any of you before.

i've read some of the discworld books. i was one of those people who started with the first book and disliked it so much that it took me years to try another series because i was so confused as to why everyone liked them so much, but now i've read the death series and the tiffany aching series which were much better fits from me. i was planning on reading witches next so i'm glad that's one of the BOMs and i might try the city watch BOM as well although we'll see how i'm feeling.

i haven't really looked at all the specific rules for this iteration yet but i'm glad that page count apparently isn't a factor, i really hate reading long book and tower teams always makes me feel so guilty about it lol. i mostly read sff/horror but really i'm just always looking for something new because i feel like i read so much so that a lot of things get repetitive and i'm open to most genres except romance.

Start date: April 1, 2021
24 books total, keep track of star ratings
100+ pages only, no rereads/MG/GN
End date: June 5, 2021
House: Tie between Slytherin and Ravenclaw

Gryffindor [2.83]
Read a book about a lion (or a shape shifter who turns into a lion).
★★☆☆☆ The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
Read a book that has a predominately scarlet or gold cover.
★★★☆☆ The Storm of Life by Amy Rose Capetta
Read a book featuring ghosts or read a book in which someone was decapitated or beheaded.
★★★☆☆ Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Read a book in which the protagonist is courageous, chivalrous, or brave to the point of recklessness consistently throughout the book.
★★★★☆ Aru Shah and the City of Gold by Roshani Chokshi
Read a book where the main character is a great swordsman/swords woman.
★★☆☆☆ The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
Read a book with a decorated sword on the cover.
★★★☆☆ Nobody's Prize by Esther M. Friesner

Slytherin [4.17]
Read a book which features a snake on the cover or in the story.
★★★★☆ The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Read a book that has a predominately green or silver cover.
★★★★☆ Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman by Leslie Feinberg
Read a book in which a suicide or murder takes place.
★★★★★ Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
Read a book in which the protagonist is cunning and shrewd consistently throughout the book.
★★★★★ Marvel's Thor: Metal Gods by Aaron Stewart-Ahn
Read a book where the main character is telepathic.
★★★★☆ Black Ambrosia by Elizabeth Engstrom
Read either a book by an author who's first name and last name both begin with the same letter.
★★★☆☆ Fat and Queer: An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives by Miguel M. Morales

Hufflepuff [3.67]
Read a book that is set in a medieval time period (between 5th to the 15th century)
★★★★☆ Black Magic by Marjorie Bowen
Read a book that has a predominately yellow or black cover.
★★★☆☆ Whisper Down the Lane by Clay McLeod Chapman
Read a book about someone who is extremely religious.
★★★★★ From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty
Read a book in which the protagonist is hard working, patient, or loyal consistently throughout the book.
★★★☆☆ The Hidden Power of F*cking Up by The Try Guys
Read a book with a cup on the cover.
★★★☆☆ Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Read a book with food on the cover.
★★★★☆ Say Cheese and Die! by R.L. Stine

Ravenclaw [4.17]
Read a book about someone who can shape shift into a bird of any type.
★★★★☆ The Message by K.A. Applegate
Read a book that has a predominately blue or bronze cover.
★★★★☆ Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
Read a book that takes place in Scotland.
★★★★☆ Victorian Murderesses: A True History of Thirteen Respectable French and English Women Accused of Unspeakable Crimes by Mary S. Hartman
Read a book in which the protagonist is scholarly, bookish, all knowing, etc
★★★★★ Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Read a book with a pronounced diadem, crown, etc. on the cover.
★★★★☆ Rejected Princesses: Tales of History's Boldest Heroines, Hellions, and Heretics by Jason Porath
Read a book that either has an author or main character's name is Helena/Helen or that has the word "Grey" or "Lady" in the title.
★★★★☆ The Sorceress of the Strand by L.T. Meade

Making a new post for my fifth round

Level: Reminisce / Spell it Out

01 Blue Bay Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
02 The Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo
03 Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
04 Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
05 Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
06 Lucifer, Vol. 1: Devil in the Gateway by Mike Carey
07 Nightlife by Rob Thurman
08 Lucifer, Vol. 2: Children and Monsters by Mike Carey
09 Lucifer, Vol. 3: A Dalliance With the Damned by Mike Carey
10 Lucifer, Vol. 4: The Divine Comedy by Mike Carey
11 Lucifer, Vol. 5: Inferno by Mike Carey
12 Lucifer, Vol. 6: Mansions of the Silence by Mike Carey
13 Lucifer, Vol. 7: Exodus by Mike Carey
14 Lucifer, Vol. 8: The Wolf Beneath the Tree by Mike Carey
15 Moonshine by Rob Thurman
16 Lucifer, Vol. 9: Crux by Mike Carey
17 Lucifer, Vol. 10: Morningstar by Mike Carey
18 Lucifer, Vol. 11: Evensong by Mike Carey
19 Madhouse by Rob Thurman
20 Deathwish by Rob Thurman
21 The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
22 House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
23 Roadkill by Rob Thurman
24 Doubletake by Rob Thurman
25 Slashback by Rob Thurman

01 Downfall by Rob Thurman
02 Loki: Nine Naughty Tales of the Trickster by Mike Vasich
03 A Darker Shade of Magic [Shades of Magic Book 1] by V.E. Schwab
04 A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
05 The Lighthouse Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
06 A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab
07 The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
08 The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
09 Nevernight [Nevernight Chronicles Book 1] by Jay Kristoff
10 Colder, Vol. 1 by Paul Tobin
11 Colder, Vol. 2: The Bad Seed by Paul Tobin
12 Colder, Vol. 3: Toss the Bones by Paul Tobin
13 Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff
14 Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff
15 Nightlife by Rob Thurman
16 Moonshine by Rob Thurman
17 Madhouse by Rob Thurman
18 Blackout by Rob Thurman
19 Deathwish by Rob Thurman
20 Roadkill by Rob Thurman
21 Doubletake by Rob Thurman
22 Slashback by Rob Thurman
23 Downfall by Rob Thurman
24 Nevermore by Rob Thurman
25 Envy of Angels by Matt Wallace

Doing another one

Start Date: 2/2/21
End Date: 5/29/21
Level: Sequence: 51 + books

01 Amelia Cole and the Hidden War [Amelia Cole Vol 2] by Adam P. Knave
02 Lumberjanes Vol. 17: Smitten in the Stars by Shannon Watters
03 Amelia Cole and the Enemy Unleashed [Amelia Cole Vol 3] by Adam P. Knave
04 Saiyuki Reload, Volume 2 by Kazuya Minekura
05 Princeless: Raven The Pirate Princess Book 8: Afterglow and Aftermath by Jeremy Whitley
06 Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Volume II by Matthew Mercer
07 Doctor Who: The Rising Night [New Who Audio Exclusives Book 4] by Scott Handcock
08 The Avant-Guards, Vol. 2 by Carly Usdin
09 Heathen, Vol. 3 by Natasha Alterici
10 Vagrant Queen: A Planet Called Doom
11 Exorsisters, Vol. 2 by Ian Boothby
12 Goldie Vance: Larceny in La La Land by Hope Larson
13 Pretty Deadly, Vol. 3: The Rat by Kelly Sue DeConnick
14 The Visitor [Animorphs Book 2] by K.A. Applegate
15 Spell on Wheels, Vol. 2: Just to Get to You by Kate Leth
16 Monster Blood [Goosebumps Book 3] by R.L. Stine
17 Die, Vol. 3: The Great Game by Kieron Gillen
18 Calculated Risks [Incryptid Book 10] by Seanan McGuire
19 Wonderstruck [Magic in Manhattan Book 3] by Allie Therin
20 The Dystopia Spell [Multiverse Mashup Book 1, had previously read prequel book] by Brian Olsen
21 Amelia Cole and the Impossible Fate [Book 4] by Adam P. Knave
21 The Encounter [Animorphs Book 3] by K.A. Applegate
22 Amelia Cole Versus the End of Everything [Book 5] by Adam P. Knave
23 Sera and the Royal Stars Vol. 2 by Jon Tsuei
24 Flesh-Colored Horror; 肉色の怪; Niku Iro no Kai [Book 3] by Junji Ito
25 The Message [Animorphs Book 4] by K.A. Applegate
26 Rat Queens Vol 8 The God Dilemma by Ryan Ferrier
27 Aru Shah and the City of Gold [Pandava Book 4] by Roshani Chokshi
28 Rule of Wolves [King of Scars Book 2] by Leigh Bardugo
29 The Storm of Life [The Brilliant Death Book 2] by Amy Rose Capetta
30 Hellblazer, Volume 17: Out of Season by Mike Carey
31 Say Cheese and Die! [Goosebumps Book 4] by R.L. Stine
32 Blue Bay Mystery [Boxcar Children Book 6] by Gertrude Chandler Warner
33 Shadow and Bone [Shadow and Bone Book 1*] by Leigh Bardugo
34 Lumberjanes, Vol. 18: Horticultural Horizons by Shannon Watters
35 Skyward, Vol. 2: Here There Be Dragonflies by Joe Henderson
36 Siege and Storm [Shadow and Bone Book 2] by Leigh Bardugo
37 Money Shot Vol. 2 by Tim Seeley
38 The Tailor [Shadow and Bone Book 1.5] by Leigh Bardugo
39 Angel of the Overpass [Ghost Roads Book 3] by Seanan McGuire
40 Skyward, Vol. 3: Fix the World by Joe Henderson
41 Ruin and Rising [Shadow and Bone Book 3] by Leigh Bardugo
42 Bitter Root, Vol. 2: Rage & Redemption by David F. Walker
43 Equal Rites [Discworld Book 3] by Terry Pratchett
44 Lucifer, Vol. 2: Children and Monsters by Mike Carey
45 Lucifer, Vol. 3: A Dalliance With the Damned by Mike Carey
46 Lucifer, Vol. 4: The Divine Comedy by Mike Carey
47 Nobody's Prize [Nobody's Princess Book 2] by Esther M. Friesner
48 Lucifer, Vol. 5: Inferno by Mike Carey
49 Lucifer, Vol. 6: Mansions of the Silence by Mike Carey
50 Lucifer, Vol. 7: Exodus by Mike Carey
51 Lucifer, Vol. 8: The Wolf Beneath the Tree by Mike Carey

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And just gonna do the next one on the same post

Start Date: 5/29/21
Level: Sequence: 51 + books
End Date: 7/31/21

01 Moonshine [Cal Leandros Book 2] by Rob Thurman
02 Lucifer, Vol. 9: Crux by Mike Carey
03 Lucifer, Vol. 10: Morningstar by Mike Carey
04 Lucifer, Vol. 11: Evensong by Mike Carey
05 Jessica Jones, Vol. 2: The Secrets of Maria Hill by Brian Michael Bendis
06 Madhouse [Cal Leandros Book 3] by Rob Thurman
07 Jessica Jones, Vol. 3: Return of the Purple Man by Brian Michael Bendis
08 Jessica Jones: Blind Spot by Kelly Thompson
09 Gormenghast [Gormenghast Book 2] by Mervyn Peake
10 Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter by Kelly Thompson
11 The Silver Chair [Chronicles of Narnia Book 4] by C.S. Lewis
12 Deathwish [Cal Leandros Book 4] by Rob Thurman
13 Around the World in Eighty Days [Extraordinary Voyages Book 11] by Jules Verne
14 Roadkill [Cal Leandros Book 5] by Rob Thurman
15 Jack of Fables, Vol. 3: The Bad Prince by Bill Willingham
16 John Constantine: Hellblazer, Vol. 2 by Simon Spurrier
17 Doubletake [Cal Leandros Book 7] by Rob Thurman
18 Slashback [Cal Leandros Book 8] by Rob Thurman
19 Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea [Extraordinary Voyages Book 6] by Jules Verne
20 Downfall [Cal Leandros Book 9] by Rob Thurman
21 Monstrous Regiment [Discworld Book 31] by Terry Pratchett
22 Comes a Pale Rider by Caitlín R. Kiernan
23 Jennifer Blood, Volume Two: Beautiful People by Al Ewing
24 Promethea, Vol. 2 by Alan Moore
25 The Mortal Tally [Bring Down Heaven Book 2] by Sam Sykes
26 Saiyuki Reload, Volume 3 by Kazuya Minekura
27 Promethea, Vol. 3 by Alan Moore
28 Promethea, Vol. 4 by Alan Moore
29 Going Postal [Discworld Book 33] by Terry Pratchett
30 The Predator [Animorphs Book 5] by K.A. Applegate
31 Promethea, Vol. 5 by Alan Moore
32 Truth and Other Lies [Nine Worlds Chronicles Book 1] by Lyra Wolf*
33 Chaos Rising: A Loki Fantasy Adventure [Nine Worlds Chronicles Book 2] by Lyra Wolf
34 Saiyuki Reload, Volume 4 by Kazuya Minekura
35 God's Last Breath [Bring Down Heaven Book 3] by Sam Sykes
36 The Crystal Kingdom [The Adventure Zone Book 4] by the McElroys
37 Any Way the Wind Blows [Simon Snow Book 3] by Rainbow Rowell
38 The Face Burglar; 顔泥棒; Kao Dorobou [Vol 4] by Junji Ito
39 The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb [Goosebumps Book 5] by R.L. Stine
40 The Woodshed Mystery [Boxcar Children Book 7] by Gertrude Chandler Warner
41 Saiyuki Reload, Volume 5 by Kazuya Minekura
42 Making Money [Discworld Book 36] by Terry Pratchett
43 Doctor Who: Judgement of the Judoon [New Doctor Who Adventures Book 31] by Colin Brake
44 Doctor Who: Forever Autumn [New Doctor Who Adventures Book 16] by Mark Morris
45 Saiyuki Reload, Volume 6 by Kazuya Minekura
46 Jack of Fables, Vol. 4: Americana by Bill Willingham
47 Raising Steam [Discworld Book 40] by Terry Pratchett
48 Saiyuki Reload Vol. 7 (Saiyuki Reload, #7) by Kazuya Minekura
49 Saiyuki Reload Vol. 8 (Saiyuki Reload, #8) by Kazuya Minekura
50 Lumberjanes Vol. 19: A Summer to Remember by Shannon Watters
51 Saiyuki Reload, Volume 9 by Kazuya Minekura

*previously read book 0.5

Start Date: 1/26/21
End Date: 3/9/21

FAVORITE COLOR [green]
1 predominantly and 3 anywhere on the cover


FAVORITE SERIES


KINGDOM: ANIMAL


BIRTH ORDER
[O] White Is the Color of Death by Catastrophone Orchestra
[N] Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
[L] Doctor Who Volume 2: Tesseract by Tony Lee
[Y] A Children's Illustrated History of Presidential Assassination by Bryan Young

FAVORITE MEDIA DELIVERY SYSTEM
[E] Passing Strange by Ellen Klages
[B] Exorsisters, Vol. 2 by Ian Boothby
[O] Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates
[O] The Dystopia Spell by Brian Olsen
[K] The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan


PART 1 REPEAT [Chinese zodiac]
[S] Saiyuki Reload Volume 1 by Kazuya Minekura
[N] Chu's Day by Neil Gaiman
[A] Amelia Cole and the Unknown World by Adam P. Knave
[K] A Country of Ghosts by Margaret Killjoy
[E] The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul by Eleanor Herman

i think it would be cool to have a challenge that is like the current decades challenge but to read older books. like it could be 1 book from the 1910s, 2 from the 1920s, etc up to 9 from the 1990s. could be a good way to help motivate people to read more older classics that are on their tbrs.

[no book restrictions]

[A] Loki: Agent of Asgard, Vol. 1: Trust Me by Al Ewing
[B] Alias, Vol. 4: The Secret Origins of Jessica Jones by Brian Michael Bendis
[C] The Brilliant Death by A.R. Capetta
[D] The Faceless Ones by Derek Landy
[E] Loki: Agent of Asgard, Vol. 2: I Cannot Tell a Lie by Al Ewing
[F] Nobody's Princess by Esther M. Friesner
[G] Doctor Who: The Pirate Loop by Simon Guerrier
[H] White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
[I] Time Was by Ian McDonald
[J] Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice
[K] The Last Witness by K.J. Parker
[L] A Ruin of Shadows by L.D. Lewis
[M] Critical Role – Vox Machina: Origins by Matthew Mercer
[N] Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman
[O] The Crow: Skinning the Wolves by James O'Barr
[P] Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
[Q] Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin
[R] iZombie, Vol. 2: uVampire by Chris Roberson
[S] The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket
[T] Moon Lake by Terry Moore
[U] The Avant-Guards, Vol. 2 by Carly Usdin
[V] From Gabriel to Lucifer: A Cultural History of Angels by Valery Rees
[W] Dangerous Dames by Jean Marie Ward
[X] Shatterproof by Xen
[Y] A Children's Illustrated History of Presidential Assassination by Bryan Young
[Z]* Saiyuki Reload Volume 1 by KaZuya Minekura

Start Date: Jan 1, 2021
End Date: Jan 25, 2021
Goal: 25+ books

[no book restrictions]

Read your Birthday Month
[S] Such Small Hands by Andrés Barba
[E] Loki: Agent of Asgard, Vol. 2: I Cannot Tell a Lie by Al Ewing
[P] The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket
[T] Moon Lake by Terry Moore

Read your Birthstone [dark blue]


Read your sign
[V] Night Shadows: Queer Horror [anthology] with Victoria A. Brownworth and Vince A. Liaguno [as contributors]
[I] I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett
[R] iZombie, Vol. 2: uVampire by Chris Roberson
[G] Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman
[O] The Crow: Skinning the Wolves by James O'Barr

Read your Chinese zodiac sign
[S] Doctor Who: The Monsters Inside by Stephen Cole
[N] Nobody's Princess by Esther M. Friesner
[A] A Ruin of Shadows by L.D. Lewis
[K] The Last Witness by K.J. Parker
[E] Loki: Agent of Asgard, Vol. 1: Trust Me by Al Ewing

Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
[1] Sigil: Out of Time by Mike Carey
[2] Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
[3] Downfall by Rob Thurman
[4] The Crow: Curare by James O'Barr

Read your favorite Book Crush's name
[C] Critical Role – Vox Machina: Origins by Matthew Mercer
[A] Alias, Vol. 4: The Secret Origins of Jessica Jones by Brian Michael Bendis
[L] The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket

Start Date: Jan 1, 2021
Date Finished: Feb 27, 2021
Level: Violet [25 + books]

[no book restrictions]










bonus [gray]:

because my stats are 51% female authors and 49% male authors [although i have no idea how the site that told me that handles nb authors or for that matter if goodreads even gives authors a choice to pick something other than male or female] i am going to set my goal to read books by trans and nonbinary authors since i'd like to challenge myself to do that more consciously anyway.

Start Date: Jan 1, 2021
Level: Professional [25+ books]
Reading: books by trans / nonbinary authors

[100+ pages only, no rereads or graphic novels]

[001] The Brilliant Death by A.R. Capetta
[002] What Lies Beneath the Clock Tower by Margaret Killjoy
[003] A Country of Ghosts by Margaret Killjoy
[004] The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan
[005] The Storm of Life by Amy Rose Capetta
[006] Silk by Caitlín R. Kiernan
[007] Are You Loathsome Tonight?: A Collection of Short Stories by Poppy Z. Brite
[008] Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman by Leslie Feinberg
[009] Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
[010] Fat and Queer: An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives by Miguel M. Morales
[011] Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
[012] The Ape's Wife and Other Stories by Caitlín R. Kiernan
[013] A is for Alien by Caitlín R. Kiernan
[014] Comes a Pale Rider by Caitlín R. Kiernan
[015] GenderQueer: Voices From Beyond the Sexual Binary by Joan Nestle
[016] Transgender History by Susan Stryker
[017] Man Into Woman: The First Sex Change by Lili Elbe
[018] Confessions of a Five-Chambered Heart by Caitlín R. Kiernan
[019] Defekt by Nino Cipri
[020] The (Other) F Word: A Celebration of the Fat and Fierce by Angie Manfredi
[021] Two Worlds and in Between: The Best of Caitlin R. Kiernan, Volume One by Caitlín R. Kiernan
[022] To Summon Nightmares by J.K. Pendragon
[023] Queens of Noise by Leigh Harlen
[024] The Bayou by Arden Powell
[025] Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

crossing my fingers for some overlap in the dates like there was last year ;)

i think im gonna try it, usually i have trouble with the 2001-2010 stuff but i've discovered doctor who audiobooks this year and there are a ton of them in the 2005-2010 range and they're a lot of fun to listen to

i was all 'i'm definitely not going to try to go for millenium again' but now i realize that i actually have 2 more months left bc this doesnt match the calendar year and im like ...well i *could* lol

is there going to be a new post for 2021?

Thinking about doing the Reading Glasses and Professional Book Nerds Reading Challenges for 2021 so I'm putting the lists here to keep track of them

Reading Glasses

Read a poetry collection
--- Embodied: An Intersectional Comics Poetry Anthology by Wendy Chin-Tanner
Read a microhistory
--- The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime by Judith Flanders
Read a book by a Native/First Nations author
--- My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
Read a book recommended by your library/librarian
--- The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
Read a banned book

Attend a virtual book event
--- The Adventure Zone: Crystal Kingdom - Virtual Event 7/13
Get rid of a book you’ll never read
--- Heroes in Hell by Janet E. Morris
Review a book by a BIPOC
--- My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
Review a bookstore/boost a bookstore on social media
Figure out your wheelhouse

Professional Book Nerds

Read a 2020 debut that you didn't read in 2020
--- Tam Lin: A Modern, Queer Retelling by T.J. Deschamps
Reread a book you have already read in a different format
--- The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan [listened to audiobook]
Read a book by an LGBTQIA+ author
--- The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan
Read a book by an author who has been interviewed on PBN
--- The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
Read a nonfiction book by a woman historian
--- Spy Princess: The Life Of Noor Inayat Khan by Shrabani Basu
Read a picture book
--- Chu's Day by Neil Gaiman
Read a book published befween 1990- and 2000
--- Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates
Read a book you've never read but you have seen the screen adaptation
--- V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
Read a play
--- Cain: A Mystery by Lord Byron
Read a book by an author from your city or state
--- Truth and Other Lies by Lyra Wolf
Read a book about a book
--- The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History by Edward Brooke-Hitching
Read a cookbook - select a recipe and make it

are there more abc challenges like this where there is a task for each letter of the alphabet?

i've been looking around the group for something like this to do next year bc i don't want to just do the same tasks on this list again but i'm just seeing a-z challenges, which mostly seem to be spell-it-out based.

October
[001] Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins: Jester Lavorre by Sam Maggs
[002] Abbott: 1973 by Saladin Ahmed
[003] Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
[004] Creepy Cat, Vol. 1 by Cotton Valent
[005] The Goddess of Nothing At All by Cat Rector
[006] Along the Saltwise Sea by A. Deborah Baker
[007] Nocterra, Vol. 1: Full Throttle Dark by Scott Snyder
[008] Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol by Mallory O'Meara

November
[001] ExtraOrdinary by V.E. Schwab
[002] Critical Role: Vox Machina—Kith & Kin by Marieke Nijkamp
[003] The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith
[004] Die, Vol. 4: Bleed by Kieron Gillen
[005] The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee
[006] Lumberjanes, Vol. 20: End of Summer by Shannon Watters
[007] Women in the Picture: What Culture Does with Female Bodies by Catherine McCormack
[008] Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe

December
[001] Oddball by Sarah Andersen
[002] The Old Guard: Tales Through Time, Vol. 1 by Greg Rucka
[003] Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito
[004] Square³ by Mira Grant

July
[001] Future State: Dark Detective by Mariko Tamaki
[002] The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
[003] The Crystal Kingdom by the McElroys
[004] Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell

August
[001] Lumberjanes Vol. 19: A Summer to Remember by Shannon Watters
[002] To Summon Nightmares by J.K. Pendragon
[003] My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
[004] Stolen Science by Ella Schwartz

September
[001] She Kills Me: The True Stories of History's Deadliest Women by Jennifer Wright
[002] When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire
[003] Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
[004] Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom
[005] Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity (2019-) #1 by Kami Garcia