S.H.'s Reading Corner

[Sara]

So, I'm fairly new to this. Never done a member's corner before, but this seems like a good way to track my reading challenges for the year! I probably won't post reviews since I doubt anyone will read them here, but I will list all the books I've read and my star rating if anyone is curious.

I try not to overlap my readings too much on the challenges since I do have a 175 book goal for the year, but occasionally I like to use the quarterly and monthly challenges to fill in some of my yearly ones. :)

Update: Will be continuing this chain into 2021!

[Sara]

2020 Reading Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

215/175 COMPLETED

[Sara]

Popsugar 2020 Reading Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Completed: 50/50 COMPLETED

[x] A book published in 2020-
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

[x] A book by a trans or non-binary author-
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

[x] A book with a great first line-
The Martian by Andy Weir

[x] A book about a book club-
Mayhem at the Orient Express by Kylie Logan

[x] A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics-

A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

[x] A bildungsroman-
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

[x] The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed Picked by random number generator-
The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

[x] A book with an upside-down image on the cover-
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar

[x] A book with a map-
The Waking Fire by Anthony Ryan

[x] A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club-
Finder by Suzanne Palmer

[x] An anthology-
Mission Critical by Jonathan Strahan

[x] A book that passes the Bechdel test-
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

[x] A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it-
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

[x] A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name-
Girls Save the World in This One by Ash Parsons

[x] A book published the month of your birthday-
Red Skies Falling by Alex London

[x] A book about or by a woman in STEM-
Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah

[x] A book that won an award in 2019-
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

[x] A book on a subject you know nothing about-
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know

[x] A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics-
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

[x] A book with a pun in the title-
One Foot in the Grape by Carlene O'Neil

[x] A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins-
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

[x] A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character-
Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis

[x] A book with a bird on the cover-
Black Wings Beating by Alex London

[x] A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader-
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

[x] A book with “gold,” “silver,” or “bronze” in the title-
Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith

[x] A book by a WOC-
The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum

[x] A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads-
Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett

[x] A book you meant to read in 2019-
The Hanged Man by K.D. Edwards

[x] A book about or involving social media-
One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

[x] A book that has a book on the cover-
The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Perry

[x] A medical thriller-
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

[x] A book with a made-up language-
Ink in the Blood by Kim Smejkal

[x] A book set in a country beginning with “C”-
The Wolf in the Whale by Jordanna Max Brodsky

[x] A book you picked because the title caught your attention-
A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White

[x] A book with a three-word title-
Sworn in Steel by Douglas Hulick

[x] A book with a pink cover-
The Best Lies by Sarah Lyu

[x] A Western-
The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson

[x] A book by or about a journalist-

Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth by Rachel Maddow

[x] Read a banned book during banned book week-
His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman

[x] Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge- A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist-
The Fell of Dark by Caleb Roehrig

Advanced:
[x] A book written by an author in their 20s-
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

[x] A book with “20” or “twenty” in the title-
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari

[x] A book with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)-
Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick

[x] A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics-
The Suffering by Rin Chupeco

[x] A book set in the 1920s-
The Radium Girls by Kate Moore

[x] A book by an author who has written more than 20 books-
The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher

[x] A book with more than 20 letters in its title-

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by John Krakauer

[x] A book published in the 20th century-
Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

[x] A book from a series with more than 20 books-

Sunset by Erin Hunter

[x] A book with a main character in their 20s-
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

[Sara]

Book Riot's 2020 Read Harder Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Completed: 20/24

[x] Read a YA nonfiction book -
This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work by Tiffany Jewell and Aurelia Durand

[x] Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color -
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

[x] Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman -

White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig

[x] Read a graphic memoir -
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

[x] Read a book about a natural disaster -
Dry by Neal Shusterman

[x] Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author -
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams

[x] Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII -
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

[x] Read an audiobook of poetry -
New American Best Friend by Olivia Gatwood

[x] Read the LAST book in a series -
The Empire of Ashes by Anthony Ryan

[x] Read a book that takes place in a rural setting -
The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher

[x] Read a debut novel by a queer author -
Reverie by Ryan La Sala

[] Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own -


[] Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before -
The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats by Daniel Stone

[x] Read a romance starring a single parent -
A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones

[] Read a book about climate change -


[x] Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman -
Thief's Magic by Trudi Canavan

[x] Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) -
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

[x] Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community -
The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad

[] Read a book by or about a refugee -


[x] Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK -

Deeplight by Frances Hardinge

[x] Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) -
The Quantum Garden by Derek Künsken

[x] Read a horror book published by an indie press -
Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

[x] Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical) -
Uncanny Magazine Issue 22: May/June 2018 by Lynne M Thomas et al.

[x] Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author -
Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse

[Sara]

To Be Read Twin Reads 2020

May 2020
TBR Twin: Kara
Book: Ninefox Gambit
Read: May 24

June 2020
TBR Twin: Razika
Book: A Darker Shade of Magic
Read: July 5

August 2020
TBR Twin: Nadine
Book: Daisy Jones & The Six
Read: August 16

[Sara]

Rainbow Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31st, 2020

Duration: Jan 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Completed: 33/33

Red:


Orange:


Yellow:


Green:


Blue:


Purple:


Pink:


Brown:


Black:


White:


Gray:

[Sara]

Q2 - Creativity Island Escape
Duration: April 1, 2020 - June 30, 2020

8/10 UNFINISHED

Inspiration - 5/5
[x] 1. Only your imagination limits you: The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz (Rating: ★★)
Reason: One of the main characters is a writer.

[x] 2. Read adventurously: The Whisper Man by Alex North (Rating: ★)
Reason: Never read a book by Alex North before (never will again, yikes).

[] 3. Dare to dream:
Reason: N/A

[x] 4. Focus on goals, not obstacles: Where I End and You Begin by Preston Norton (Rating: ★★★★★)
Reason: Both main characters are working on overcoming their personal issues.

[x] 5. Dream big; do bigger: The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders (Rating: ★)
Reason: Main characters are activists/revolutionaries (supposedly, not much revolution happened in the book tbh).

[x] 6. Seize the day: Fate of the Fallen by Kel Kade (Rating: ★★★★)
Reason: Main character is a small town young man who is prophesied to be a hero.

[] 7. If it rains on your parade, dance in it:
Reason: N/A

[] 8. Never let a stumble be the end:
Reason: N/A

[] 9. Sustainable living:
Reason: N/A

[] 10. A book with a pun in its title:
Reason: N/A

Escape - 3/5
[] 1. Houdini:
Reason: N/A

[] 2. Take a break from life:
Reason: N/A

[x] 3. Don't fence me in: The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson (Rating: ★★★)
Reason: It's a Western.

[] 4. Flight or escape to safety:
Reason: N/A

[] 5. Not all who wander are lost:
Reason: N/A

[x] 6. Virtual living: Finder by Suzanne Palmer (Rating: ★★★★★)
Reason: Science fiction novel set in space.

[] 7. We travel:
Reason: N/A

[] 8. Take the money and run:
Reason:

[] 9. Fair sailing:
Reason: N/A

[x] 10. Escape fear: Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand
Reason: A horror/thriller book. (Rating: ★★★★)

[Sara]

Q2 - Pinspiration Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2020 - June 30, 2020

Total: 4/30 UNFINISHED

Board #7: Science - Glimpses of the Future


Read Books:
Ninefox Gambit (Rating ★★★)
Raven Stratagem (Rating ★★)
Driving the Deep (Rating ★★★★★)

Board #10: Courage - PRIDE


Read Books:
Only Mostly Devastated (Rating ★★★)

[Sara]

Q3 - Women of the World
Duration: July 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020

2/10 UNFINISHED

🌍 Africa (Northern, Eastern, Middle, Southern, Western Africa)

🌏 Asia (Central, Eastern, Southeastern, Southern, Western Asia)
The Suffering by Rin Chupeco [Japan] (Rating ★★★)

🌍 Europe (Eastern, Northern, Southern, Western Europe)
England
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar [Ireland] (Rating ★★★)

🌎 Americas (Caribbean and Central/North/South America)
US #1 & 2

🌏 Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia)

[Sara]

Monthly Challenge - TURN ON, TUNE IN, SPACE OUT!
Duration: 1 July - 31 July, 2020

10/10 COMPLETED


The Martian by Andy Weir (Rating ★★★★)


The Quantum Garden by Derek Künsken (Rating ★★★★★)


A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White (Rating ★★★)


A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy by Alex White (Rating ★★★★)


Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman (Rating ★★★★★)


Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman (Rating ★★★★★)


Station Zero by Philip Reeves (Rating ★★★★)


The Disasters by M.K. England (Rating ★★★★★)


Last of Her Name by Jessica Khoury (Rating ★★★★)


Mission Critical by Jonathan Strahan & et al (Rating ★★★)

[Sara]

Monthly Challenge - Friends are Forever
Duration: 1 August - 31 August, 2020

8/8 COMPLETED

1. A Loyal Best Friend: Someone who always has your back, no matter what. Read a book about someone who is loyal.

Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall (Rating ★★★★)

2. A Fearless Adventurer: This friend likes to pull us out of our comfort zone and help us take risks. Read a book about someone taking a risk.

Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron (Rating ★★★★)

3. A Brutally Honest Confidant: Someone who will tell you how it is, regardless of your feelings about the topic. Read a book where honesty may or may not be the best policy.

Ink in the Blood by Kim Smejkal (Rating ★★★★★)

4. A Wise Mentor: Someone who can help steer you in the right direction and offer great advice. Read a self-help book.

This Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell (Rating ★★★★)

5. A Friend From A Different Culture: Someone with different beliefs or background to you. Read a book that focuses on a different culture to your own.

Mad, Bad, & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed (Rating ★★★★)

6. A Polar Opposite: Someone that has people saying 'how do they get along so well'. Read a book involving an unlikely friendship.

The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley (Rating ★★★)

7. A Friendly Neighbour: Sometimes, those who we see every day can become our closest friends. Read a book borrowed from or recommended by someone who is close to you.

The Golden State by Lydia Kiesling (Rating ★★)

8. A Work Pal: Like above, if we see them every day, we are likely to befriend them. Read a book involving a work relationship of any kind.

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell (Rating ★★★)

[Sara]

Monthly Challenge - Wildlife Refuge
Duration: 1 September - 30 September, 2020

12/30 UNFINISHED

(2)


[x] Into the Wild
[x] Fire and Ice
[x] Forest of Secrets
[x] Rising Storm
[x] A Dangerous Path
[x] The Darkest Hour



[x] Midnight
[x] Moonrise
[x] Dawn
[x] Starlight
[x] Twilight
[x] Sunset

[Sara]

Q4 - Anything Goes
Duration: 1 October - 31 December, 2020

30/30 COMPLETED

Randomly chosen by tbr prompt generator

1. Read a book written by an author who is older than you.

Miracle Creek (Rating ★★★★★)

2. Read the shortest book on your TBR.

Silver in the Wood (Rating ★★★★★)

3. Read a book that you think you will rate 5 stars.

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Rating ★★★★★)

4. Read a book with a protagonist who is a person of color.

The Gravity of Us (Rating ★★★★)

5. Read a contemporary book.

Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power (Rating ★★★)

6. Read a book that is out of your comfort zone.

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Rating ★★)

7. Listen to an audiobook.

Clap When You Land (Rating ★★★)

8. Read the lowest rated book on your TBR.

Spontaneous (Rating ★★★)

9. Read a book that has a number in the title.

Seven Endless Forests (Rating ★★★★)

10. Read a book with LGBTQIA+ representation.

Something to Talk About (Rating ★★★)

11. Read a book written by a female author

Nobody Knows but You (Rating ★★★)

12. Read a book that it seems like 'everyone' has read but you.

A Conjuring of Light (Rating ★★★★)

13. Read a book by an author with the same last initial as you.

Boyfriend Material (Rating ★★★★★)

14. Read a book by an author you haven't read anything from before.

I Have a Bad Feeling about This (Rating ★★)

15. Read a book with a beautiful cover.

Preludes & Nocturnes (Rating ★★★★)

16. Read a book with a one-word title.

Elatsoe (Rating ★★★)

17. Read a book inspired by mythology.

Drowned Country (Rating ★★★★★)

18. Read a debut novel.

Axiom's End (Rating ★★★)

19. Read a fantasy book.

Breaklands Season One: The Chase by Justin Jordan (Rating ★★★)

20. Read a book by your favorite author.

White Rabbit (Rating ★★★★★)

21. Read a book with the word "Magic" in the title.

Magic for Liars (Rating ★★★★)

22. Read a book that has won or been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Awards.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Rating ★★★)

23. Read a book written by an author from a different country than you.

The Searcher (Rating ★★)

24. Read a book that is a retelling.

The Last True Poets of the Sea (Rating ★★★)

25. Re-read a book you've read before.

Turn Coat (Rating ★★★★★)

26. Read a book with a protagonist who is different from you (e.g. in gender/ethnicity/sexuality/ability).

Stay Gold (Rating ★)

27. Read a book that intimidates you.

The Glass Hotel (Rating ★★★)

28. Read a book that you think suits the current season.

Charm & Strange (Rating ★★★★)

29. Read a hyped book that everyone has been saying is great.

Cemetery Boys (Rating ★★★★★)

30. Read a book borrowed from the library.

The Devil and the Dark Water (Rating ★★★★)

[Sara]

Monthly Challenge- Serial Slayers
Duration: October 1, 2020 - October 31, 2020

2/2 COMPLETED

Shades of Magic


[x] A Gathering of Shadows (Rating ★★★★)
[x] A Conjuring of Light (Rating ★★★★)

[Sara]

Monthly Challenge- An Enchanted World
Duration: October 1, 2020 - October 31, 2020

5/5 COMPLETE

1. Oktoberfest: Read a book set in Central Europe, with a funfair/carnival, or with an enchanted castle/haunted house


2. MassKara Festival: Read a book set in Southeast Asia or with a masked/cursed character


3. Mehregan: Read a book set in the Middle East or featuring a magical potion or creature.


4. Mid-Autumn Festival: Read a book set in East Asia, with a full moon on the cover, or about werewolves/vampires

Seven Endless Forests (Rating ★★★★★)

5. Indigenous Peoples' Day: Read a book written by and indigenous author and/or featuring indigenous people.

Elatsoe (Rating ★★★)

6. Felabration: Read a book set in Africa or the Caribbean or written by an African or Caribbean author.


7. Navaratri: Read a book set in South Asia or featuring a battle of good over evil.


8. National magic week: Read a book which involves any kind of magic or has an enchanted setting.

Shutter Vol. 1 Wanderlost (Rating ★★)

9. Samhain: Read a book set in a Celtic nation or that includes a bonfire.

Witches of Ash and Ruin (Rating ★★★★)

10. Día de muertos: Read a book set in Latin America or by a Latin American author.

Mexican Gothic (Rating ★★★★★)

[Sara]

Monthly Challenge- Zodiac Around the Word
Duration: November 1, 2020 - November 30, 2020

5/5 COMPLETED

1. Western Astrology - Let the stars guide your way. Read a book involving astronomy, or one set in space


2. Many signs are based on animals. Read a book in which an animal plays an important role or one with shape shifters.

Charm & Strange (Rating ★★★)

3. Celtic Zodiac places an importance on trees and nature. Read a book with a forest on the cover or a book about gardening

White Rabbit (Rating ★★★★★)

4. Many zodiacs are tied closely to mythology. Read a book involving gods, goddesses, mythology or folklore.


5. Burmese Zodiac bases its eight zodiac signs based on compass directions. Read a book with a compass on the cover or a map inside or a book where direction plays an important role.

The Devil and the Dark Water (Rating ★★★★)

6. Legend of the cat in the Chinese zodiac states that the cat doesn't have a month because the rat tricked it into missing the banquet. Read a book with a morally grey character, a story involving enemies, or a book in which a character is tricked.

The Glass Hotel (Rating ★★★)

7. The 4 main elements (fire, earth, air, water) are often associated with different zodiac signs. Read a book where a flood, fire, earthquake, tornado or other similar disaster occurs, or a book with elemental magic.


8. Zodiacs are all intended to explain people better and how to control your own destiny based on when you were born. Read a book where a character fights against this planned destiny, or one in which fate plays a role.


9. What's your sign? Pick a zodiac and choose a book with a main character who shares similar traits to your sign.

The Space Between Worlds (Rating ★★★★★)

[Sara]

Monthly Challenge - Rock the Vote
Duration: October 27, 2020 - The results are in

25/25 COMPLETED

Best Poetry Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★)
Best Poetry Nominee [x] (Rating ★★)
Best Poetry Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★)
Best Poetry Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★★)
Best Horror Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★★)
Best Horror Nominee [x] (Rating ★★)
Best Fiction Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★)
Best Fiction Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★★★)
Best Romance Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★★★)
Best Romance Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★)
Best Debut Novel Nominee & Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★★★)
Best Young Adult Fiction Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★★)
Best Young Adult Fiction Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★★★)
Best Young Adult Fiction Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★★)
Best Young Adult Fiction Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★)
Best Young Adult Fiction Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★★)
Best Young Adult Fiction Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★★★)
Best Mystery Nominee & Best Debut Novel Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★★★)
Best Mystery Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★★)
Best Mystery Nominee [x] (Rating ★★)
Best Myster Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★★)
Best Fantasy Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★)
Best Science Fiction & Best Debut Novel Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★)
Best Science Fiction Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★★★)
Best Science Fiction Nominee [x] (Rating ★★★★★)

[Sara]

Monthly Challenge - Home is Where the Books Are
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

6/6 COMPLETED

1. Read the book that has been on your shelf for the longest time


2. Read a book that was given to you by someone else


3. Read a book that you'd one day like to 'rehome' (eg. give to someone else once you're finished reading)

Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey (Rating ★★★★)

4. Read a book on your shelf that is about a home or a house of any kind


5. Read a book you got because the cover looked pretty

The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake (Rating ★★★)

6. Read a book about friendship OR family OR both

If We Were Us (Rating ★★★★)

7. Read your favorite book (one that makes you feel at home)

Turn Coat by Jim Butcher (Rating ★★★★★)

8. Read the shortest book on your shelf

Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh (Rating ★★★★★)

9. Read a self-help or personal development book to make yourself more at home in your body


10. Read a book on your shelf that you are wary of because it isn't generally a genre you read

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel (Rating ★★)

[Sara]

2021 Reading Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

271/275

[Sara]

Popsugar 2021 Reading Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

50/50 COMPLETED

1. A book that published in 2021

Shiver by Allie Reynolds (Rating ★★★★★)

2. An Afrofuturist book

The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark (Rating ★★★★)

3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover

Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel (Rating ★★★★★)

4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign

Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver (Rating ★★★)

5. A dark academia book

The Broken Girls by Simone St. James (Rating ★★★★)

6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title

Beyond the Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald (Rating ★★)

7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job Private detective.

In Plain Sight by Dan Willis (Rating ★★★★)

8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Rating ★★★)

9. A book with a family tree

The Cousins by Karen M. McManus (Rating ★★★★)

10. A bestseller from the 1990s

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (Rating ★★★★)

11. A book about forgetting

What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (Rating ★★★)

12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.) Facebook Group: Book Hangout Spot

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Rating ★★★★★)

13. A locked-room mystery

Broken Harbor by Tana French (Rating ★★★★)

14. A book set in a restaurant

Scone Cold Killer by Lena Gregory (Rating ★★★)

15. A book with a black-and-white cover

A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver (Rating ★★★★★)

16. A book by an indigenous author

Firekeeper's Daughter (Rating ★★★)

17. A book that has the same title as a song

Lucky Girl (Rating ★★★★)

18. A book about a subject you are passionate about

Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber (Rating ★★★★★)

19. A book that discusses body positivity

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (Rating ★★★)

20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Rating ★★★★★)

21. A genre hybrid

Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson (Rating ★★★)

22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors

Yellowfang's Secret (Rating ★★★★★)

23. A book with something broken on the cover

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano (Rating ★★★★★)

24. A book by a Muslim American author

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (Rating ★★★)

25. A book that was published anonymously

Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay (Rating ★★)

26. A book with an oxymoron in the title

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (Rating ★★★★)

27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Rating ★★★★★)

28. A magical realism book

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (Rating ★★★★★)

29. A book set in multiple countries

The Effort by Claire Holroyde (Rating ★★★★)

30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021

Lionhearts by Nathan Makaryk (Rating ★★★★)

31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality

I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara (Rating ★★★★)

32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”

X by Sue Grafton (Rating ★★★)

33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James (Rating ★)

34. A book about a social justice issue

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin (Rating ★★★★)

35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels)

Depression & Other Magic Tricks by Sabrina Benaim (Rating ★★★★)

36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads

Two Skies Before Night by Robert Gryn (Rating ★★)

37. A book you think your best friend would like

The Dancing Goddesses: Folklore, Archaeology, and the Origins of European Dance (Rating ★★★★)

38. A book about art or an artist

The Survivors by Jane Harper (Rating ★★★★★)

39. A book everyone seems to have read but you

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (Rating ★★★)

40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge involving a mythical creature

A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth (Rating ★★★★★)

Advanced:
41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Rating ★)

42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list

I Shimmer Sometimes, Too by Porsha Olayiwola (Rating ★★)

43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover

What Beauty There Is by Cory Anderson (Rating ★★★★)

44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover

And Another Thing... by Eoin Colfer (Rating ★★)

45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Rating ★★★★)

46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t

Hell Is Empty by Craig Johnson (Rating ★★★★)

47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing Favorite place: London!!

Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch (Rating ★★★)

48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random chosen by random number generator

Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs (Rating ★)

49. A DNF book from your TBR list

Eragon by Christopher Paolini (Rating ★★★★★)

50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder (Rating ★★)

[Sara]

Around the Year in 52 Books Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

52/52 COMPLETED

1. A book related to “In the Beginning...”

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (Rating ★★★★)

2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y

Fool's Gold by Jon Hollings (Rating ★★★★)

3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music

If These Wings Could Fly by Kyrie McCauley (Rating ★★★★)

4. A book with a monochromatic cover

Junkyard Dogs by Craig Johnson (Rating ★★★★)

5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read

Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon (Rating ★★★★★)

6. A love story

Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds (Rating ★★)

7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list A book by an author who uses at least two initials

Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K.J. Parker (Rating ★★★★)

8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited

An Early Wake by Sheila Connolly (Rating ★★★★)

9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (Rating ★★★★)

10. A book with a female villain or criminal

The Girls I've Been (Rating ★★★★★)

11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum

The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan (Rating ★★★★)

12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation

Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez, Megan McDowell (Rating ★★)

13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020

Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig (Rating ★★★)

14. A book set in a made-up place

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (Rating ★★★★★)

15. A book that features siblings as the main characters

Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins (Rating ★★★★★)

16. A book with a building in the title

A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee (Rating ★★★)

17. A book with a Muslim character or author

A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir (Rating ★★★)

18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1

Nottingham by Nathan Makaryk (Rating ★★★★)

19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2

Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth (Rating ★★★★★)

20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3

Dead Space by Kali Wallace (Rating ★★★★★)

21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"

The Undressing by Li-Young Lee (Rating ★★★)

22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Rating ★★★★★)

23. A cross genre novel

Alive in Necropolis by Doug Dorst (Rating ★★)

24. A book about racism or race relations

White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo (Rating ★★)

25. A book set on an island

Lord of the Flies by William Golding (Rating ★★★)

26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author

Enter the Aardvark by Jessica Anthony (Rating ★★)

27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards

The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor (Rating ★★★)

28. A book connected to ice

One by One by Ruth Ware (Rating ★)

29. A book that you consider comfort reading

A Turn for the Bad by Sheila Connelly (Rating ★★★★)

30. A long book

The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey (Rating ★★★★)

31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years

Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton (Rating ★★★★)

32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people

The Fascinators by Andrew Eliopulos (Rating ★★)

33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry

Date & Time by Phil Kaye (Rating ★★★★)

34. A book with a travel theme

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren (Rating ★★★★★)

35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer

A Luminous Republic by Andres Barba (Rating ★★★★)

36. A book with six or more words in the title

The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn by Tyler Whitesides (Rating ★★★★★)

37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (Rating ★★★)

38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator girl

Lucky Girl by Jamie Pacton (Rating ★★★★)

39. A book involving an immigrant

The Test by Sylvain Neuvel (Rating ★★★)

40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner (Rating ★★)

41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author

Yesterday Is History by Kosoko Jackson (Rating ★★)

42. A mystery or thriller

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager (Rating ★★★★)

43. A book with elements of magic

Annie and the Wolves by Andromeda Romano-Lax (Rating ★★★)

44. A book whose title contains a negative

Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian (Rating ★★★)

45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey (Rating ★★★)

46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards

When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole (Rating ★★★★★)

47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir

Essentials of Comparative Politics by Patrick O'Neil (Rating ★★★)

48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”

The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing (Rating ★★★★)

49. A book with an ensemble cast

The Eye of the World by Jordan Robert (Rating ★★★★★)

50. A book published in 2021

The Effort by Claire Holroyde (Rating ★★★★)

51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name

The Good Girls by Claire Eliza Bartlett (Rating ★★★)

52. A book related to "the end"

The Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan (Rating ★★★★)

[Sara]

Book Riot's 2021 Read Harder Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

20/24

1. Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (Rating ★★)

2. Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall (Rating ★★★)

3. Read a non-European novel in translation

Ball Lightning by Liu Cixin (Rating ★)

4. Read an LGBTQ+ history book

Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker & Jules Scheele (Rating ★★★★)

5.Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (Rating ★★★)

6. Read a fanfic

Joyride by John Passarella (Rating ★★★★)

7.Read a fat-positive romance

One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London (Rating ★★★)

8. Read a romance by a trans or nonbinary author

9. Read a middle grade mystery

Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor by Ally Carter (Rating ★★★★)

10. Read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color

11. Read a food memoir by an author of color

Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee (Rating N/A)

12. Read a work of investigative nonfiction by an author of color

The Bone Woman by Clea Koff (Rating ★★★★)

13. Read a book with a cover you don’t like

The Stories You Tell by Kristen Lepionka (Rating ★★★★)

14. Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada

15. Read a memoir by a Latinx author

16. Read an own voices book about disability

The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones (Rating ★★★★★)

17. Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn’t about Black pain

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow (Rating ★)

18. Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader

Assad or We Burn the Country by Sam Dagher (Rating ★★★★)

19. Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist

American Hippo by Sarah Gailey (Rating ★★★★)

20. Read a book of nature poems

Sharks in the Rivers by Ada Limon (Rating ★★★★★)

21. Read a children’s book that centers a disabled character but not their disability

Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly (Rating ★★★★★)

22. Read a book set in the Midwest

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (Rating ★★★★)

23. Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker (Rating ★★★★)

24. Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn’t die

A Night's Tail by Sofie Kelly (Rating ★★★★)

[Sara]

Serial Reader Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

69/110

Start to Finish
Kingdom of Grit (1 of 3)


Nottingham (2 of 2)


An Ember in the Ashes (2 of 4)


Inheritance Cycle (1 of 4)


Kane Chronicles (3 of 3)


Underland Chronicles (5 of 5)


Finish Previously Started
Supernatural (2 of 2)


Roxane Weary (1 of 2)


Kinsey Millhone (2 of 25) I AM READING THESE IN REVERSE -shrugs-


County Cork (2 of ?)


Rivers of London (6 of 6)


Dublin Murder Squad (4 of 4)



Continue Series in Progress

Patricia Briggs (3 of 8) NOT CONTINUING


Walt Longmire (6 of 12)



Series Started
The Wheel of Time (2 of 1)


Wayward Children (6 of 1)


Dolphin Bay (2 of ?) NOT CONTINUING


A Cats in Trouble Mystery (3 of 8) NOT CONTINUING


The Dragon Lords (1 of ?)


Arcane Casebook (1 of ?)


Themis Files (1 of 3)


All-Day Breakfast Cafe Mystery (2 of ?)


The Fractured Europe Sequence (1 of 4)


Hannibal (2 of ?)


The Cruel Stars (1 of 1 currently)


Gentleman Bastard (1 of ?)


Eric Carter (1 of ?)


The Village Library Series (1 of ?)


The Seven Virtues (1 of 7)


Mennik Thorn (1 of 2)


Finlay Donovan (1 of 1 currently)


Siege (1 of 3)

[Sara]

Genre Bingo Challenge 2021
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021



18/15 books and 5/4 bingos

Young Adult Fantasy - A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth (Rating ★★★★★)
Paranormal - Dead Things by Stephen Blackmoore (Rating ★★★)
Free Space - The Velocity of Revolution by Marshall Ryan Maresca (Rating ★★★★)
Young Adult - The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe (Rating ★★★★★)
Memoir - Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef's Journey to Discover America's New Melting-Pot Cuisine (Rating N/A)
Historical Nonfiction - The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert (Rating ★★★★)
Science Nonfiction - Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America (Rating ★★★★★)
Graphic Novel - American Vampire, Vol. 1 by Scott Snyder (Rating ★★★★★)
Chick-lit - Beach Read by Emily Henry (Rating ★★★★)
Magical Realism - Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder (Rating ★★)
Science Fiction - The Loop by Jeremy Robert Johnson (Rating ★★★)
Fantasy - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Rating ★★★)
Suspense - The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon (Rating ★★★★)
Dystopian - The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold (Rating ★★★)
Biography - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (Rating ★★★)
Western - American Hippo by Sarah Gailey (Rating ★★★★)
Crime - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (Rating ★★★★)
Poetry - The Moon Is Always Female: Poems by Marge Piercy (Rating ★★★★)
Classics - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (Rating ★★)
Coming of Age - Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses by Kristen O'Neal
General Nonfiction - Assad or We Burn the Country by Sam Dagher (Rating ★★★★)
Tragedy - Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr (Rating ★★)
Self Help - Branding Yourself by Erik Deckers (Rating ★★)
Satire - Lord of the Flies by William Golding (Rating ★★★)
Family Saga - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (Rating ★)

[Sara]

Book Club Challenge 2021
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

15/15 COMPLETED

Buddy Reads:
1. Her Body and Other Parties
2. Lies of Locke Lamora
3. The Broken Girls
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
5. Project Hail Mary
6. Neverwhere
7. Faithful Place
8. Broken Harbor
9. The Secret Place
10. The Trespasser
11. In An Absent Dream + Juice Like Wounds
12. Come Tumbling Down
13. Across the Grass Green Fields
14. Eragon
15. A Torch Against the Night

[Sara]

Take a Chance on a Book
Duration: March 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Completed: 12
Badges Earned: 4

Badges


Books
Dice Rolled: 2, 6, 5, 5
Genre Selected: Sci-fi/Steampunk (2+5=7)
Roulette Spin: 16 red
Respin Roulette: 33 black
Book:
The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold (Rating ★★★)

Dice Rolled: 4, 1, 5, 6
Genre Selected: Young Adult (1)
Roulette Spin: 20 black
Book:
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins (Rating ★★★★)

Dice Rolled: 2, 6, 4, 4
Genre Selected: Paranormal/Magic (6+4+4=14)
Roulette Spin: 22 black
Respin Roulette: 14 red
Book:
Rejected by Jaymin Eve (Rating ★★★★)

Dice Rolled: 4, 6, 1, 2
Genre Selected: Horror (2)
Roulette Spin: 1 red
Book:
Red Dragon by Thomas Harris (Rating ★★★)

Dice Rolled: 1, 6, 3, 6
Genre Selected: Sci-Fi/Steampunk (6+1=7)
Roulette Spin: 19 red
Book:
Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson (Rating ★★★★)

Dice Rolled: 5, 1, 5, 3
Genre Selected: Fantasy (5+3=8)
Roulette Spin: 32 red
Book:
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker (Rating ★)

Dice Rolled: 2, 1, 3, 5
Genre Selected: Suspense (1+3=4)
Roulette Spin: 19 red
Book:
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris (Rating ★★★)

Dice Rolled: 4, 5, 4, 2
Genre Selected: Mystery (4+4+5= 13)
Roulette Spin: 28 black
Book:
Winterborne Home of Vengeance and Valor by Ally Carter (Rating ★★★★)

Dice Rolled: 6, 5, 3, 2
Genre Selected: Contemporary/New Adult (5)
Roulette Spin: 33 black
Respin Roulette: 9 red Random Pick
Book:
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren (Rating ★★★★★)

Dice Rolled: 5, 6, 3, 1
Genre Selected: Historical Fiction (3)
Roulette Spin: 25 red
Respin Roulette: 17 black
Book:
The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner (Rating ★★★★★)

Dice Rolled: 1, 4, 2, 4
Genre Selected: Historical Fiction (1+2=3)
Roulette Spin: 29 black
Respin Roulette: 4 black
Book:
The Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood (Rating ★★★)

Dice Rolled: 6, 6, 5, 2
Genre Selected: LGBTQ (6+6+5= 17)
Roulette Spin: 4 black
Book:
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (Rating ★)

[Sara]

Pick One For Me 2021

Badges


Books
September POFM

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner (Rating ★★) 9/24

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (Rating ★★★) 9/24

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Rating ★) 9/29

October POFM

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Rating ★★★★★) 10/18

I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara (Rating ★★★★) 10/28

Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman (Rating ★★★) 10/31

November POFM

Dead Space by Kali Wallace (Rating ★★★★★) 11/29

Fool's Gold by Jon Hollins (Rating ★★★★) 11/30

Annie and the Wolves by Andromeda Romano-Lax (Rating ★★★) 11/30

December POFM

The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey (Rating ★★★★) 12/31

The Bone Woman by Cleo Koff (Rating ★★★★) 12/27

Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink (Rating ★) 12/30

[Sara]

Q1 - Best in Show
Duration: January 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021

9/15 INCOMPLETE

Goodreads Choice Award {Categories- Fantasy, YA Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Mystery, and Romance}
Fantasy

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Rating ★★★)

Mystery

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager (Rating ★★★★)

The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben (Rating ★★★★)

One by One by Ruth Ware (Rating ★)

When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole (Rating ★★★★★)

You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks (Rating ★★)

Romance

The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez (Rating ★★★★)

One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London (Rating ★★★)

Beach Read by Emily Henry (Rating ★★★★)

[Sara]

Q1 - Changes
Duration: January 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021

15/15 COMPLETED

Read a book that features:
1. The word "change" (Changes, Changing, or other variations) in its title.


2. The theme of money or money on its cover (loose change).

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano (Rating ★★★★★)

3. An adaptation of its original format (book-to-manga, translation, etc.)

Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez, translated by Megan McDowell (Rating ★★)

4. The author's initials found in the word "change"

The Effort by Claire Holroyde (Rating ★★★★)

5. Separate book sections or part of a series of three or more books (make change)

Two Skies Before Night by Robert Gryn (Rating ★★★)

6. An author or character writing under a pseudonym


7. A topic or character about which you feel differently now than in the past.

The Secret Place by Tana French (Rating ★)

Read a book about an activity below or someone (real or fictional) who engages in it:
8. Changing one's mind about a life decision.

Burning Roses by S.L. Huang (Rating ★★★★★)

9. Switching careers/jobs.


10. Relocating to a different city, state/province, or country.

If I Disappear by Eliza Jane Brazier (Rating ★★★)

11. Cultivating new daily habits.


12. A character who shifts shapes or identities.

Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold (Rating ★★★★)

13. Life changes due to age

The Girl and the Goddess by Nikita Gill (Rating ★★★★)

14. A medical transformation


15. A life-changing experience.

What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (Rating ★★★)

16. A changing household

The Butterfly Girl by Rene Denfeld (Rating ★★★)

17. An action or phenomenon that transforms society or the world.

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert (Rating ★★★★)

18. Replacing one thing with another (change out)

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey (★★★)

19. Technological innovation

Saturn Run by John Sandford (Rating ★★★★)

20. A game-changer.

The Missing Hours by Emma Kavanagh (Rating ★★)

[Sara]

Monthly Challenge - New Year's Resolutions
Duration: January 1, 2021 - January 30, 2021

5/5 COMPLETED

1. What is your biggest hope for 2021? Read a book related to that theme.


2. What's your idea of a dream vacation? Read a book related to one activity your dream vacation would involve (camping, reading, hiking, shopping, and so forth).


3. Explore new hobbies. Read a book about a hobby you'd like to start or featuring a character engaging in that hobby.


4. Take the stairs. Read a book related to fitness or featuring a character who exercises or jogs.

The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben (Rating ★★★★)

5. Go somewhere new. Read a book about or set in a place (country, state, province) you've never visited.

Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez (Rating ★★)

6. Stop procrastinating. Read that book that you meant to read in 2020.

Ghosts of Harvard by Francesca Serritella (Rating ★)

7. Get artsy. Read a book about or set in a museum, theater, or concert hall or featuring a protagonist involved in the fine arts.


8. Eat healthier. Read a book about cooking, gardening, farming, produce or a fictional character trying to eat healthier.


9. Read a serial novel. A new year's a great time to start a new series or continue with one you've already begun.

Faithful Place by Tana French (Rating ★★★★)

10. Be nice to yourself. Pamper yourself by reading a book from your favorite genre or subgenre.

A Night's Tail by Sofie Kelly (Rating ★★★★)

[Sara]

Monthly Challenge - There's No Business Like Snow Business
Duration: February 1, 2021 - February 28, 2021

8/8 COMPLETED

1. Read a book that has snow on the cover or snow in the title.

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (Rating ★★★)

2. Precipitation: Read a book that has any weather related term in the title.

Shiver by Allie Reynolds (Rating ★★★★★)

3. Small: Read a book that has less than 200 pages.

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (Rating ★★★★★)

4. Snow is formed of crystals and is a slang term for diamonds. Read a book in which a gem or other mineral can be found in the plot, title, or cover art.

One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London (Rating ★★★)

5. Snow is a dessert made of stiffly beaten whites of eggs, sugar, and fruit pulp. Read a book with a dessert on the cover, or read a book in which a dessert is made.

Raspberry Chocolate Murder by Leena Clover (Rating ★★★)

6. Snow is slang for cocaine. Read a book about drugs or drug addiction.

Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy (Rating ★★★★★)

7. White is the color of snow. Read a book that contains white in the cover.

Broken Harbor by Tana French (Rating ★★★)

8. To snow someone is to deceive, persuade, or charm glibly. Read a book about a con artist, or read a book about deception.

Enter the Aardvark by Jessica Anthony (Rating ★★)

[Sara]

Monthly Challenge - One-Word Wonder
Duration: March 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021

1/8 INCOMPLETE


Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (Rating ★★★★)

[Sara]

Monthly Challenge - What a Wonderful World
Duration: March 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021

8/8 COMPLETED

1. Read a book set in or about a big city

When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole (Rating ★★★★★)

2. Read a book set in the country or on a farm

If I Disappear by Eliza Jane Brazier (Rating ★★★)

3. Read a book that features a rainforest

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by James Marlon (Rating ★)

4. Read a book that is set in the desert

The Missing Hours by Emma Kavanagh (Rating ★★)

5. Read a book that is set in a suburban area

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano (Rating ★★★★★)

6. Read a book that is set in the snow

One by One by Ruth Ware (Rating ★)

7. Read a book that prominently features a body of water of some kind (eg. river, lake, stream, ocean, beach etc)

The Survivors by Jane Harper (Rating ★★★★★)

8. Read a book that focuses on natural spaces.

The Secret Place (Rating ★)

[Sara]

Q2 - A Diverse Education
Duration: April 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021

15/15

Major; LGBT Literature Studies - 45 units

American Hippo by Sarah Gailey (Rating ★★★★)

The Velocity of Revolution by Marshall Ryan Maresca (Rating ★★★★)

Salvation Day by Kali Wallace (Rating ★★★★★)

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (Rating ★★★★★)

Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire (Rating ★★★★)

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire (Rating ★★★★★)

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe (Rating ★★★★★)

The Fascinators by Andrew Eliopulos (Rating ★★)

A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth (Rating ★★★★★)

Yesterday Is History by Kosoko Jackson (Rating ★★)

Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters (Rating ★★★★★)

Beyond the Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald (Rating ★★)

Minor; Women Authors from Around the World - 9 units
(Swedish)
The Lost Village by Camilla Sten (Rating ★★★)
(American-Irish)
The Witch Elm by Tana French (Rating ★★★)
(British)
The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor (Rating ★★★)

[Sara]

Monthly Challenge - We All Live in a Yellow Submarine
Duration: April 1, 2021 - April 30, 2021

6/9 INCOMPLETE

1. Mourning - Mexico and Ethiopia: Read a book by an author who has passed away or a book where a main character passes away.

Into the Heartless Wood by Joanna Ruth Meyer (Rating ★★★★)

2. Courage - Japan: Read a book you’re intimidated by or a book where a character must exhibit courage to survive.

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe (Rating ★★★★★)

3. Middle of the compass - China: Read a book that is not the first or the last in a series but somewhere in the middle or a book featuring a middle child/sibling character.

As The Crow Flies by Craig Johnson (Rating ★★★)

4. The South - The ancient Maya: Read a book from or set in a country in the Southern Hemisphere.


5. Mystery fiction and thrillers - Italy: Read a mystery, thriller or true crime book.

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (Rating ★★★★)

6. Autumn - the Southern Hemisphere is now experiencing fall: Read a book set during the autumn or with the word ‘fall’ in the title.


7. Slow down - Traffic lights: Read a book that you want to savor slowly or where a character has to move slowly.

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (Rating ★★★)

8. Warning - A yellow penalty card football/soccer: Read a book that you’re not sure you will like or a book where a character is warned about something.

The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor (Rating ★★★)

9. Q - International maritime signal yellow flag: Read a book with a Q in the title or author’s name.

[Sara]

Q3 - Book Recycling
Duration: July 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021

20/20

Checked out on Libby

The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz (Rating ★)

Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay (Rating ★★)

The Good Girls by Claire Eliza Bartlett (Rating ★★★)

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms (Rating ★★★★)

How to Pack for the End of the World by Michelle Falkoff (Rating ★★★★)

Gregor the Overlander (Rating ★★★★)

Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee (Rating N/A)

Rejected by Jaymin Eve (Rating ★★★★)

Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly (Rating ★★★★★)

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder (Rating ★★)

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker (Rating ★)

Bought Used

The Invited by Jennifer McMahon (Rating ★★★★)

Burntown by Jennifer McMahon (Rating ★★★)

Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds (Rating ★★)

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris (Rating ★★★)

The Cruel Stars by John Birmingham (Rating ★★★★★)

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin (Rating ★★★★)

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (Rating ★★★)

Europe in Autumn by David Hutchinson (Rating ★★★)

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Rating ★)

[Sara]

Monthly Challenge - Riddle Me This
Duration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021

10/10 COMPLETED

1. Finding the first clue will be a treat. Look for something to eat. Read a book about food, with food on the cover or where the characters enjoy a good meal.

Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon (Rating ★★★★★)

2. Now that you're fed, go and look for the clue where you lay your head.Read a book with a dream sequence or where the character has a dream for their life

The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones (Rating ★★★★★)

3. The next place you'll need to look, is the place you can find a book. Read a book that takes place in a library or bookshop

Checked Out by Elizabeth Span Craig (Rating ★★★★)

4. Have you heard the news? The next clue can be found inside your shoes! Read a book where a characters gets news or where shoes play a prominent role

Shallow Graves by Kali Wallace (Rating ★★★★)

5. Don't tear the room apart! Just take a look in the stuff of art! Read a book about an artist or art

The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon (Rating ★★★★)

6. Look for the clues, but don't get stressed! You'll find another when you get dressed. Read a book featuring fashion

Murder Wears a Little Black Dress by Debra Sennefelder (Rating ★★)

7. Looking for the missing link? Take a peek at the sink or have a drink. Read a book where a character is a chef or bartender

Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch (Rating ★★★)

8. The next clue can be found on the box with the musical sound. Read a book about music, a character that listens to music or plays an instrument.

The Dancing Goddesses: Folklore, Archaeology, and the Origins of European Dance (Rating ★★★★)

9. Wanting more? Why don't you check the front door? Read a book that is part of a series.

False Value by Ben Aaronovitch (Rating ★★★★)

10. Looking for the final prize? Go where you can look into your own eyes. Read a book where a character wins something, or sees something that changes their life.

Across the Green Grass Fields (Rating ★★★★)

[Sara]

Monthly Challenge - Soulmates - Opposites Attract
Duration: August 1, 2021 - August 31, 2021

Pairs: 5/5
Book: 10/10

Completed

Dream/Fear

The Bread We Eat in Dreams (Rating ★★★) // Every Last Fear (Rating ★★)

End/Always

How to Pack for the End of the World (Rating ★★★★)// Opposite of Always (Rating ★★)

Over/Below

Gregor the Overlander (Rating ★★★★)// A Song Below Water (Rating ★)

Overdue/Early

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler (Rating ★★★★)// An Early Wake (Rating ★★★★)

Good/Bad

The Good Girls (Rating ★★★)// A Turn for the Bad (Rating ★★★★)

[Sara]

Monthly Challenge - Soulmates - Soul Searching
Duration: August 1, 2021 - August 31, 2021

4/4 COMPLETED

1. Heart and soul - without reservation, completely, wholly. Read a book in which a character pursues a goal with their heart and soul or a nonfiction book about how to reach your goals.

2. Soulless - lacking human feelings or emotions. Read a horror or true crime book

Burntown by Jennifer McMahon (Rating ★★★)

3. Soul food - an ethnic cuisine traditionally prepared by African Americans, particularly associated with the southern United States. Read a book in which a main character is a cook or a book in which cooking/mealtime plays an important role.

Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee (Rating N/A)

4. Soul mates - people who have feelings of deep or natural affinity for each other. Read a romance book or a Biography about a famous couple.

Rejected by Jaymin Eve (Rating ★★★★)

5. Soul music - a return to African American musical roots. Read a book set in Africa or a book about searching for genealogical roots.


6. Weight of the soul - paranormal belief, based on experiments by Duncan MacDougall in 1901, that wrongly found that a human soul weighs 21 grams. Read a book in the Paranormal genre or a book in which the characters engage in scientific experimentation.

Dead Things by Stephen Blackmoore (Rating ★★★)

7. Rubber Soul - a Beatles album named by Paul McCartney based on a saying that non-traditional soul music was plastic soul. Read a book in which somebody pretends to be something or someone they are not or a book set in the 1960's.


8. Soul Man - a movie from 1986. Read a book that was later made into a movie or a book published in the 1980's.

[Sara]

Mythology Madness
Team Roman
Duration: August 1, 2021 - November 30, 2021

My Challenges

September Challenges
POFM September 3/3
TBR Series Challenge September 3/3
AMMP's Egyptian God Crane Game 7/12
Mythological TV/Movies 4/4

October Challenges
Dare to Open Pandora's Box 3/4
12 Labours 4/4
TBR Series Challenge October 3/3
October Cover Hunt 1/2
October Word Hunt 4/4

November Challenges
Slaying the Beasts of Africa 4/4
November Word Hunt 4/4
November Cover Hunt 2/2

2 Month Challenges
Hero's Quest Team Challenge 8/?
Japanese Mythology 10/10
Siren's Song 3/8

4 Month Challenges
Slaying the Beasts of Africa 4/4
Mythological Monster Spell It Out 16/21
Genre of the Month Challenge Aug - 0 // Sept - 10 // Oct - 10 // Nov - 10

Twelve Month Challenges
Take a Chance on a Book 2/?

[Sara]

Spell Out

Words: 16/21

Badges Earned



Books

Lucky Girl by Jamie Pacton 8/2 - title / ALN
Burn Town by Jennifer McMahon 8/2 - title / ALN
The Invited by Jennifer McMahon 8/2 - title / ALN
Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver 8/4 - ALN / title
If These Wings Could Fly by Kyrie McCauley 8/5 - title / AFN
Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses by Kristen O'Neal 8/5 - title / ALN
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz 8/9 - title / ALN
The Good Girls by Claire Eliza Bartlett 8/9 - title / ALN
Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay 8/11 - title / AFN
Dead Things (Eric Carter) by Stephen Blackmoore 8/11 - title / series / ALN
Honeycomb by Joanne M. Harris 8/16 - title / ALN
The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms 8/16 - title / ALN
Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth 8/18 - title / ALN
Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig 8/21 - ALN / title
Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee 8/22 - title / AFN
How to Pack for the End of the World by Michelle Falkoff 8/22 - title / AFN
Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles) by Suzanne Collins 8/22 - ALN / series / title
A Song Below Water (A Song Below Water) by Bethany C. Morrow 8/28 - title / series / ALN
Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds 8/28 - ALN / title
Rejected (Shadow Beast) by Jaymin Eve 8/29 - title / ALN
The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold 8/29 - ALN / title
An Early Wake (County Cork) by Sheila Connolly 8/31 - ALN / series / title
A Turn for the Bad (County Cork) by Sheila Connolly 8/31 - title / ALN / series
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard) by Scott Lynch 8/31 - AFN / title / series
Red Dragon (Hannibal) by Thomas Harris 9/6 - title / series / ALN
Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly 9/9 - title / AFN
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder 9/9 - ALN / title
The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars) by John Birmingham 9/12 - title / series / N/A
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin 9/13 - title / AFN
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman 9/19 - title / AFN
Scone Cold Killer (All-Day Breakfast Cafe) by Lena Gregory 9/19 - series / title / N/A
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 9/24 - title / ALN
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill 9/24 - title / N/A
Magic Dark and Strange by Kelly Powell 9/25 - ALN / N/A
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni) by Helene Wecker 9/25 - title / N/A
Europe in Autumn (The Fractured Europe Sequence) by Dave Hutchinson 9/26 - title / AFN / series
The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles) by Rick Riordan 9/26 - title / ALN
The Throne of Fire (Kane Chronicles) by Rick Riordan 9/26 - ALN / title
The Serpent's Shadow (Kane Chronicles) by Rick Riordan 9/26 - ALN / title
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke 9/29 - AFN / N/A
The Test by Sylvain Neuvel 9/29 - ALN / title
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 9/30 - title / N/A
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes) by Sabaa Tahir 9/30 - title / series / AFN
A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes) by Sabaa Tahir 9/30 - title / series / AFN
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 10/7 - AFN / title
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time) by Robert Jordan 10/17 - title / AFN / series
Ender's Game (Ender's Saga) by Orson Scott Card 10/18 - title / AFN / series
The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing 10/20 - AFN / N/A
What Beauty There Is (What Beauty There Is) by Cory Anderson 10/25 - ALN / N/A
I'll Be Gone In the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara 10/28 - title / N/A
The Great Hunt (Wheel of Time) by Robert Jordan 10/29 - AFN / N/A
X by Sue Grafton 10/29 - title / N/A
Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian 10/30 - title / N/A
Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor 10/30 - AFN / N/A
Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 11/1 - title / N/A
In Plain Sight by Dan Willis 11/16 - title / AFN / N/A
A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee 11/21 - title / AFN / series
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow - title / N/A
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman 11/25 - title / series / N/A
Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins 11/28 - series / N/A
Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods by Suzanne Collins 11/28 - series / N/A
Gregor and the Marks of Secret by Suzanne Collins 11/28 - series / N/A
Gregor and the Code of Claw by Suzanne Collins 11/28 - series / N/A
Yellowfang's Secret by Erin Hunter 11/29 - title / AFN / N/A
Dead Space by Kali Wallace 11/29 - title / N/A
Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo 11/30 - title / series / N/A


Words

☑ Basilisk
☑ B Burn Town (title) 8/2
☑ A Every Last Fear (AFN) 8/11
☑ S A Song Below Water (title) 8/28
☑ I The Invited (title) 8/2
☑ L Lucky Girl (title) 8/2
☑ I If These Wings Could Fly (title) 8/5
☑ S A Song Below Water (series) 8/28
☑ K If These Wings Could Fly (AFN) 8/5

☑ Centaur
☑ C Gregor the Overlander (ALN) 8/22
☑ E Every Last Fear (title) 8/11
☑ N Not My Problem (title) 8/18
☑ T A Turn for the Bad (title) 8/31
☑ A The Electric Kingdom (ALN) 8/29
☑ U Gregor the Overlander (series) 8/22
☑ R Death Prefers Blondes (ALN) 8/21

☑ Cerberus
☑ C An Early Wake (ALN) 8/31
☑ E Dead Things (series) 8/11
☑ R Opposite of Always (ALN) 8/28
☑ B The Good Girls (ALN) 8/9
☑ E Buttermilk Graffiti (AFN) 8/22
☑ R Rejected (title) 8/29
☑ U Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane (series) 11/28
☑ S Not My Problem (ALN) 8/18

☑ Chimera
☑ C An Early Wake (series) 8/31
☑ H Honeycomb (title) 8/16
☑ I I'll Be Gone in the Dark (title) 10/28
☑ M Burn Town (ALN) 8/2
☑ E Rejected (ALN) 8/29
☑ R Red Dragon (title) 9/6
☑ A An Early Wake (title) 8/31

☑ Cyclops
☑ C A Turn for the Bad (ALN) 8/31
☑ Y Nightbitch (ALN) 9/9
☑ C A Turn for the Bad (series) 8/31
☑ L Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses (title) 8/5
☑ O The Overdue Life of Amy Byler (title) 8/16
☑ P Lucky Girl (ALN) 8/2
☑ S The Lies of Locke Lamora (AFN) 8/31

☑ Doppelganger
☑ D Dead Things (title) 8/11
☑ O Opposite of Always (title) 8/28
☑ P The Plot (title) 8/9
☑ P Wakenhyrst (ALN) 8/4
☑ E The Electric Kingdom (title) 8/29
☑ L The Lies of Locke Lamora (title) 8/31
☑ G The Good Girls (title) 8/9
☑ A Scone Cold Killer (series) 9/19
☑ N Nightbitch (title) 9/9
☑ G Gregor the Overlander (title) 8/22
☑ E Europe in Autumn (title) 9/26
☑ R The Red Pyramid (title) 9/26

☑ Echidna
☑ E Station Eleven (AFN) 10/7
☑ C The Cruel Stars (title) 9/12
☑ H How to Pack for the End of the World (title) 8/22
☑ I In Plain Sight (title) 11/16
☑ D Death Prefers Blondes (title) 8/21
☑ N The Night Swim (title) 9/13
☑ A An Ember in the Ashes (title) 9/30

☑ Hydra
☑ H Honeycomb (ALN) 8/16
☑ Y Y is for Yesterday (title) 11/1
☑ D Europe in Autumn (AFN) 9/26
☑ R The Red Pyramid (ALN) 9/26
☑ A An Ember in the Ashes (series) 9/30

☑ Ladon
☑ L The Lost Apothecary (title) 9/24
☑ A A Torch Against the Night (title) 9/30
☑ D In Plain Sight (AFN) 11/16
☑ O Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses (ALN) 8/5
☑ N Norse Mythology (title) 9/19

☑ Manticore
☑ M The Invited (ALN) 8/2
☑ A A Torch Against the Night (series) 9/30
☑ N Norse Mythology (AFN) 9/19
☑ T Europe in Autumn (series) 9/26
☑ I The Invisible Library (title) 11/25
☑ C The Cruel Stars (series) 9/12
☑ O One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (title) 9/30
☑ R The Throne of Fire (ALN) 9/26
☑ E The Eye of the World (title) 10/17

☑ Medusa
☑ M How To Pack for the End of the World (AFN) 8/22
☑ E Ender's Game (title) 10/18
☑ D Dead Space (title) 11/29
☑ U Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods 11/28
☑ S Song for a Whale (title) 9/9
☑ A The Mushroom at the End of the World (AFN) 10/20

☑ Minotaur
☑ M A Song Below Water (ALN) 8/28
☑ I The Invisible Library (series) 11/25
☑ N The Test (ALN) 9/29
☑ O Ender's Game (AFN) 10/18
☑ T The Golem and the Jinni (title) 9/25
☑ A What Beauty There Is (ALN) 10/25
☑ U Gregor and the Marks of Secret (series) 11/28
☑ R The Serpent's Shadow (ALN) 9/26

☑ Pegasus
☑ P The Lost Apothecary (ALN) 9/24
☑ E Ender's Game (series) 10/18
☑ G The Lies of Locke Lamora (series) 8/31
☑ A Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor (AFN) 10/30
☑ S Scone Cold Killer (title) 9/19
☑ U Gregor and the Code of Claw (series) 11/28
☑ S Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (AFN) 9/29

☑ Satyr
☑ S The Serpent's Shadow (title) 9/26
☑ A A Spy in the House (title) 11/21
☑ T The Throne of Fire (title) 9/26
☑ Y A Spy in the House (AFN) 11/21
☑ R The Eye of the World (AFN) 10/17

☑ Sirens
☑ S An Ember in the Ashes (AFN) 9/30
☑ I Into the Crooked Place (title) 11/30
☑ R The Great Hunt (AFN) 10/29
☑ E Yellowfang's Secret (AFN) 11/29
☑ N NOS4A2 (title) 9/24
☑ S A Torch Against the Night (AFN) 9/30

☑ Sphinx
☑ S Station Eleven (title) 10/7
☑ P Magic Dark and Strange (ALN) 9/25
☑ H The Overdue Life of Amy Byler (ALN) 8/16
☑ I Into the Crooked Place (series) 11/30
☑ N Never Saw Me Coming (title) 10/30
☑ X X (title) 10/29

[Sara]

Genre of the Month
Team Roman
Duration: August 1st - November 30th, 2021

Badges: 14/?
Personal Points: 70
*1 badge for every 5 points

Badges Earned


Books

September GOTM - Young Adult, Contemporary, New Adult
Book: Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
Date Read: 9/9
MP Genre: Tagged MPG Contemporary
Points: 2
Personal Points: 2

Book: Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly
Date Read: 9/9
MP Genre: Tagged MPG Contemporary
Points: 2
Personal Points: 4

Book: The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
Date Read: 9/13/21
MP Genre: Tagged MPG Contemporary
Points: 2
Personal Points: 6

Book: Scone Cold Killer by Lena Gregory
Date Read: 9/19/21
MP Genre: Tagged MPG Contemporary
Points: 2
Personal Points: 8

Book: The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
Date Read: 9/24/21
MP Genre: Tagged MPG Contemporary
Points: 2
Personal Points: 10

Book: NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
Date Read: 9/24/21
Tagged: Tagged Contemporary on pg 1
Points: 1
Personal Points: 11

Book:
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Date Read: 9/25/21
MP Genre: Tagged Contemporary
Points: 1
Personal Points: 12

Book: Magic Dark and Strange by Kelly Powell
Date Read: 9/25/21
MP Genre: Tagged MPG Young Adult
Points: 2
Personal Points: 14

Book: The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
Date Read: 09/26/21
MP Genre: Tagged MPG Young Adult
Points: 2
Personal Points: 16

Book: The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan
Date Read: 09/26/21
MP Genre: Tagged MPG Young Adult
Points: 2
Personal Points: 18

Book: The Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan
Date Read: 09/26/21
MP Genre: Tagged MPG Young Adult
Points: 2
Personal Points: 20

Book: The Test by Sylvain Neuvel
Date Read: 9/29/21
Tagged: Tagged Contemporary on pg 1
Points: 1
Personal Points: 21

Book: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Date Read: 09/29/21
Tagged: Tagged Contemporary on pg 1
Points: 1
Personal Points: 22

Book: Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Date Read: 09/30/21
MP Genre: Tagged MPG Young Adult
Points: 2
Personal Points: 24

Book: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Date Read: 09/30/21
MP Genre: Tagged MPG Contemporary
Points: 2
Personal Points: 26

Book: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Date Read: 09/30/21
MP Genre: Tagged MP Young Adult
Points: 2
Personal Points: 28

Book: A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
Date Read: 09/30/21
MP Genre: Tagged MP Young Adult
Points: 2
Personal Points: 30


October GOTM - Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
Book: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Date Read: 10/7/21
Tagged: pg 2 tagged Thriller
Points: 1
Personal Points: 1

Book: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Date Read: 10/17/21
Tagged: pg 4 tagged Thriller
Points: 1
Personal Points: 2

Book: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Date Read: 10/18/21
Tagged: pg 2 tagged Thriller
Points: 1
Personal Points: 3

Book: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Date Read: 10/18/21
Tagged: pg 1 tagged Mystery
Points: 1
Personal Points: 4

Book: The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Date Read: 10/22/21
MP Genre: Tagged MP Thriller
Points: 2
Personal Points: 6

Book: What Beauty There Is by Cory Anderson
Date Read: 10/25/21
MP Genre: Tagged MP Mystery
Points: 2
Personal Points: 8

Book: Murder Made to Order by Lena Gregory
Date Read: 10/26/21
MP Genre: Tagged MP Mystery
Points: 2
Personal Points: 10

Book: I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
Date Read: 10/28/21
MP Genre: Tagged MP Mystery
Points: 2
Personal Points: 12

Book: X by Sue Grafton
Date Read: 10/29/21
MP Genre: Tagged MP Mystery
Points: 2
Personal Points: 14

Book: Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian
Date Read: 10/30/21
MP Genre: Tagged MP Mystery
Points: 2
Personal Points: 16

Book: Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor by Ally Carter
Date Read: 10/30/21
MP Genre: Tagged MP Mystery
Points: 2
Personal Points: 18

Book: The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
Date Read: 10/31/21
MP Genre: Tagged MP Mystery
Points: 2
Personal Points: 20


November GOTM - Romance, LGBTQ+, Historical
Book: Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Date Read: 11/05/21
MP Genre: Tagged MP Historical Fiction
Points: 2
Personal Points: 2

Book: Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
Date Read: 11/14/21
MP Genre: Tagged Romance
Points: 2
Personal Points: 4

Book: Nottingham by Nathan Makaryk
Date Read: 11/15/21
MP Genre: Tagged MP Historical Fiction
Points: 2
Personal Points: 6

Book: Lionhearts by Nathan Makaryk
Date Read: 11/15/21
MP Genre: Tagged MP Historical Fiction
Points: 2
Personal Points: 8

Book: In Plain Sight by Dan Willis
Date Read: 11/16/21
Tagged: Tagged pg 2 Historical
Points: 1
Personal Points: 9

Book: A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee
Date Read: 11/20/21
MP Genre: Tagged MP Historical Fiction
Points: 2
Personal Points: 11

Book: The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
Date Read: 11/22/21
MP Genre: Tagged MP Historical Fiction
Points: 2
Personal Points: 13

Book: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
Date Read: 11/25/21
Tagged: Tagged pg 1 Historical Fiction
Points: 1
Personal Points: 14

Book: Dead Space by Kali Wallace
Date Read: 11/22/21
MP Genre: Tagged MP LGBT
Points: 2
Personal Points: 16

Book: Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo
Date Read: 11/30/21
MP Genre: Tagged MP LGBT
Points: 2
Personal Points: 18

Book: Annie and the Wolves by Andromeda Romano-Lax
Date Read: 11/30/21
MP Genre: Tagged MP Historical Fiction
Points: 2
Personal Points: 20

[Sara]

AMMP's Egyptian God Crane Game
Team Roman
Duration: September 1st - 30th

Completed: 21/36
Badges: 7/12
*1 badge for every 3 books read

Badges Earned



Books
Amun - Ball #29 // Ball #30
-Read a book with a sun on the cover

-Read a book with a character who is king
-Read a book with a blue cover (at least 50%)



Anubis - Ball #3 // Ball #15 // Ball #32
-Read a book with all the letter of "ANUBIS" in the title

-Read a book with a feather on the cover or in the text
-Read a book with a character who doesn't know who their father is


Horus - Ball #10 // Ball #12 // Ball #13 // Ball #31
-Read a book with the word "falcon" in the text

-Read a book with an airplane on the cover
-Read the 3rd book in any series



Ra - Ball #4 // Ball #33
-Read a book with water on the cover

-Read a book where the MC rides on a sailboat
-Read a book with the author's initials RA


Thoth - Ball #11 // Ball #19 // Ball #21 // Ball #25 // Ball #27
-Read a book with a smart character (your interpretation)
-Read with a book with an inventor
-Read a book with a moon on the cover
(tiny, tiny moon in the right corner)

Osiris - Ball #2 // Ball #28
-Read a book with a green cover
-Read a book with a character who is a judge
-Read a book where someone is murdered


Isis - Ball #8 // Ball #35
-Read a book with MPG magic

-Read a book with "throne" in the text
-Read a book with all the letters "SKY" in the title


Set - Ball #17 // Ball #20
-Read a book from the chaos list.

-Read a book with a desert on the cover
-Read a book set in a country other than your own


Sekhmet - Ball #9 // Ball #18 // Ball #23 // Ball #26
-Read a book with a character who has a disease of some sort
-Read a book with a doctor or nurse

-Read a book from the healers list


Ptah - Ball #16 // Ball #22 // Ball #24 // Ball #34
-Read a book with a character who is a blacksmith

-Read a book with a character who is a craftsman

-Read a book with a bearded man on the cover


Hathor - Ball #1 // Ball #5 // Ball #6
-Read a book that is MPG romance

-Read a book with a cow on the cover
-Read a book with "horns' in the text


Nephthys - Ball #7 // Ball #14 // Ball #36
-Read a book with "night" in the title

-Read a book with a river on the cover
-Read a book with "nature" in the text

[Sara]

Mythological TV/Movies
Team Roman
Duration: September 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021

Completed Tasks: 12/12
Badges: 4

Badges - earn 1 for every 3 books read

Badges Earned


Books
1. Hercules - Who's your favorite actor that's played Hercules?
a) Read a book where the author's initials match the initials of your favorite actor who's played this role in film. A few choices-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Sorbo, Ryan Gosling, etc
b) Read a book with all of the letters in HERCULES in the title

c) Read a book from the list Best Books About Mythology or Books Made Into Movies

2. Clash of the Titans - An action fantasy film based on the Greek myth of Perseus who was rescuer of Andromeda from a sea monster.
a) Read a book with MPG Fantasy
b) Read a book where the MC rescues someone
c) Read a book from the list Best Books About Mythology or Books Made Into Movies


3. Wonder Woman was given her powers as a gift from the Greek gods and is a founding member of the Justice League
a) Read a book from the list Books with Strong Women Characters (All Genres)
b) Read a book with an author that has the same initials (first and surname, ie WW)
c) Read a book from the list Best Books About Mythology or Books Made Into Movies


4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1975 British comedy film reflecting the Arthurian legend
a) Read a book tagged 'royalty' (any form of royalty is fine)
b) Read a book set in England

c) Read a book from the list Best Books About Mythology or Books Made Into Movies

5. Jason and the Argonauts were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War traveled to Colchis on quest to find the Golden Fleece
a) Read a book tagged 'adventure' or 'quest'
b) Read a book with a mostly golden or yellow cover
c) Read a book from the list Best Books About Mythology or Books Made Into Movies


6. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas - The animated version of this movie grossed over 80m and starred Brad Pitt, Michelle Pfeiffer and Catherine Zeta-Jones
a) Read a book with a '7' in the page count or publish date (July ok)
b) Read a book with a boat on the cover
c) Read a book from the list Best Books About Mythology or Books Made Into Movies


7. Troy is a 2004 epic historical war film based on Homer's Iliad in its narration of the entire story of the decade-long Trojan War
a) Read an book tagged 'epic'
b) Read a book that is more than 350 pages (version you read)

c) Read a book from the list Best Books About Mythology or Books Made Into Movies

8. Beauty and the Beast is a fairy tale written by French novelist and influenced by ancient Greek stories
a) Read a 're-telling' in any form (tagged, based on precis, etc)
b) Read a book with a 'beautiful' character on the cover (your decision)

c) Read a book from the list Best Books About Mythology or Books Made Into Movies

9. Pan’s Labyrinth intertwines the real world with a mythical one centered on an overgrown, abandoned labyrinth
a) Read a book where someone or something is lost
(lost her sense of identity and self)
b) Read a book a test of some kind takes place
c) Read a book from the list Best Books About Mythology or Books Made Into Movies

10. O Brother, Where Art Thou? is set in 1937 rural Mississippi during the Great Depression. Its story is a modern satire loosely based on Homer's epic Greek poem The Odyssey that incorporates social features of the American South.
a) Read a book that takes place in the 'south' of any country
b) Read a book that has a poem in the text of the book (for this task only, a book tagged 'poetry' is fine as long as it meets the minimum page requirements)

c) Read a book from the list Best Books About Mythology or Books Made Into Movies

11. Xena: Warrior Princess possesses superhuman strength and has a superior knowledge in the art of warfare
a) Read a book with tagged 'war' or 'conflict'
b) Read a book with an 'x' in the title, author, series, or a character's name
c) Read a book from the list Best Books About Mythology or Books Made Into Movies


12. 300 - A state of war exists between Persia, led by King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Greece. Certain death awaits the Spartans, as they unite against their common enemy.
a) Read a book with a 'number' in the title
b) Read a book where someone dies
c) Read a book from the list Best Books About Mythology or Books Made Into Movies

[Sara]

TBR Series Challenge September
Team Roman
Duration: September 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021

Completed: 9/9
Badges: 3/3

Badges Earned


Books
1.
Book Read: Red Dragon
# and Series: #1, Hannibal Lecter
Date Read: 09/06/21
Publish Date: May 2nd, 1990
Rating: 3 stars

2.
Book Read: The Cruel Stars
# and Series: #1, The Cruel Stars
Date Read: 09/12/21
Publish Date: Aug 20th, 2019
Rating: 5 stars

3.
Book Read: Scone Cold Killer
# and Series: #1, All-Day Breakfast Cafe
Date Read: 09/19/21
Publish Date: Jan 23rd, 2018
Rating: 3 stars

4.
Book Read: The Golem and the Jinni
# and Series: #1, The Golem and the Jinni
Date Read: 9/25/21
Publish Date: April 23rd, 2003
Rating: 1 star

5.
Book Read: Europe in Autumn
# and Series: #1, The Fractured Europe Sequence
Date Read: 09/26/21
Publish Date: Jan 28th, 2014
Rating: 4 stars

6.
Book Read: The Red Pyramid
# and Series: #1, The Kane Chronicles
Date Read: 9/26/21
Publish Date: May 4th, 2010
Rating: 4 stars

7.
Book Read: The Throne of Fire
# and Series: #2, The Kane Chronicles
Date Read: 9/26/21
Publish Date: May 3rd, 2011
Rating: 4 stars

8.
Book Read: The Serpent's Shadow
# and Series: #3, The Kane Chronicles
Date Read: 9/26/21
Publish Date: May 1st, 2012
Rating: 4 stars

9.
Book Read: An Ember in the Ashes
# and Series: #1, An Ember in the Ashes
Date Read: 09/30/21
Publish Date: April 28th, 2015
Rating: 3 stars

[Sara]

Q4 - Peace Signs
Duration: October 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

7/20

1. The olive branch
1.1. Read a book set in Ancient Egypt, Greece or Rome.
1.2. Read a book with a tree/branch/leaf on the cover

1.3. Read a book written by or about a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

2. The dove
2.1. Read a book set in a convent or any place of worship
2.2. Read a book with a dove or any other bird on the cover/in the title

2.3. Read a book involving any sport or leading international sporting event

3. The broken rifle
3.1. Read a book set in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, or Norway
3.2. Read a book with "broken" in the title
3.3. Read a book involving a nonviolent activist

4. The white poppy
4.1. Read a book set in the United Kingdom or any member state of the Commonwealth

4.2. Read a book with a white flower on the cover
4.3. Read a book involving women's rights violation


5. Roerich's peace banner
5.1. Read a book set in Russia or any ex-Soviet Republic
5.2. Read a book in which a cultural artifact is central to the plot
5.3. Read a book involving the right to education

6. Peace symbol
6.1. Read a book involving the hippy movement or by a countercultural author
6.2. Read a book set in the 60's or 70's
6.3. Read a book involving a nuclear disaster/testing

7. Rainbow flag
7.2. Read a book with any colour of the rainbow on the cover

7.3. Read a book involving an environmental movement
7.4. Read a book in which a peace walk or any other pacific demonstration takes place

8. Predator and prey lie down together
8.1. Read a book in which a peaceful alliance between former enemies is depicted

8.2. Read a book with any predator and prey on the cover or in the title (for example: the wolf and the lamb)
8.3. Read a book involving indigenous people

9. V sign
9.1. Read a book involving a resistance movement against occupation
9.10. Read a book set during the Vietnam War or about the psychological effects in veterans
9.11. Read a book involving the civil rights movement

10. Paper Cranes
10.1. Read a book involving the effects of the war in children
10.2. Read a book where someone is granted a wish
10.3. Read a book involving any kind of handicraft

11. Japanese Peace Bell
11.1. Read a book set in Japan
11.2. Read a book involving politicians or diplomats
11.3. Read a book involving disarmament


12. Shalom/Salaam
12.1. Read a book set in the Middle East
12.2. Read a book originally written in Arabic/Hebrew
12.3. Read a book with the words "peace", "happiness", or "freedom" in the title

[Sara]

Pandora's Box
Team Roman
Duration: October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021

Completed: 9/12
Badges: 3/4

Badges Earned


Books
Box 1 - Genre - Paranormal or Fantasy 10/4
Book:

Box 2 - Task - All letters of PANDORA in title/subtitle 10/20
Book:

Box 3 - Genre - Mystery or Suspense 10/25
Book:

Box 4 - Task - MC is a troublemaker or cause trouble for others 10/29
Book:

Box 5 - Task - X in the title or author name 10/29
Book:

Box 6 - Genre - Horror or Thriller 10/30
Book:

Box 7 - Genre - Mystery or Suspense 10/30
Book:

Box 8 - Genre - Horror or Thriller 10/31
Book:

Box 9 - Task - Cover has box shape or box like item
CLOSE THE BOX: read a book with a title that starts with a letter in PANDORA'S BOX 10/31
Book:

[Sara]

12 Labours
Team Roman
Duration: October 1, 2021 - October 31st, 2021

Completed: 12/12
Badges: 4/4


Badges Earned


Books
Tasks

1. Slay the Nemean Lion
c) Read a book where a character is defeated in someway 10/19

Serial killer is caught in the end by the police.

2. Slay the nine-headed Lernaean Hydra
c) Read a book with the word 'poison' in the title or in the text 10/18

pg 244 "You sleep and get rid of this poison."

3. Capture the Golden Hind of Artemis
b) Read a book with a deer, bull, stag or an animal with hooves in the book 10/25


4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar
c) Read a book with number 4 in the page count or published date 10/29


5. Clean the Augean stables in a single day
c) Read a book with stables in the story or that is set on a farm 10/17

There is stables constantly throughout the story, and all the MCs come from farms and a farming community.

6. Slay the Stymphalian Birds
a) Read a book where a character goes into the forest 10/26


7. Capture the Cretan Bull
a) Read a book with someone's shoulders are visible on the cover 10/31


8. Steal the Mares of Diomedes
b) Read a book where a character is being trained or is training someone or something else 10/18


9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons
c) Read a book where a character faces high odds 10/31


10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon
a) Read a book with a weapon on the cover 10/29


11. Steal the golden apples of the Hesperides
c) Read a book of your choice 10/30


12. Capture and bring back Cerberus
b) Read a book for one of the tasks mentioned above Read a book with a dog in the book 10/7

[Sara]

TBR Series Challenge October
Team Roman
Duration: October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021

Completed: 9/9
Badges: 3/3

Badges Earned


Books
1.
Book Read: Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
# and Series: #1, The Siege
Date Read: 10/5/2021
Publish Date: April 9, 2019
Rating: 4 stars

2.
Book Read: Moon Called
# and Series: #1, Mercy Thompson
Date Read: 10/18/21
Publish Date: Jan 31st, 2006
Rating: 4 stars

3.
Book Read: Ender's Game
# and Series: #1, Ender's Saga
Date Read: 10/22/21
Publish Date: Oct 1st, 2013
Rating: 1 star

4.
Book Read: The Silence of the Lambs
# and Series: #2, Hannibal Lecter
Date Read: 10/22/21
Publish Date: first published 1988
Rating: 3 stars

5.
Book Read: What Beauty There Is
# and Series: #1, What Beauty There Is
Date Read: 10/25/21
Publish Date: April 6th, 2021
Rating: 4 stars

6.
Book Read: The Eye of the World
# and Series: #1, The Wheel of Time
Date Read: 10/18/21
Publish Date: Oct 6, 2020
Rating: 5 stars

7.
Book Read: The Great Hunt
# and Series: #2, The Wheel of Time
Date Read: 10/29/21
Publish Date: Oct 15th, 1991
Rating: 5 stars

8.
Book Read: X
# and Series: #24, Kinsey Millhone
Date Read: 10/29/21
Publish Date: Aug 25th, 2015
Rating: 3 stars

9.
Book Read: Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor
# and Series: #1, Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor
Date Read: 10/30/31
Publish Date: March 3rd, 2021
Rating: 4 stars

[Sara]

October Word Hunt
Team Roman
Duration: October 1st - 31st, 2021

Completed: 4/4
Badges: 4/4

Badges Earned


Books
Words
1. Greed - X // pg. 221 10/29

2. Envy - X // pg. 99 10/29

3. Hatred - Never Saw Me Coming // location 1798 10/30

4. Pain - Before You Say I Do // pg. 4 10/22

5. Disease - Moon Called // pg. 4 10/18

6. Hunger - Before You Say I Do // pg. 177 10/22

7. Poverty - Never Saw Me Coming // location 1492 10/30

8. War - Moon Called // pg. 147 10/18

9. Death - Before You Say I Do // pg. 139 10/22

10. Sickness - X // pg. 404 - word substitute 'sicking' 10/29

11. Misery - Moon Called // pg. 145 10/18

12. Evil - Never Saw Me Coming // location 2241 10/30

13. Vice - Before You Say I Do // pg. 66 10/22

14. Toil - X // pg. 179 10/29

15. Hardship - X // pg. 375 10/29

16. Plague - Moon Called // pg. 99 10/18

17. Sadness - Never Saw Me Coming // location 331 10/30

18. Wrath - Moon Called // pg. 181 10/18

19. Pride - Never Saw Me Coming // location 344 10/30

20. Hope - Before You Say I Do // pg. 3 10/22