Sarah's World of BookCraft

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Full List of Books
Book List Part 1
Book List Part 2

Yearly Challenges
Popsugar
Around the Year
TBR Jar Challenge
Spell a Better World
A-Z Challenge
Book Club
Magical Mystery Tour
Genre Bingo
Listopia
Serial Reader
Popsugar for Kid

Quarterly Challenges
Q1- Best in Show

Monthly Challenges
January Marathon Challenge
February Challenge
March Challenges
April Challenge
June Challenge
August Challenges
September Challenge
October Challenge
Rock the Vote

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BOOK LIST

January
Finished:
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
Night by Elie Wiesel
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
Get Your Sh*t Together: How to Stop Worrying About What You Should Do So You Can Finish What You Need to Do and Start Doing What You Want to Do by Sarah Knight
Faithful Place by Tana French
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
Descender, Vol. 5: Rise of the Robots by Jeff Lemire
Descender, Vol. 6: The Machine War by Jeff Lemire
Ascender, Vol. 1: The Haunted Galaxy by Jeff Lemire
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Ascender, Vol. 2: The Dead Sea by Jeff Lemire
Ascender, Vol. 3: The Digital Mage by Jeff Lemire
Pet Shop of Horrors, Vol. 1 by Matsuri Akino
The Shadows by Alex North


February
One by One by Ruth Ware
The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters
Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra by Obert Skye
A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer
Broken Harbor by Tana French
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Long Bright River by Liz Moore
Oz. The Marvelous Land of Oz by Eric Shanower
Vicious by V.E. Schwab
You by Caroline Kepnes

March
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
Beren and Lúthien by J.R.R. Tolkien
Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Secret Place by Tana French
Into the Jungle by Erica Ferencik
Shōgun by James Clavell
Himself by Jess Kidd
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
Eartheater by Dolores Reyes
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien
Once Upon an Eid by S.K. Ali
Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder by Obert Skye
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

April
A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
Dust by Arthur Slade
Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
The Color Out of Space by H.P. Lovecraft
Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
The Trespasser by Tana French
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Oz: Ozma of Oz by Eric Shanower
Here in the Real World by Sara Pennypacker
Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
Broken by Jenny Lawson
Space Case by Stuart Gibbs
The Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

May
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
The Searcher by Tana French
The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Iron Trial by Holly Black
How to Build a Dinosaur: Extinction Doesn't Have to Be Forever by Jack Horner

June
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
The Hobbit: Illustrated Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories by R.J. Palacio

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BOOK LIST 2

July
Pines by Blake Crouch
Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
Spaced Out by Stuart Gibbs
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
The Lying Game by Ruth Ware
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
Waste of Space by Stuart Gibbs
Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin
Network Effect by Martha Wells
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller

August
The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands
I Found You by Lisa Jewell
Poached by Stuart Gibbs
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel
A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl
Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell
Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel
The Dinner by Herman Koch
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

September
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Invisible Murder by Lene Kaaberbøl
The Confessions of St. Augustine
Deeplight by Frances Hardinge
Oz: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by Eric Shanower
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Oz: Road to Oz by Eric Shanower
The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas
The Name of This Book Is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch
Forever Evil: Arkham War by Peter J. Tomasi
The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
Batman/Superman, Volume 5: Truth Hurts by Greg Pak
Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth by J.R.R. Tolkien

October
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
The Emerald City of Oz by Eric Shanower
The Pursuit of God: The Human Thirst for the Divine by A.W. Tozer
A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson
Armada by Ernest Cline
Edinburgh Twilight by Carole Lawrence
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk
The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste
Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir
The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy J. Keller
The Unwritten, Vol. 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity by Mike Carey
Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda

November
Dark Waters by Katherine Arden
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Batman/Superman, Volume 6: Universe's Finest by Peter J. Tomasi
Batman, Volume 5: Rules of Engagement by Tom King
Batman/The Flash: The Button Deluxe Edition by Joshua Williamson
Batman, Volume 6: Bride or Burglar by Tom King
Batman, Volume 7: The Wedding by Tom King
Batman, Volume 8: Cold Days by Tom King
Batman, Volume 9: The Tyrant Wing by Tom King
Batman, Volume 10: Knightmares by Tom King
A ​Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir
Ascender, Vol. 4: Star Seed by Jeff Lemire
Big Game by Stuart Gibbs
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Batman, Volume 11: The Fall and the Fallen by Tom King
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
The Icepick Surgeon by Sam Kean
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
Dark Days: The Road to Metal by Scott Snyder


December
Pax, Journey Home by Sara Pennypacker
The Survivors by Jane Harper
Dark Nights: Metal by Scott Snyder
Yondu: My Two Yondus by Lonnie Nadler
Dark Nights: Metal - The Resistance by Scott Snyder
Hella by David Gerrold
New X-Men, Volume 1: E Is for Extinction by Grant Morrison
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Panda-monium by Stuart Gibbs

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Popsugar Challenge
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Message 17

50/50 - 100% (view spoiler)[

1. A book that published in 2021
A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer
2. An Afrofuturist book
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign -
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris (Capricorn)
5. A dark academia book
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult studying/living around elephants
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
9. A book with a family tree
The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien
10. A bestseller from the 1990s
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
11. A book about forgetting
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters (dad's bookshelf)
13. A locked-room mystery
One by One by Ruth Ware
14. A book set in a restaurant
The Dinner by Herman Koch
15. A book with a black-and-white cover
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
16. A book by an indigenous author
Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich
17. A book that has the same title as a song
Vicious by V.E. Schwab
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
19. A book that discusses body positivity
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
21. A genre hybrid
Himself by Jess Kidd
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
23. A book with something broken on the cover
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
24. A book by a Muslim American author
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
25. A book that was published anonymously
The Shadows by Alex North
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
28. A magical realism book
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
29. A book set in multiple countries
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021
The Secret Place by Tana French - Ireland
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
Broken by Jenny Lawson
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”
Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)
Faithful Place by Tana French
34. A book about a social justice issue
Night by Elie Wiesel
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read - Manga: Pet Shop of Horrors, Vol. 1 by Matsuri Akino
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra by Obert Skye
37. A book you think your best friend would like
Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
38. A book about art or an artist
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (actors, graphic novelist, musicians...)
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - Author's name is the same as mine: Get Your Sh*t Together: How to Stop Worrying About What You Should Do So You Can Finish What You Need to Do and Start Doing What You Want to Do by Sarah Knight

41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
Shōgun by James Clavell
42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
The Color Out of Space by H.P. Lovecraft
43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
Eartheater by Dolores Reyes
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing
The Hobbit: Illustrated Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien- favorite person (my dad)
48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random
Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell
49. A DNF book from your TBR list
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (hide spoiler)]

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ATY Challenge

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1. A book related to “In the Beginning...” - An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (1st in series)
2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Night by Elie Wiesel
3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs
4. A book with a monochromatic cover - Long Bright River by Liz Moore

5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read - The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
6. A love story - Beren and Lúthien by J.R.R. Tolkien
7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list - Here in the Real World by Sara Pennypacker POV of a child
8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited -The Secret Place by Tana French

9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year - Summer: I Found You by Lisa Jewell
10. A book with a female villain or criminal
One by One by Ruth Ware
11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation-Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020 - The Searcher by Tana French

14. A book set in a made-up place - Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra by Obert Skye
15. A book that features siblings as the main characters - Faithful Place by Tana French
16. A book with a building in the title - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
17. A book with a Muslim character or author - Once Upon an Eid by S.K. Ali

18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1
Present: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (because she can only live in the present)
19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (Future)
20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3 - The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton (Past- set in)
21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u" - Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich
22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads - Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

23. A cross genre novel - Himself by Jess Kidd
24. A book about racism or race relations - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
25. A book set on an island - The Trespasser by Tana French Ireland
26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author - Eartheater by Dolores Reyes

27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards - Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes
28. A book connected to ice - The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters
29. A book that you consider comfort reading - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
30. A long book - Shōgun by James Clavell

31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years - The Giver by Lois Lowry
32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people - The Shadows by Alex North
33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry - Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris
34. A book with a travel theme - Space Case by Stuart Gibbs
35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer - Into the Jungle by Erica Ferencik

36. A book with six or more words in the title - Get Your Sh*t Together: How to Stop Worrying About What You Should Do So You Can Finish What You Need to Do and Start Doing What You Want to Do by Sarah Knight
37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list - The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl
38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator - Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton "God"
39. A book involving an immigrant - Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover - The Maze Runner by James Dashner
41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author - The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas
42. A mystery or thriller - Broken Harbor by Tana French
43. A book with elements of magic - A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

44. A book whose title contains a negative - How to Build a Dinosaur: Extinction Doesn't Have to Be Forever by Jack Horner
45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet - Victor
Vicious by V.E. Schwab
46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards - A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir - Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?” - Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

49. A book with an ensemble cast - Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
50. A book published in 2021 - A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer
51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name - Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
52. A book related to "the end" - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (hide spoiler)]

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

TBR Jar Challenge
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Message 21

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Randomizer: 7/12
1. Get Your Sh*t Together: How to Stop Worrying About What You Should Do So You Can Finish What You Need to Do and Start Doing What You Want to Do
2. The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste
3. Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell
4. Hella
5. A ​Court of Silver Flames
6. The Iron Trial
7. Dark Waters
8. I Found You
9. Imaginary Friend
10. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
11. The Lies of Locke Lamora
12. Night

List: 20/20
1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year.
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.
Shōgun by James Clavell
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.
The Color Out of Space by H.P. Lovecraft
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born.
6. Read the 20th book on any page of your TBR.
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher.
Faithful Place by Tana French
8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors.
One by One by Ruth Ware
9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user.
10. Read a book with a cover you love.
Eartheater by Dolores Reyes
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover.
Beren and Lúthien by J.R.R. Tolkien
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
Himself by Jess Kidd
13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name.
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
14. Look at the number of pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder. Read the book that is that same number. (e.g., if you have 20 pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder, read book number 20 from your list). 19 - Alice in Deadland
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges.- Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
16. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it).
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings.
Thirty-Three Ways of Looking at an Elephant
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it.
A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf. - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern "favorites"
20. Read a book that you own. - Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you.
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read.
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish.
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format. - A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read.
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
The Deptford Trilogy: Fifth Business/The Manticore/World of Wonders or Forward Collection or The Bear
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page.
Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book.
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR. - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself. - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Generators: 6/10 (2 each)

The TBR Machine Generates prompts
1. Has won an award
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
2. Published before I was born
The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters (1982)


1. Seba's Short-Tailed Bat
Batman/Superman, Volume 5: Truth Hurts by Greg Pak
2. Australian plant
The Lost Man by Jane Harper

Color Picker
1. ef200e (Bright red)
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2. 895bf3 (Lavender/Purpley)


Random Word
1. Benefit
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
2. Willpower
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Spotify Shuffle
1. Killer Queen (Queen)
Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes
2. Now We Are Free (2Cellos)
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (all about being free) (hide spoiler)]

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Spell a Better World
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Message 17

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Hebrews 13:5

B: Broken Harbor by Tana French
E: Eartheater by Dolores Reyes

C: The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
O: One by One by Ruth Ware
N: Night by Elie Wiesel
T: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
E: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
N: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
T: The Trespasser by Tana French

W: When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
I: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
T: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
H: Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

W: Waste of Space by Stuart Gibbs
H: Himself by Jess Kidd
A: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
T: Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin

Y: You by Caroline Kepnes
O: Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
U: Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth by J.R.R. Tolkien

H: Here in the Real World by Sara Pennypacker
A: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
V: The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters
E: Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay (hide spoiler)]

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A-Z Challenge: Graphic Novels - Characters
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Message 17 (Updated at 8)

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A: Auntie Em- The Emerald City of Oz by Eric Shanower
B: Bane - Forever Evil: Arkham War by Peter J. Tomasi
C: Clark Kent - Batman/Superman, Volume 5: Truth Hurts by Greg Pak
D: Count D Pet Shop of Horrors, Vol. 1 by Matsuri Akino
E: Effie Ascender, Vol. 3: The Digital Mage by Jeff Lemire
F: The Flash: Batman/The Flash: The Button Deluxe Edition by Joshua Williamson
G: Gordon: Batman, Volume 9: The Tyrant Wing by Tom King (Yenelle- really small part though)
H: Helda: Ascender, Vol. 2: The Dead Sea by Jeff Lemire
I: Ivy- Batman, Volume 6: Bride or Burglar by Tom King (Wonder Woman, Victor Zsasz, Gordon)
J: Jack Pumpkinhead: Oz. The Marvelous Land of Oz by Eric Shanower
K: Kantos: Ascender, Vol. 4: Star Seed by Jeff Lemire
L: Lizzie: The Unwritten, Vol. 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity by Mike Carey (Sue)
M: Mila Ascender, Vol. 1: The Haunted Galaxy by Jeff Lemire
N:Nightwing - Dark Nights: Metal - The Resistance by Scott Snyder
O: Ozma: Oz: Ozma of Oz by Eric Shanower
P: Polychrome: Oz: Road to Oz by Eric Shanower
Q: Quon from Descender, Vol. 5: Rise of the Robots by Jeff Lemire
R: Robin: Batman, Volume 5: Rules of Engagement by Tom King
S: Superman: Batman/Superman, Volume 6: Universe's Finest by Peter J. Tomasi
T: Tim-21 Descender, Vol. 6: The Machine War by Jeff Lemire
U: Uoton?, Ultraman, Uriah- Dark Days: The Road to Metal by Scott Snyder
V: Victor Fries: Batman, Volume 8: Cold Days by Tom King (Gordon, Nightwing)
W: Wonder Woman: Dark Nights: Metal by Scott Snyder
X: Xavier - New X-Men, Volume 1: E Is for Extinction by Grant Morrison
Y: Yondu - Yondu: My Two Yondus by Lonnie Nadler
Z: Zeb- Oz: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by Eric Shanower (hide spoiler)]

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Book Club
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Message 22 - updated at 15/25

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Group Reads
1. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
2. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
3. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
4. The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
5. Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller
6. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Buddy Reads
1. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
2. Faithful Place by Tana French
3. Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
4. The Shadows by Alex North
5. A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer
6. Broken Harbor by Tana French
7. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
8. Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich
9. The Secret Place by Tana French
10. Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
11. The Trespasser by Tana French
12. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
13. A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
14. The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
15. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
16. The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood
17. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
18. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
--Complete--
19. Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories by R.J. Palacio
20. Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
21. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin
22. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
23. A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir (hide spoiler)]

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Magical Mystery Tour
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Message 67 - Updated at 14/30

30/30 - 100%
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WHO: 5/5
Solve cases featuring a main character (sleuth, perp, victim, or suspect) with a unique profession. Be sure they’re distinct; a chef, baker, caterer, and pastry chef are all in the culinary profession.
1. Detective: Broken Harbor by Tana French
2. Elephant researcher, 13-year-old, psychic: Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
3. Middle-aged astrologer/groundskeeper? Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
4. Apothecary: The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands
5. Book Editor: Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
6.
7.

WHAT: 5/5
1. Has a punny title.
Spaced Out by Stuart Gibbs
2. Written by an author of color.
3. Has a four-word title.
4. A crime fiction subgenre you rarely or never read.
Space Case by Stuart Gibbs - genre: Middle Grade/sci-fi/mystery
5. Has a color in the title.
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
6. Has a plant or animal on the cover.
Himself by Jess Kidd
7. Related to the yearly or quarterly theme (state theme)
Pines by Blake Crouch A Better World

WHEN: 5/5
When did the dastardly deed take place or get reported?
1. In summer.
I Found You by Lisa Jewell
2. In the 1800s or earlier.
The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters
3. During an official holiday.
4. Between nightfall and sunrise.
The Secret Place by Tana French
5. During a special event (festival, convention, party, etc.)
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
6. Reported (original publication or reprint) in your birthday month.
No Exit, The Chalk Man, Perfect Remains, Orphan X, The Bone Collector
7. Reported (published) in 2021.
Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay

WHERE: 5/5
Where did the dastardly deed take place?
1. In the capital city of your country of residence.
2. In a different capital city. - Invisible Murder by Lene Kaaberbøl (Copenhagen, Budapest)
3. “At home." - The Shadows by Alex North (home town of MC, in house of other victims)
4. At a workplace.
5. Inside or on the premises of a public venue (hotel, restaurant, airport, etc.). A Zoo:
Poached by Stuart Gibbs
6. In a Nordic country.
The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl
7. In or near a body of water (beach, river, etc.)
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton

HOW: 5/5
For this category, each means of murder must be distinctly different.
For example, pistols and rifles are both firearms; knives and daggers are too similar.
1. One by One by Ruth Ware (view spoiler)[(pushed off a mountain, smothered, poisoned) (hide spoiler)]
2. The Trespasser by Tana French (view spoiler)[Blunt force trauma (fireplace) (hide spoiler)]
3. The Lying Game by Ruth Ware (view spoiler)[Oral heroin overdose (hide spoiler)]
4. The Lost Man by Jane Harper (view spoiler)[Abandoned in the Australian Outback (hide spoiler)]
5. Edinburgh Twilight by Carole Lawrence (view spoiler)[Strangulation (hide spoiler)]
6.
7.

WHY: 5/5
What motivated you to choose a particular case?
1. Your favorite mystery author or series.
Faithful Place by Tana French
2. Your favorite mystery subgenre.
3. Appears in a Goodreads listopia (which one?).
Goodreads Choice Awards Semifinal 2020: The Searcher by Tana French
4. Won a literary prize for crime fiction (which one?).
5. Read by a fellow participant in this challenge (who?)
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine read by Diane L.
6. A cold case (among your TBRs for over a year).
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
7. Average Goodreads rating of 4 stars or above..
Long Bright River by Liz Moore 4.06 (hide spoiler)]

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Genre Bingo
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Message 38

25/25 - 100%
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Sci-Fi: Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
Dystopian: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
YA Fantasy: A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Family Saga: A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson
Short stories/Novella Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Poetry: Beren and Lúthien by J.R.R. Tolkien
Self-help: Get Your Sh*t Together: How to Stop Worrying About What You Should Do So You Can Finish What You Need to Do and Start Doing What You Want to Do by Sarah Knight
Science Nonfiction: How to Build a Dinosaur: Extinction Doesn't Have to Be Forever by Jack Horner
Horror: Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
Adventure: A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

Satire: Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Coming of Age: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Free Space: Magical Realism: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Classic: The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
Literary Fiction: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Memoir: Night by Elie Wiesel (also Historical Nonfiction)
Historical Fiction: Shōgun by James Clavell
Suspense: You by Caroline Kepnes
Crime: Faithful Place by Tana French
Paranormal: Himself by Jess Kidd

Mystery/Thriller: The Shadows by Alex North
Travel: Into the Jungle by Erica Ferencik
Humor/Comedy: Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris
Historical Nonfiction: Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
Biography: Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey (hide spoiler)]

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Listopia
Message 70

6/6 -
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The Christian Intellect

1. The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
2. The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
3. The Confessions of St. Augustine
4. Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
5. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
6. The Pursuit of God: The Human Thirst for the Divine (hide spoiler)]

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Serial Reader
Message 166

20/20
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Themis Files
✔Waking Gods
✔Only Human

Dublin Murder Squad
✔Faithful Place by Tana French
✔Broken Harbor by Tana French
✔The Secret Place by Tana French
✔The Trespasser by Tana French

Leven Thumps
✔Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra
✔Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder

Murderbot Diaries
✔Artificial Condition
✔Rogue Protocol
✔Exit Strategy
✔Network Effect
✔Fugitive Telemetry

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
✔An Ember in the Ashes
✔A Torch Against the Night
✔A Reaper at the Gates
✔A ​Sky Beyond the Storm


New Releases of series I've already read the rest of...
✔A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
✔A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer
✔The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett
✔Dark Waters by Katherine Arden

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Other... Tracking but not Counting
read prior to 2021
✔read in 2021
unread

Susan Ryeland
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz


Incarnations of Immortality
On a Pale Horse
Bearing an Hourglass
With a Tangled Skein
Wielding a Red Sword
Being a Green Mother
For Love of Evil
And Eternity
Under a Velvet Cloak

Scholomance by Naomi Novik
✔A Deadly Education
The Last Graduate

Cadfael by Ellis Peters
A Morbid Taste for Bones
One Corpse Too Many
Monk's Hood
Saint Peter's Fair
The Leper of Saint Giles
✔The Virgin in the Ice
The Sanctuary Sparrow
The Devil's Novice
Dead Man's Ransom
The Pilgrim of Hate
An Excellent Mystery
The Raven in the Foregate
The Rose Rent
The Hermit of Eyton Forest
The Confession of Brother Haluin
The Heretic's Apprentice
The Potter's Field
The Summer of the Danes
The Holy Thief
Brother Cadfael's Penance

Villains
✔Vicious by V.E. Schwab
✔Vengeful by V.E. Schwab

Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes
✔Queen of Hearts
Blood of Wonderland
War of the Cards

The Elemental Trilogy by Sherry Thomas
✔The Burning Sky
The Perilous Sea
The Immortal Heights

The Maze Runner
✔The Maze Runner by James Dashner
✔The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Not finishing the series

Wayward Pines by Blake Crouch
✔Pines
Wayward
The Last Town

Nina Borg by Lene Kaaberbøl
✔The Boy in the Suitcase
✔Invisible Murder
Death of a Nightingale
The Considerate Killer

Gentleman Bastard by Scott Lynch
✔The Lies of Locke Lamora
Red Seas Under Red Skies
The Republic of Thieves
The Thorn of Emberlain

Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas
House of Earth and Blood
House of Sky and Breath

Undecided if I will Continue

Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller
✔Daughter of the Pirate King
Daughter of the Siren Queen

Shades of Magic by V.E. Schwab
A Darker Shade of Magic
A Gathering of Shadows
A Conjuring of Light

Folk of the Air by Holly Black
The Cruel Prince
The Wicked King
The Queen of Nothing

Starbound by Amie Kaufman
These Broken Stars
This Shattered World
Their Fractured Light (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Popsugar Challenge: 9-year-old's Edition
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

My son wants to try this year. It will likely be a mixture of picture books and chapter books, both read by himself and with me. And some prompts will have to be cheated on to make sure they are age-appropriate.

40/40

1. A book that’s published in 2021
Dark Waters by Katherine Arden
2. An Afrofuturist book
Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
Diary of a BABY Wombat by Jackie French
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
Dog Man by Dav Pilkey (pisces)
5. A dark academia book
The Locker Ate Lucy!
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
The Iron Trial by Holly Black
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
How to Build a Dinosaur: Extinction Doesn't Have to Be Forever by Jack Horner
8. A book that has won the a prize and is written by a woman (changed for age-appropriateness)
The Giver by Lois Lowry
9. A book with a family tree
Sam Battles the Machine!
10. A bestseller from the 1990s
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
11. A book about forgetting
Dust by Arthur Slade
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.) - Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties by Dav Pilkey (teacher's shelf)
13. A locked-room mystery
Space Case by Stuart Gibbs
14. A genre hybrid
Spaced Out by Stuart Gibbs (sci-fi/mystery)
15. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
Recess Is a Jungle!
16. A book with something broken on the cover
Wrecking Ball
17. A book by a Muslim American author
Once Upon an Eid by S.K. Ali
18. A book that was published anonymously
The Name of This Book Is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch
19. A book with an oxymoron in the title
Big Foot and Little Foot
20. A book about do-overs or fresh starts
Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder by Obert Skye
21. A magical realism book
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
22. A book set in multiple countries
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
23. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021
Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs - the zoo!
24. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
DanTDM: Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal
25. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”
Zen Ghosts by Jon J. Muth
26. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)
Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney
27. A book about a social justice issue
What Was the Boston Tea Party?
28. A book set in a restaurant
Do Not Take Your Dragon to Dinner
29. A book with a black-and-white cover
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
30. A book by an Indigenous author
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard
31. A book that has the same title as a song - Here in the Real World by Sara Pennypacker
32. A book about a subject you are passionate about
The Science Fair is Freaky!
33. A book that discusses body positivity
Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories by R.J. Palacio
34. A book found on a Black Lives Matter reading list
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels) - YouTube: Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads - Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey
37. A book you think your best friend would like
Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas by Dav Pilkey
38. A book about art or an artist
The Art Show Attacks!: A Branches Book
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - book made into a movie
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Q1 - BEST IN SHOW
Duration: January 1 to March 31, 2021
Message 8

9/9 (view spoiler)[

*Total number of books you plan to read
*The Award or Tournament Name (up to four)
*The Award Category in each of your lists

Goodreads Choice 2020/Fantasy
1. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
2. A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
3. The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

Goodreads Choice 2020/Mystery&Thriller

1. One by One by Ruth Ware
2. Long Bright River by Liz Moore
3. The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton

Goodreads Choice 2020/Fiction

1. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
2. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
3. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (hide spoiler)]

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

January- MARATHON CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - January 31, 2021

Message 35 (view spoiler)[

1. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris
2. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
3. Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
4. Night by Elie Wiesel
5. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
6. Get Your Sh*t Together: How to Stop Worrying About What You Should Do So You Can Finish What You Need to Do and Start Doing What You Want to Do by Sarah Knight
7. Faithful Place by Tana French
8. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
9. Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
10. Descender, Vol. 5: Rise of the Robots by Jeff Lemire
11. Descender, Vol. 6: The Machine War by Jeff Lemire
12. Ascender, Vol. 1: The Haunted Galaxy by Jeff Lemire
13. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
14. A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
15. Ascender, Vol. 2: The Dead Sea by Jeff Lemire
16. Ascender, Vol. 3: The Digital Mage by Jeff Lemire
17. Pet Shop of Horrors, Vol. 1 by Matsuri Akino
18. The Shadows by Alex North (hide spoiler)]

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

February Challenge
YOU KNOW NOTHING, JON SNOW
Duration: February 1 to 28, 2021

Message 3
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5/5


1. A book with "Snow" in its title.
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
2. A book with a typical winter scene on its cover.
The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters
3. A book in which "Snow" or other weather-related word (Storm, Ice, Winter, etc.) is the given or family name of a main character. - Winter
Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra by Obert Skye
4. A book in which the protagonist lives in or travels to a location where snow falls during the narrative.
One by One by Ruth Ware
5. A book by an author whose complete name includes at least 3 letters from the word "Snow."
Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky (hide spoiler)]

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

March Challenges
ONE-WORD WONDER
March 1 - March 31
Message 15
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For this month’s challenge, we are highlighting books with one-word titles. Choose as many one-word wonders as you would like to read this month, and tell the challenge leader.

4/4

1. Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
2. Shōgun by James Clavell
3. Himself by Jess Kidd
4. Eartheater by Dolores Reyes
(hide spoiler)]

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
Duration: 1 March - 31 March 2021
Message 6
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6/5

1. Read a book set in or about a big city
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

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

3. Read a book that features a rainforest
Into the Jungle by Erica Ferencik

4. Read a book that is set in the desert
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

5. Read a book that is set in a suburban area
Eartheater by Dolores Reyes

6. Read a book that is set in the snow
Shiver or Wintersong

7. Read a book that prominently features a body of water of some kind (eg. river, lake, stream, ocean, beach etc)
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton

8. Read a book that focuses on natural spaces.
Beren and Lúthien by J.R.R. Tolkien (hide spoiler)]

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WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE
April 1, 2021-April 30, 2021

Message 24

9/5 (view spoiler)[

1. Mourning - Mexico and Ethiopia: Read a book by an author who has passed away or a book where a main character passes away.
Oz: Ozma of Oz by Eric Shanower (Frank Baum is passed)

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

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.
A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (both- rest of series unpublished)

4. The South - The ancient Maya: Read a book from or set in a country in the Southern Hemisphere.
Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult - some parts set in Botswana

5. Mystery fiction and thrillers - Italy: Read a mystery, thriller or true crime book.
Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay

6. Autumn - the Southern Hemisphere is now experiencing fall: Read a book set during the autumn or with the word ‘fall’ in the title.
The Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien

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

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.
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara

9. Q - International maritime signal yellow flag: Read a book with a Q in the title or author’s name.
Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes (hide spoiler)]

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June Challenges

IT'S ALL IN THE MIND
June 1, 2021-June 30, 2021

Message 16

9/6 (view spoiler)[

1. A Mind of One's Own: Read a book with an independent/self-reliant character.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

2. A Mind of It's Own: Read a book including an animal or machine unresponsive to human will.
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

3. Of One Mind: Read a book involving an agreement about something.
The Hobbit: Illustrated Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien

4. Of Two Minds: Read a book with a character who has mixed feelings or is undecided about something.
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

5. Out of One's Mind: Read a book with an emotionally overwhelmed or insane character.
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness - emotionally overwhelmed

6. In One's Mind Eye: Read a sci-fi or fantasy book.
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

7. Never Mind: Read a book from your TBR that you have been avoiding reading.
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

8. Bear in Mind: Read a book where a character has to weigh an important decision.
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

9. Peace of Mind: Read a book about peace

10. A Load Off Your Mind: Read a book for fun.
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey (hide spoiler)]

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

August Challenge
Soulmates - Opposites Attract
August 1, 2021-August 31 2021

Message 6

8/8
(view spoiler)[
Found/Lost
✔I Found You by Lisa Jewell
✔The Lost Man by Jane Harper

Lock/Key
✔The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
✔The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands

Girl/Boy
✔Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell
✔The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl

God/Human
✔Waking Gods
✔Only Human (hide spoiler)]

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

September Challenge

DO THESE GENES MAKE MY BOOKS LOOK BIG?
Duration: September 1-31, 2021

It's a simple challenge with a few easy steps.
*Click on "My Books" then select your "Want-to-read" bookshelf.
*Click on the header of the "Date added" column to sort that bookshelf chronologically.
*Take note of the books at the top and bottom of your "Want-to-read" bookshelf.

4/4
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First from 2015
✔1. Cat's Cradle
✔2. The Burning Sky

Last from 2021
✔1. Invisible Murder by Lene Kaaberbøl
✔2. Deeplight by Frances Hardinge (hide spoiler)]

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

October Challenge

SPOOKY SPELL-OUT
Duration: October 1-31, 2021

Message 4

11/11
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✔G: A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson (genre) library phys
✔R: The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste
✔I: The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk
✔M: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

✔R: A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir
✔E: The Emerald City of Oz by Eric Shanower
✔A: Armada by Ernest Cline
✔P: The Pursuit of God: The Human Thirst for the Divine by A.W. Tozer
✔E: Edinburgh Twilight by Carole Lawrence
✔R: The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy J. Keller
✔S: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (hide spoiler)]

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

ROCK THE VOTE
October 25 - End of Voting

10/10

1. The Maidens by Alex Michaelides ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. A ​Sky Beyond the Storm ⭐⭐⭐
5. A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers ⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
7. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid ⭐⭐⭐⭐
8. A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins ⭐⭐⭐
9. The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
10. The Survivors by Jane Harper
Options:
Light from Uncommon Stars Sci-Fi phys
Under the Whispering Door Fantasy phys
Lore YA Fantasy ebook, phys
A Slow Fire Burning Mystery all
The Reading List Fiction phys
The Night She Disappeared Mystery phys?
The Wolf and the Woodsman Fantasy phys?, on hold e
A Master of Djinn Fantasy phys
The Echo Wife Sci-Fi phys
The Witch's Heart Fantasy phys
Constance SCI-Fi ebook own

Read Total This Year
YA Fantasy
Voted: A Vow So Bold and Deadly ⭐⭐⭐⭐
A ​Sky Beyond the Storm ⭐⭐⭐

Historical Fiction
The Lost Apothecary ⭐⭐⭐
Voted: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah⭐⭐⭐⭐
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Fantasy
A ​Court of Silver Flames ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Ariadne ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Voted: The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Sci Fi
Voted: Project Hail Mary ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fugitive Telemetry ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro⭐⭐⭐⭐
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Mystery/Thriller
Apples Never Fall ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides ⭐⭐⭐⭐
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins ⭐⭐⭐

Humor
Voted: Broken ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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