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UPDATED! 2018 Challenge Prompts & Reporting
I finished the books for the January prompts!January prompts
#1: First in a series - Valentine
#2: Non-binary, Genderfluid or Genderqueer point of view protagonist* - Every Day
#3: Supportive friends - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
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#4: LoveOzYA / LoveNZYA book: Among the stars - Unearthed
JAN 1: A Corner of White JAN 2: Finding Nevo
JAN 3: The Cracks in the Kingdom
JAN 4: LoveOzYA / LoveNZYA book: Life in Outer Space
Finished my January Prompts early thanks to a long hospital visit -.-#1 - Children of Eden by Joey Graceffa
#2 - Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller
#3 - Akarnae by Lynette Noni
#4 - These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
My progress:January Completed
#1. The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf
#2. Brooklyn, Burning
#3. The Yearbook Committee
#4. As Stars Fall
February Completed
#1. Girls Made of Snow and Glass
#2. Fence
#3. The Upside of Unrequited
#4. Pieces of Sky
March Completed
#1. The Cruel Prince
#2. Always and Forever, Lara Jean
#3.This Side of Home
#4. The Good Daughter
April Completed
#1. Everything, Everything
#2. The Unexpected Everything
#3. The Ice Dragon
#4. Tin Heart
May Completed
#1 Retelling Neverland
#2 Artificial Intelligence Username: Regenerated
#3 Mysterious Monsters Charm & Strange
#4 LoveOzYA Indigenous Australian author Catching Teller Crow
June Completed
#1: A book adapted for film or television The Hate U Give
#2: Heroes and villains The Accidental Bad Girl
#3: Faith or spirituality I Love I Hate I Miss My Sister
#4: #LoveOzYA Bisexual protagonist Fake Geek Girl
July prompts
#1: A book by two or more authors What If It's Us
#2: A character you identify with The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
#3: Visually / Hearing impaired protagonist A Quiet Kind of Thunder
#4: #LoveOzYA Gay or lesbian protagonist: If I Tell You
August Completed
#1: Fighting injustice The Love That I Have
#2: Sibling rivalry. P is for Pearl
#3: Jewish protagonist Leah on the Offbeat
#4: #LoveOzYA Thrills and Chills: Found
September Completed
#1: Steampunk The Strange Case of Finley Jayne
#2: Moving house - All the Little Bones
#3: Set at boarding school Akarnae
#4: #LoveOzYA By an author / person of colour Black Cockatoo
October Completed
#1: Debut author The Exact Opposite of Okay
#2: At sea The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
#3: Latinx protagonist The Poet X
#4: #LoveOzYA: Published over five years ago Feeling Sorry for Celia
November Completed
#1: Judge it by its cover The Assassin and the Empire
#2: Autistic protagonist —Queens of Geek
#3: Set at college/uni Let's Talk About Love
#4: #LoveOzYA: A story of survival— A Thousand Perfect Notes
Finished Reading:January Completed
#1 Dorothy Must Die 5★
#2 LoveOzYA Finding Nevo 3★
#3 LoveOzYA My Life as a Hashtag 4★
#4 LoveOzYA Lifespan of Starlight 4★
February Completed
#1 Dark magic: Freeks 3★
#2 LoveOzYA Self published Facing Up 3★
#3 LoveOzYA Anxiety: Beautiful Mess 4★
#4 LoveOzYA Small town: Pieces of Sky 4★
March Completed
#1 Mystical beings: Strange the Dreamer 4★
#2 LoveOzYA Last in a series: Nexus 3★
#3 LoveOzYA Twinning Are You Seeing Me? 5★
#4 LoveOzYA book: Muslim protagonist: When Michael Met Mina 4★
April Completed
#1: Biracial protagonist: Wing Jones 4★
#2 LoveNZYA Animal Companion Rain Fall 2★
#3 Dragons everywhere Seraphina 5★
#4 LoveOZYA First Love Stone Girl 4★
May
#1 Retelling Hunted 4★
#2 Artificial Intelligence Metallic Love 5★
#3 Mysterious Monsters A Skinful of Shadows 5★
#4 LoveOzYA Indigenous Australian
June Completed
#1 LoveOzYA A book adapted for film or television Grace Beside Me 3★
#2 Heroes and villains I Stop Somewhere 2★
#3 Faith or spirituality The Miseducation of Cameron Post 5★
#4 LoveOzYA Bisexual protagonist Fake Geek Girl 2★
July
#1 Two authors Two authors Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah 3★
#2 A character you identify with I Capture the Castle I wish I lived in a castle! 4★
#3 Hearing impaired protagonist
#4 LoveOzYA Gay or lesbian protagonist Night Swimming 2★
August Completed
#1 LoveOzYA Fighting injustice The Learning Curves of Vanessa Partridge 4★
#2 LoveOzYA Sibling rivalry Bonesland 3★
#3 Jewish protagonist: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist 5★
#4 LoveOzYA book: Thrills and chills The Haunting of Lily Frost 1★
September Completed
#1 Steampunk The Rithmatist 4★
#2 Moving house Nice Try, Jane Sinner 5★
#3 Set at boarding school People Like Us 5★
#4 LoveOzYA book: By an author/person of colour Catching Teller Crow 5★
October
#1 Debut author Sea Witch 5★
#2 At sea The Surface Breaks 4★
#3 Latinx protagonist
#4 LoveOzYA: Published over five years ago 2012 Queen of the Night 3★
November
#1 Judge it by its cover The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein 5★
#2 Autistic protagonist
#3 Set at college/uni
#4 LoveOzYA: A story of survival Impostors 3★
January prompts #1: The Diviners (The Diviners #1) by Libba Bray -Read 09/01
#2: Cycler (Cycler #1) by Lauren McLaughlin
#3: If I Tell You by Alicia Tuckerman -Read 12/01
#4: Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff -Read 29/01
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Jan #2: Ida
Jan #3: The Belles
Jan #4: Lifespan of Starlight
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#1: Stalking Jack the Ripper
#2: Lizard Radio
#3: You Know Me Well
#4: Life in Outer Space
February
#1: The Rat And The Raven
#2: May Day Mine
#3: The Secret Science of Magic
#4: Night Swimming
March
#1: Inkmistress
#2: Outside In
#3: Down Among the Sticks and Bones
#4: Living on Hope Street
April
#1: When Light Left Us
#2: Sleight
#3: Beyond Your Boundaries
#4: LIFEL1K3
May
#1: Sea Foam and Silence
#2: The Scorpion Rules
#3: The Abyss Surrounds Us
#4: The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf
June
#1: A Monster Calls
#2: Fallout
#3: The Dark Light
#4: Girl Reporter
July
#1: Lumberjanes: Bonus Tracks
#2: Kindred Spirits
#3: The Young Elites
#4: The Boy's Own Manual to Being a Proper Jew
August
#1: Anger Is a Gift
#2: The Rose Society
#3: What If It's Us
#4: The Haunting of Lily Frost
September
#1: The Strange Case of Finley Jayne
#2: Picture Us in the Light
#3: Gotham Academy, Vol. 2: Calamity
#4: Sundays: A #LoveOzYA Short Story
October
#1: Boy Meets Hamster
#2: Song of the Current
#3: More Happy Than Not
#4: Shadowfell
November
#1: Navigating the Stars
#2: Viral Nation
#3: Halloween Is Not A Verb
#4: All the Little Bones
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JAN #2 Ida
JAN #3 The Secrets We Share
JAN #4 Gemina
FEB #1: The Coven Princess
FEB #2: Ocean Rules
FEB #3: Starry Eyes
FEB #4: Untidy Towns
MAR #1: The Son of Neptune: The Graphic Novel
MAR #2: War of the Werelords
MAR #3: The Weekend Bucket List
MAR #4: Does My Head Look Big in This?
APR #1:
APR #2: Graevale
APR #3: Draekora
APR #4: The Things We Can't Undo
May #1 Nancy Drew #1
May #2 Obsidio
May #3 The Hidden Oracle
May #4 Brontide
JUN #1 The Stranger
JUN #2 How to Hang a Witch
JUN #3
JUN #4
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Jan #2: Every Day
Jan #3: Let's Talk About Love
Jan #4: In the Dark Spaces"
Hey @RavenclawReadingRoom, from what we can work out Old Man's War isn't YA?
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#1: The Diviners (The Diviners #1) by Libba Bray -Read 09/01
#2: Cycler (Cycler #1) by Lauren McLaughlin
#3: [book:If ..."
Hey @Tien, I noticed you've only got 'Read' marked next to three of your books. Are you still reading one or can I mark you off for all four. And don't stress we don't need your read dates, we trust you :-) :-) :-).
Oh, my bad. I didn't know *everything* had to be YA. I thought it just had to fit the prompt... Sorry! I'll use The Lightning Thief instead then.
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2ndMask of Shadows
3rd The Belles - just finished this one today
4thIlluminae
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Sarah wrote: "Hey @Tien, I noticed you've only got 'Read' marked next to three of your books. Are you still reading one or can I mark you off for all four. And don't stress we don't need your read dates, we trust you :-) :-) :-). "lol, sorry, I just copied & pasted... it's just how I keep track of ALL my reading challenges. Those dates are dates I finished reading them :)
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#2: Body Music
#3: Happiness For Humans"
Hey @Figgy, from what we can work out the books you've picked for your 2nd & 3rd prompt are not young adult. Is that correct?
We don't mind if one graphic novel or novella is used each month, but it still needs to be YA :-).
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Jan 1 TBC - first in a series still to complete
Jan 2 Simon Vs Homo Sapien Agenda
Jan 3 Take Three Girls
Jan 4 TBC - #loveOzYA stars still to complete"
@Marie, Sorry to be the mean old monster here BUT while Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda is a brilliant book and I love it to pieces and it would fit perfectly for the third prompt ‘supportive friends’. It doesn’t fit the second prompt ‘non-binary or Gender fluid’.
Here is a list of some of the books already been suggested for the seconded prompt > Every Day or Ida or Finding Nevo or Mask of Shadows or Brooklyn, Burning or Symptoms of Being Human etc.
:-) :-) :-)
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Jan 3: Man Card"
Hey @ Angel , Man Card doesn't count as it isn't YA sorry :)
Sarah wrote: "Marie wrote: "TAKE TWO.Jan 1 TBC - first in a series still to complete
Jan 2 Simon Vs Homo Sapien Agenda
Jan 3 Take Three Girls
Jan 4 TBC - #loveOzYA stars still to complete"
@Marie, Sorry to b..."
I was just thinking that myself. Apologies. IDA, does I believe?
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Jan 1 TBC - first in a series still to complete
Jan 2 Simon Vs Homo Sapien Agenda
Jan 3 Take Three Girls
Jan 4 TBC - #loveOzYA stars still to complete"
@Mar..."
Yes it does :)
January [COMPLETE]:#1. Renegades
#2. Symptoms of Being Human
#3. Take Three Girls
#4. Unearthed
February [COMPLETE]:
#1. A Shadow Bright and Burning
#2. Time Catcher
#3. The Problem with Forever
#4. Valentine
March [COMPLETE]:
#1. Ironheart
#2. The Ship of the Dead
#3. I'll Give You the Sun
#4. Noah's Law
April [COMPLETE]:
#1. Everything, Everything
#2. The Subtle Knife
#3. Eragon
#4. The Secret Science of Magic
May [COMPLETE]:
#1. Frogkisser!
#2. LIFEL1K3
#3. Skulduggery Pleasant
#4. Becoming Kirrali Lewis
June [COMPLETE]:
#1. How I Live Now
#2. Not Your Sidekick
#3. La Belle Sauvage
#4. Queens of Geek
July [COMPLETE]:
#1. You Know Me Well
#2. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
#3. You're Welcome, Universe
#4. Night Swimming
August [COMPLETE]:
#1. The Waking Land
#2. The Cruel Prince
#3. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
#4. Wreck
September [COMPLETE]:
#1. Foundling
#2. Words in Deep Blue
#3. Akarnae
#4. Songlines
October [COMPLETE]:
#1. The Hate U Give
#2. Song of the Current
#3. They Both Die at the End
#4. The Outcasts
November [COMPLETE]:
#1. Lady Midnight
#2. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
#3. Fangirl
#4. After the Lights Go Out
January: COMPLETED#1 Red Rising
#2 Ida (Aus)
#3 Take Three Girls (Aus)
#4 Lifespan of Starlight (Aus)
February: COMPLETED
#1 The Iron King
#2 Frayed (Aus) (Source Books)
#3 Wintergirls
#4 Ballad for a Mad Girl (Aus)
March: COMPLETED - YAY!
#1 Poison Study
#2 Their Fractured Light (Aus)
#3 A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares (Aus)
#4 When Michael Met Mina (Aus)
April prompts - COMPLETED
#1: Tithe
#2: Rain Fall (NZ)
#3: Seraphina
#4: Untidy Towns (AUS)
May prompts - COMPLETED
#1: Winter
#2: LIFEL1K3 (Aus)
#3: In the Dark Spaces (Aus)
#4: Songs That Sound Like Blood (Aus)
June prompts - COMPLETED!
#1 The Darkest Minds
#2 Ignite the Stars
#3 If You Could Be Mine
#4 Fake Geek Girl (Aus)
July prompts - COMPLETED
#1 Obsidio (Aus)
#2 Fly on The Wall
#3 Whisper (Aus)
#4 Amelia Westlake (Aus)
August prompts: COMPLETED
#1: The Hate U Give
#2: To All the Boys I've Loved Before
#3: Maybe (Aus)
#4: After the Lights Go Out (Aus)
September prompts - COMPLETED
#1: Leviathan (Aus)
#2: No Limits (Aus)
#3: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
#4: Catching Teller Crow (Aus)
October prompts - COMPLETED!
#1: Paper Cranes Don't Fly (Aus)
#2: Deep Blue
#3: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
#4:The Outsiders (Aus)
November prompts - COMPLETED 31.12.18 - YAY!!
#1: Yellow (Aus)
#2:The Novice
#3: Queens of Geek (Aus)
#4: Undying: An Unearthed Novel (Aus)
27 of the 36 books were #loveOzYA or #loveNZYA - smashed it!
I can finally report I've completed the January challenge. I was waiting for IDA from the library, which is what held me up.1. The Crown's Game
2. Ida
3. Ice Kissed
4. This Shattered World
I had to change 2 books to get there, but finished reading Feb books.February prompts
#1: Dark magic: Freeks
#2: Self published / Small press Facing Up
#3: Protagonist with anxiety: Beautiful Mess
#4: Small town: Pieces of Sky
FEB 1: Siege and StormFEB 2: Ferragost
FEB 3: Fangirl
FEB 4: LoveOzYA / LoveNZYA book: Remind Me How This Ends
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Feb 1: Eona: The Last Dragoneye
I am incredibly behind hahahaaaaaaa"
Me too! We can prod each other along.
Eek, I only managed one this month lol... too many other challenges wrapping up in Feb :pFebruary Prompts
#2: Self published / Small press: Graevale (The Medoran Chronicles #4) by Lynette Noni
Jan 4: GeminaJan prompts completed
Feb 1: Wintersong
Feb 2: The Accident
Feb 3: The Problem with Forever
Feb 4: Night Swimming
Feb prompts completed
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Aussie's who have put a LOT of effort into their self publishing include (but is not limited to): Ellie Marney's No Limits, Dionne Lister's Shadows of the Realm, Kate McMahon's Ocean Rules and Leigh Hutton's Rev Girl And don't forget about the smaller aussie publishing houses UQP etc.
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#1 [book:The Iron King|6644..."
Hi Marie, with Marissa being such a big time author we can't except Fairest for a self pub prompt. There are thousands of self published authors on smashwords and amazon with books for around $1-$3.
Some Aussies who have put a LOT of effort into their self publishing include (but not limited to): Ellie Marney's No Limits, Dionne Lister's Shadows of the Realm, Kate McMahon's Ocean Rules and Leigh Hutton's Rev Girl. And don't forget about the smaller aussie publishing houses UQP, pantera etc.
Sarah wrote: "Sorry Niamh, but as Maggie is such a big time author we can't except it. There are thousands of self published authors on smashwords and amazon with books for around $1-$3.Aussie's who have put a ..."
Hi Sarah, that's fine! I suspected it wouldn't count but I just didn't get around to reading the book I originally had planned to read for that prompt. I'll catch up sometime over the next few months. Thanks for your suggestions as well! :)
Feb PromptsDark Magic: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Self Published/Small Press: The Boys of Summer by C.J. Duggan
Anxiety: A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard
Small Town OZ YA: Clancy of the Undertow by Christopher Currie
February Prompts1. Dark Magic - Dorothy Must Die
2. Self-Pub/Small Press - Graevale
3. Protagonist w/ anxiety - Finding Audrey
4. LoveOzYA “Small Towns” - Remind Me How This Ends
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#2: Self published / Small press: Fence
#3: Point of view protagonist with anxiety: Small Spaces
Sarah wrote: "February: COMPLETED#1 [book:The Iron King|6644..."
Hi Marie, with Marissa being such a big time author we can't except Fairest for a self pub prompt. There are thousands of self published authors..."
Hi Sarah, no problems at all, I thought I read somewhere that it could be anything, except the major publishers, so apologies I mis-read this. I'm a big fan of Ellie Marney and I already have No Limits on my ipad, so I'll swap for that one. I'm doing this challenge to help me get through my 60+ YA TBR pile (I keep buying more books!?!), but more than happy to move Ellie's up the list. Cheers.
I've finished:JAN
1- Shadowshaper
2 - Ida
3 - Vampire Academy: The Graphic Novel
4 - In the Dark Spaces
FEB
1 - Steadfast
2 - Sister Heart
3 - Queens of Geek
4 - Remind Me How This Ends
MAR
1 - Tempests and Slaughter
2 - Obsidio
3 - The Upside of Unrequited
4 - Does My Head Look Big in This?
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Please remember to only read books fitting each prompt in the month allocated. You can catch up on previous months but please do not read in advance. Only one graphic novel or novella can be read each month and one book per prompt.
January prompts
#1: First in a series
#2: Non-binary, Genderfluid or Genderqueer point of view protagonist*
For a list, please visit LGBTQ Reads and scroll down to the Non-Binary Protagonists heading
#3: Supportive friends
#4: LoveOzYA / LoveNZYA book: Among the stars
February Prompts
#1: Dark magic
#2: Self published / Small press
#3: Point of view protagonist with anxiety*
#4: #LoveOzYA / LoveNZYA book: Small town
March prompts
#1: Mystical beings
#2: Last in a series
#3: Twinning
#4: #LoveOzYA / LoveNZYA book: A Muslim protagonist
Check out the #LoveOzYA website for recommendations HERE
April prompts
#1: Biracial protagonist*
#2: Animal Companion
#3: Dragons, Dragons everywhere
#4: #LoveOZYA / #LoveNZYA book: First Love
May prompts
#1: Retelling
#2: Artificial Intelligence
#3: Mysterious Monsters
#4: #LoveOzYA / #LoveNZYA book: Aboriginal / Indigenous Australian or Māori author.
Please see Readings and Magabala for a list of Indigenous Australian authors and Komako for a list of Māori authors.
June prompts
#1: A book adapted for film or television
#2: Heroes and villains
#3: Faith or spirituality
#4: #LoveOzYA / #LoveNZYA book: Bisexual protagonist
July prompts
#1: A book by two or more authors
#2: A character you identify with
#3: Visually / Hearing impaired protagonist
#4: #LoveOzYA / #LoveNZYA book: Gay or lesbian protagonist
August prompts
#1: Fighting injustice
#2: Sibling rivalry
#3: Jewish protagonist
#4: #LoveOzYA / #LoveNZYA book: Thrills and chills. Check out a few of Chiara's TBR recommendations here!
September prompts
#1: Steampunk
#2: Moving house
#3: Set at boarding school
#4: #LoveOzYA / #LoveNZYA book: By an author / person of colour
October prompts
#1: Debut author
#2: At sea
#3: Latinx protagonist
#4: #LoveOzYA / #LoveNZYA book: Published over five years ago
November prompts
#1: Judge it by its cover
#2: Autistic protagonist
#3: Set at college/uni
#4: #LoveOzYA / #LoveNZYA book: A story of survival
Remember that December is a prompt free month to catch up with reads from other months!
At the end of the month simply reply with the prompt and title of the book you've read. New prompts will be added to the challenge schedule here so make sure to follow this post to receive notifications.
For Example
JAN 1 Book title
JAN 2 Book title
JAN 3 Book title
JAN 4 LOVEOZYA or LOVENZYA Book title
*Protagonist is the main character with a point of view.