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Dec 01, 2020 02:37PM
Here is where I will keep track of every challenge I partake in for this group.
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1. NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS: January 1 to 31, 2021 message #
What are your hopes for the new year? January offers the perfect opportunity to reprioritize our personal goals by considering new practices for daily living.
Let's make the most of 2021!
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.
5. Go somewhere new. Read a book about or set in a place (country, state, province) you've never visited.
6. Stop procrastinating. Read that book that you meant to read in 2020.
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.
10. Be nice to yourself. Pamper yourself by reading a book from your favorite genre or subgenre.
2. February 1-28, 2021-message #
3, March 1-31,2021-message #
4, April 1-30,2021 -message #
5. May 1-31,2021 -message #
6. June 1-30, 2021-message #
7. July 1-31,2021 -message #
8. Aug 1-31, 2021-message #
9. Sept 1-30-message#
10. October 1-31,2021-message#
11. Nov 1-30, 2021-message #
13. 2021 Personal Challenge> 101+ > 180 books!Q1 total
14. 2021 Personal Challenge> 101+ > 180 books!Q2 total
15. 2021 Personal Challenge> 101+ > 180 books!Q3 total
16. 2021 Personal Challenge> 101+ > 180 books!Q4 total
17. 2021 TBR TWINS -monthly -message #4jan
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18. Q1- Jan. 1-Mar. 31- Be The Change>Changes>message #1. The word "change" (Changes, Changing, or other variations) in its title.
2. The theme of money or money on its cover (loose change).
3. An adaptation of its original format (book-to-manga, translation, etc.)
4. The author's initials found in the word "change"
5. Separate book sections or part of a series of three or more books (make change)
6. An author or character writing under a pseudonym
7. A topic or character about which you feel differently now than in the past.
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.
9. Switching careers/jobs.
10. Relocating to a different city, state/province, or country.
11. Cultivating new daily habits.
12. A character who shifts shapes or identities.
13. Life changes due to age
14. A medical transformation
15. A life-changing experience.
16. A changing household
17. An action or phenomenon that transforms society or the world.
18. Replacing one thing with another (change out)
19. Technological innovation
20. A game-changer.
20. Q3: >message# July -
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21. Q4: message# October -
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22. Yearly> TBR Jar- 2021> Jan 1-Dec 31, 2021---message #9* my books-want to read-select random --52 *
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23. Yearly> Spell A Better World-message #20Duration: January 1-December 31, 2021
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24. YEARLY> MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR-Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2021-message #75*3 cases*
WHO: 0/3
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.
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WHAT: 0/3 *choose 3*
1. Has a punny title.
2. Written by an author of color.
3. Has a four-word title.
4. A crime fiction subgenre you rarely or never read.
5. Has a color in the title.
6. Has a plant or animal on the cover.
7. Related to the yearly or quarterly theme (state theme)
WHEN: 0/3 *choose 3*
When did the dastardly deed take place or get reported?
1. In summer.
2. In the 1800s or earlier.
3. During an official holiday.
4. Between nightfall and sunrise.
5. During a special event (festival, convention, party, etc.)
6. Reported (original publication or reprint) in your birthday month.
7. Reported (published) in 2021.
WHERE: 0/3 *choose 3*
Where did the dastardly deed take place?
1. In the capital city of your country of residence.
2. In a different capital city.
3. “At home."
4. At a workplace.
5. Inside or on the premises of a public venue (hotel, restaurant, airport, etc.).
6. In a Nordic country. Little Siberia (Finland)
7. In or near a body of water (beach, river, etc.)
HOW: 0/3
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.
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WHY: 0/3 *choose 3*
What motivated you to choose a particular case?
1. Your favorite mystery author or series.
2. Your favorite mystery subgenre.
3. Appears in a Goodreads listopia (which one?).
4. Won a literary prize for crime fiction (which one?).
5. Read by a fellow participant in this challenge (who?)
6. A cold case (among your TBRs for over a year).
7. Average Goodreads rating of 4 stars or above
25. Yearly> January 1-December 31, 2021>Serial Reader >message # 11Start: 5
I will start 5 series this year. (min 5 books)
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I will finish 4 series that I have started before this year: (total 38 books)
1. Lonesome Dove-#2-4
2.Black Dagger brotherhood -#4-22
3. Alex Cross -#15-24
4. Country Mysteries -#2-8
I will read 1 series from start to finish this year. (total 4 books)
1. The Inheritance Cycle Series
I will read 3 books that are part of a series. (total 3 books)
1. Jack Reacher
26. Yearly-Let's Turn Pages 2021>01/01/2021-12/31/2021>message #33*goal 0/75,000 pages*
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27. Yearly -Genre Bingo 2021-- 01/01/21-12/31/21--0/25 = Blackout--message #45Genre Bingo 2021
Duration: 01/01/21-12/31/21
Progress: 0/25- 25 books = Blackout
B1-SUSPENSE-
B2-YOUNG ADULT FANTASY-
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B5-GRAHIC NOVEL-
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I2-SHORT STORIES OR NOVELLA-
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I4-ROMANCE-
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N1-BIOGRAPHY-
N2-HUMOR & COMEDY-
N3-FREE SPACE
N4-FANTASY-
N5-SCIENCE FICTION-
G1-HISTORICAL NONFICTION-
G2-MYSTERY OR THRILLER-
G3-CHICK LIT-
G4-COMING OF AGE-
G5-GENERAL NONFICTION-
O1-LITERACY FICTION-
O2-SATIRE-
O3-YOUNG ADULT-
O4-SCIENCE NONFICTION-
O5-SELF-HELP-
28. Yearly-A-Z Challenge: Character Edition>Jan. 1- Dec. 31,2021-message# 49Read a book with a character to fit for each letter of the alphabet.
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29. Yearly-Popsugar-2021 > 01/01/2021-12/31/2021-message # 49Progress: 0/50
Standard Prompts:
1. A book that published in 2021
2. An Afrofuturist book
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
5. A dark academia book
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction
9. A book with a family tree
10. A bestseller from the 1990s
11. A book about forgetting
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
13. A locked-room mystery
14. A book set in a restaurant
15. A book with a black-and-white cover
16. A book by an indigenous author
17. A book that has the same title as a song
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about
19. A book that discusses body positivity
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
21. A genre hybrid
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
23. A book with something broken on the cover
24. A book by a Muslim American author
25. A book that was published anonymously
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts
28. A magical realism book
29. A book set in multiple countries
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)
34. A book about a social justice issue
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels)
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
37. A book you think your best friend would like
38. A book about art or an artist
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
Advanced Prompts
41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time
46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t
47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing
48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random
49. A DNF book from your TBR list
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)
