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Start Something New - Quarterly Challenge 1 of 2021
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Participants/ Score Card♦ Melanie- 6/6 (shiny, retold, modern, first, series-ous)
♦ Jennifer-
♦ Diane- 1/6 (first)
Bonus Achievements none yet…
1. Overachiever:
2. Committed Reader:
3. Diversified Portfolio:
4. Stay True:
5. First Stab/ Second In: Diane/ Melanie
6. First Blood/ Salutatorian: Melanie
I'm in as well, Melanie! Last year was a terrible reading year for me. This year will be better.
I'm in. Like Jennifer 2020 was awful for me. I have decided doing the challenge gives me a push to read but I will not feel bad if I don't complete it. Something is better than nothing.#1 - First
No one here is judging you, so don't judge yourselves.Glad to have participate in any way you can manage.
Book 1 [first]This is an adult book gifted to me through a secret Santa exchange with another book club. I heard about it from a podcast, and though comics aren't my usual genre, I really liked this one. It was funny, easier to read, and in general uplifting. *4 stars*
How did you like that book Melanie? It sounds sweet
It was adorable ... I gave it to my mom yesterday.
I finished #1 - First -
I have not read anything by this author BUT I will now. I absolutely loved it!
I finished 3 books, but have been lazy about updating here:[2] 2/6 Retold (retelling) In the Vanishers’ Palace (beauty and the beast retelling)
I didn't love this book TBH. The romance element was not crafted well. It was more of the thoughtless obsessive romance and it just didn't sit well with me. The world-building was fascinating, but never fully finished the explanation. It's not technically a YA book, but it read like one. 2.5 stars
[3] 2/16 Modern (new release) Concrete Rose
This is the latest book by Angie Thomas. It is set in the same Garden Heights community as The Hate U Give, but many years earlier. It was quite fun, but also serious too. The MC (a young African American male) becomes the primary caretaker of his infant son, so there are a lot of cute baby scenes. It was as good as the Hate U Give, but I'd recommend it. 4 stars
[4] 2/18 First (new author/new genre) We Are Okay (new author)
This book also wasn't for me. Not because it was poorly written, but because it's not in my genre wheelhouse, and has a kind of depressing element to it. It does thankfully have a very hopeful ending. I'm glad I read it, but I am not likely to pick up more books like it.
Not sure how I'm going to finish out the challenge. I still need to start a new series and I'm still waiting on a library hold for a reread in a different format.
Rated YA-MA
Books mentioned in this topic
Heartless (other topics)Inkheart (other topics)
In the Vanishers’ Palace (other topics)
Concrete Rose (other topics)
The Hate U Give (other topics)
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Explanation:
2020 will start off with the traditional challenge, read your new books. See details below for the categories and specifics.
Book Categories
*First: read a book by a NEW AUTHOR you’ve never read before or from a NEW GENRE you haven’t attempted yet.
*Series-ous: read the first book of a NEW SERIES.
*Modern: read a book that is either a NEW RELEASE (published in the last 6 months, July 2021-March 2021).
*Shiny: read a book that was GIFTED TO YOU, books you gift yourself absolutely count ;).
*Retold: read a book that is a RETELLING of another book, myth, story, etc. (examples: graphic version of a novel, mythology retelling, books like FANGIRL and TINY COOPER - full versions of fiction works within fictions)
*Regifted: re-read a book in a NEW FORMAT (ex. audio or graphic novel if originally read as a print book).
Standard Rules:
♦ Audio Books: 1.5+ hours
♦ Paper Books: 150+ pages
♦ Ebooks (without a page number equivalent): 37,500 words
♦ 5 of 6 books must be classified as YA
Bonus Achievements ...because what is life without ambition!?
1. Overachiever: Complete multiple ROUNDS of this challenge
2. Committed Reader: Complete a full ROUND from the same category
3. Diversified Portfolio: Complete a full ROUND with 1 book from each category
4. Stay True: Complete a full ROUND without including any MA or MG books
5. First Stab/ Second In: Be the first/second person to post about a single completed book
6. First Blood/ Salutatorian: Be first/second to complete a full ROUND
Tracking Progress:
I'll be keeping track of participants’ progress (as much as possible) in post #2. If you spot an error, let me know, so I can fix it.
Posting Suggestions:
1. When posting, let us know which category your book falls into.
2. It is also nice, but not necessary, to tell us what you thought of the book just in case it grabs the interest of another member.