Amy J's Reading Too Many Challenges

[Amy J.]

38. Outlawed by Anna North (Read it Now)

Rating 3/5
Genre: Historical Fiction
Mood: Adventurous
Strong Character Development: It's Complicated
Loveable Characters: Yes
Diverse Characters: Yes
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

39. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (Reading Women, Flourish and Blotts, BOTM)

Rating 5/5
Genre: Romance
Mood: Lighthearted
Strong Character Development: Yes
Loveable Characters: Yes
Diverse Characters: Yes
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

40. Kingdom of Shadow and Light by Karen Marie Moning

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Here's my unpopular opinion: the series should have ended at book 5. The arch was perfect. Books 1-5 are my favorite series. Books 6-11 were really just a letdown and this final book.... wtf was that.

Rating 2/5
Genre: Fantasy
Mood: Adventurous
Strong Character Development: It's Complicated
Loveable Characters: No
Diverse Characters: It's Complicated
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

41. In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (PopSugar, Read Harder)

Rating 4/5
Genre: Memoir
Mood: Dark, Emotional

[Amy J.]

42. The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones (Read Harder)

Rating 3/5
Genre: Fantasy
Mood: Adventurous
Strong Character Development: Yes
Loveable Characters: Yes
Diverse Characters: It's Complicated
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

43. Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime by Ron Stallworth (Read Harder)

Rating 3/5
Genre: Non-fiction: true crime
Mood: reflective, informative

[Amy J.]

44. Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga (Reading Women)

Rating 2/5
Genre: Historical Fiction
Mood: Emotional
Strong Character Development: Yes
Loveable Characters: Yes
Diverse Characters: Yes
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

45. Cleopatra: A Life byStacy Schiff (Read Harder, Reading Women)

Rating 3/5
Genre: Non-fiction: biography
Mood: Informative

[Amy J.]

46. Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke (Reading Women)

Rating 4/5
Genre: Mystery
Mood: Dark
Strong Character Development: Yes
Loveable Characters: It's Complicated
Diverse Characters: Yes
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

47. A Room with a View by E.M. Forster (PopSugar, Flourish & Blotts)

Rating 3/5
Genre: Classics
Mood: Lighthearted
Strong Character Development: Yes
Loveable Characters: It's Complicated
Diverse Characters: No
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

48. The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (PopSugar, Flourish & Blotts, Read Harder)

Rating 3/5
Genre: Horror
Mood: Dark
Strong Character Development: No
Loveable Characters: It's Complicated
Diverse Characters: Yes
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

49. If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo (Read Harder, Reading Women)

Rating 4/5
Genre: Young Adult
Mood: Emotional
Strong Character Development: Yes
Loveable Characters: It's Complicated
Diverse Characters: Yes
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

50. Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (Read Harder, BOTM, Flourish & Blotts)

Rating 5/5
Genre: Young Adult
Mood: Adventurous
Strong Character Development: Yes
Loveable Characters: Yes
Diverse Characters: Yes
Flaws of characters take center stage: It's Complicated

[Amy J.]

51. A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight (PopSugar, BOTM)

Rating 4/5
Genre: Mystery
Mood: Dark
Strong Character Development: It's Complicated
Loveable Characters: It's Complicated
Diverse Characters: No
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

52. A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow (PopSugar, Flourish and Blotts)

Rating 3/5
Genre: Young Adult
Mood: Adventurous
Strong Character Development: Yes
Diverse Characters: Yes
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

53. The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

Rating 5/5
Genre: Literary Fiction
Mood: Lighthearted
Strong Character Development: Yes
Loveable Characters: Yes
Diverse Characters: No
Flaws of characters take center stage: It's Complicated

[Amy J.]

54. The Wolf in the Whale by Jordanna Max Brodsky

Rating 3/5
Genre: Fantasy
Mood: Adventerous
Strong Character Development: Yes
Loveable Characters: It's Complicated
Diverse Characters: Yes
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

55. Art & Nature: An Illustrated Anthology of Nature Poetry by Kate Farrell (Read Harder)

Rating 1/5
Genre: Non-fiction: art and poetry
Mood: reflective and boring af

[Amy J.]

56. The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle (BOTM)

Rating 3/5
Genre: Thriller
Mood: Dark
Strong Character Development: No
Loveable Characters: INo
Diverse Characters: No
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

57. Culdesac by Robert Repino (Read it Now)

Rating 2/5
Genre: SciFi
Mood: Adventurous
Strong Character Development: No
Loveable Characters: INo
Diverse Characters: Yes
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Charleen]

Amy J. wrote: "53. The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

Rating 5/5
Genre: Literary Fiction
Mood: Lighthearted
Strong Character Development: Yes
Loveable Characters: Yes
Diverse ..."

I've been meaning to read this for so long. I've read one other book by Sarah Addison Allen and really enjoyed it, and this is the one I always hear about. I just added it to my TBR shortlist, so maybe soon.

[Amy J.]

Charleen wrote: "Amy J. wrote: "53. The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

Rating 5/5
Genre: Literary Fiction
Mood: Lighthearted
Strong Character Development: Yes
Loveable Character..."

I think it's my favorite SAA novel, though I love every book of by her that I read.

[Amy J.]

58. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher (Reading Women, Flourish and Blotts)

Rating 3/5
Genre: Fantasy
Mood: Adventurous
Strong Character Development: It's Complicated
Loveable Characters: Yes
Diverse Characters: No
Flaws of characters take center stage: No

[Amy J.]

59. A Burning by Megha Majumdar (BOTM, Reading Women)

Rating 4/5
Genre: Literary fiction
Mood: Emotional
Strong Character Development: No
Loveable Characters: It's Complicated
Diverse Characters: Yes
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

60. The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (Popsugar, Reading Women)

Rating 4/5
Genre: Magical Realism
Mood: Emotional
Strong Character Development: Yes
Loveable Characters: It's Complicated
Diverse Characters: Yes
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

61. Well Met by Jen DeLuca

Rating 4/5
Genre: Romance
Mood: Lighthearted
Strong Character Development: Yes
Loveable Characters: Yes
Diverse Characters: No
Flaws of characters take center stage: It's Complicated

[Amy J.]

62. The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante (Reading Women)

Rating 5/5
Genre: Young Adult
Mood: Emotional
Strong Character Development: Yes
Loveable Characters: Yes
Diverse Characters: Yes
Flaws of characters take center stage: It's Complicated

[Amy J.]

63. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
(PopSugar, Flourish and Blotts)

Rating 3/5
Genre: Young Adult
Mood: Emotional
Strong Character Development: Yes
Loveable Characters: Yes
Diverse Characters: Yes
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

64. My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (Flourish and Blotts)

Rating 4/5
Genre: Thriller
Mood: Dark
Strong Character Development: No
Loveable Characters: It's Complicated
Diverse Characters: Yes
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

65. The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins (PopSugar, Flourish and Blotts, BOTM)

Rating 2/5
Genre: Thriller
Mood: Mysterious
Strong Character Development: No
Loveable Characters: No
Diverse Characters: No
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

66. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult (Read it Now)

Rating 3/5
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Mood: Emotional
Strong Character Development: Yes
Loveable Characters: Yes
Diverse Characters: No
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

67. Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia

Rating 4/5
Genre: Historical Fiction
Mood: Reflective
Strong Character Development: Yes
Loveable Characters: It's Complicated
Diverse Characters: Yes
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

68. The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher (Read Harder)

Rating 4/5
Genre: Horror
Mood: Mysterious
Strong Character Development: No
Loveable Characters: Yes
Diverse Characters: Yes
Flaws of characters take center stage: No

[Amy J.]

69. The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton (BOTM)

Rating 4/5
Genre: Historical Fiction
Mood: Emotional
Strong Character Development: It's Complicated
Loveable Characters: It's Complicated
Diverse Characters: Yes
Flaws of characters take center stage: Yes

[Amy J.]

70. The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper (BOTM)

Rating 4/5
Genre: Non-Fiction/ Memoir
Mood: Reflective

[Amy J.]

71. Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane

Rating /5
Genre:
Mood:
Strong Character Development:
Loveable Characters:
Diverse Characters:
Flaws of characters take center stage:

[Elyse, Moderator]

Amy J. wrote: "61. Well Met by Jen DeLuca

Rating 4/5
Genre: Romance
Mood: Lighthearted
Strong Character Development: Yes
Loveable Characters: Yes
Diverse Characters: No
Flaws of..."

This trilogy is so fun!

[Juli, Moderator]

Amy J. wrote: "64. My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (Flourish and Blotts)

Rating 4/5
Genre: Thriller
Mood: Dark
Strong Character Development: No
Loveable Char..."

I really enjoyed this one!

[Amy J.]

So.... I basically made the switch to Storygraph in May and I haven't been updating Goodreads at all really. I'm going to do a quick update of the challenge posts. But I won't be listing each read individually.