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♥Dawn is Continuing with the Big Book Reads♥
The 2021 Big Read Challenge*FINISHED 12.25.2021*
January
February
March
April
** Added this because JW picked it for the April book club pick and I thought, "WHAT is one more book here?" LOL
*** Added this because my last cozy was centered around this book and I read it ages again and didn't love it, but it was 2016 and I hated everything that year so I need to reread it. Plus Richard Armitage is the narrator. *SWOON*
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
The 2021 Read What You Own Challenge
This list is taken from my TBR list, starting with the oldest on the list. I am hoping to read at least 2 a month from this list.
*FINISHED*
* Okay. I cannot read this. After a year of death and despair due to the pandemic, I cannot read a book about a girl who actively chooses to kill herself AND also is very cavalier about it. Ugh. I have removed this from the TBR list; I doubt I will ever be ready for a book like this now. Its unfortunate and disappointing.
** See review on page 4 about why this is a DNF
Books that have no audiobooks that I may be able to get to this year
Silver Valkyrie's 2021 Reading Challenge
#valkyriereadingchallenge21
*FINISHED 7.4.2021*
1. A Book with a Herb or Spice in the Title
2. A Book Where Pictures are Important to the Reading Experience
3. An Audiobook -OR- Audio-drama that Includes Sound Effects
4. A Book Set in a Part of the Planet You've Never Been [Andorra]
5. A Book Published in a Different Century from the Majority of Your Reading
6. A Book that Involves Traveling Through the Air
7. A Book to Help Your *Spiritual*, *Mental*, , or *Physical* Health
8. A Book in which Blackjack or Another Card Game is Played
9. A Book by a Neurodiverse or Disabled Author
10. Two Books that Share a Cover Element [ e.g. Font, Color, Items]
2021 Summer Reading Challenge with Joy
*FINISHED*
The 2021 Facebook Cozy Challenge*FINISHED 8.28.2021*
1. Three Word Title
2. Cozy with a Color in its Title
3. Cozy with a Male Author
4. Set in a Hotel or B&B
5. Title that's a Character's Name
6. Mentioned in Another Book/Series [Lady Hardcastle Series -OR- Secret, Book, and Scone Society Series]
- OR -
7. Cozy Mystery Involving Theft
8. Next in a Series You Started in 2020
9. A Cozy with an Item of Clothing on the Cover
10. A Cozy with a Plant on the Cover
-OR-
11. Cozy by an Author of Color
12. A Cozy Set Somewhere Besides the USA or UK [Nairobi]
13. Cozy You Picked for the Title
14. Cozy Published the Month of Your Birthday [September]
15. Cozy You Previously Abandoned
16. Cozy You Were Excited to Get, but Haven't Read Yet
17. An Author Collaboration [Edith Maxwell and Tace Baker]
18. Cozy with a Character List
19. Cozy You Bought Because of the Cover
20. Main Character has Your Dream Job [Bookmobile Librarian]
***BONUS***
21. Three Cozies by the Same Author [Jenn McKinlay]
22. Published 21 Years Ago [2000]
23. Cover in 2021 Pantone's Color of the Year [Illuminating -OR- Ultimate Gray]
24. Cozy with Cows or Oxen
2021 Cruisin' Through the Cozies; Pt. 1
*Finished 10.29.2021*
1. A Culinary Cozy
2. An Animal Related Cozy
3. A Craft Related Cozy
4. A Paranormal Cozy
5. Cozy Based Outside the USA
6. A Career-Based Cozy
7. Holiday Based Cozy
8. A Cozy Where They Travel
9. Historical Mystery
10. MY Choice
2021 Cruisin' Through the Cozies; Pt. 2
** FINISHED 8.20.2021 **
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Elyse wrote: "Oooh Sherlock every month! That's a good way to tackle the catalog! I own the huge compendium of Sherlock from Audible narrated by Stephen Fry so that might be a feasible idea!"I will admit that is why I am doing this - I too have this audiobook and when I realized a lot of the stories were short, I figured I could knock them out in a year [for the first part of the book anyway] and not be too overwhelmed. :-) And knowing that I have Stephen Fry to look forward to each month..WINNER WINNER IMO. ;-)
Elyse wrote: "My Lobotomy was a fascinating read!"I know I thought it would be fascinating when I added it all those years ago. I am looking forward to getting to it.
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Absolutely!
1. A Grief Observed - C. S. LewisJanuary 2, 2021 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
#valkyriereadingchallenge2021 - #7
Audible + : Ralph Cosham, Narrator
Kindle
106 pages
5 Stars
2. A Study in Scarlet - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
January 2, 2021 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
Audible: Stephen Fry, Narrator
Kindle
143 pages
4 Stars
3. The Sign of Four - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
January 3, 2021 [One Day Read]
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
Audible: Stephen Fry, Narrator
Kindle
131 pages
4 Stars
4. House Rules - Rachel Sontag
January 2 - January 6, 2021
Read What You Own
The 2021 Read What You Own Challenge [2008]
Hoopla Audiobook: Nicole Poole, Narrator
Kindle
274 pages
5 Stars
5. The Mitford Trial [Mitford Murder Mystery #4] - Jessica Fellowes
January 2 - January 5, 2021
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
2021 Cruisin' Through the Cozies; Pt. 2, #1
Kindle
368 pages
1 Star
6. A Room with a View - E.M. Forester
January 4 - January 6, 2021
Read What You Own
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
Audible +: Rebecca Hall, Narrator
Kindle
252 pages
4 Stars
I read the four Sherlock Holmes novels a few years back. I found them mostly enjoyable but slow at times. I've read very few of the stories but I keep meaning to get back to them.
Charleen wrote: "I read the four Sherlock Holmes novels a few years back. I found them mostly enjoyable but slow at times. I've read very few of the stories but I keep meaning to get back to them."I have been around them my whole life [my mother is a huge fan], but have never taken the time to read them. I am hoping the Stephen Fry audio makes them super enjoyable. I am afraid my view is skewed by the show and Benedict as Sherlock. Gosh I loved that show.
Here's to hoping they are as good as people say! :-)
I hope you like them, I was very pleasantly surprised when I listened to them (there were only one or two that I didn't really care for).
Stacie wrote: "I hope you like them, I was very pleasantly surprised when I listened to them (there were only one or two that I didn't really care for)."That is excellent to read Stacie!! So far, one down, I am enjoying them. We will see where I am 6 months in.
7. The Bad Seed - Jory John [Pete Oswald - Illustrator]**January 4, 2021
Amazon Prime Reading
Kindle Fire
45 pages
5 Stars
8. Book Love - Debbie Tung
January 4, 2021
Free Library Philadelphia OverDrive
Kindle Fire
144 pages
4 Stars
** I added this because 1. it looked cute, 2. it has been on a million lists, and 3. I needed a book taken out from Kindle Prime for Amazon's January Reading Challenge. :-)
9. Along the Tapajos - Fernando Vilela [Daniel Hahn - Translator]January 4, 2021 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
Read Around the World: Brazil
Kindle Fire
40 pages
5 Stars
10. The Prince and the Troll [Faraway #1] - Rainbow RowellJanuary 5, 2021 [One Day Read]
Amazon Prime Reading
Audible + : Rebecca Lowman, Narrator
Kindle
26 pages
4 Stars
11. Hazel and Gray [Faraway #2] - Nic Stone
January 5, 2021 [One Day Read]
Amazon Prime Reading
Audible + : Kimberly Woods, Narrator
Kindle
30 pages
3 Stars
12. The Princess Game [Faraway #3] - Soman Chainani
January 5, 2021 [One Day Read]
Amazon Prime Reading
Audible +
Jess Nahikian
Alexander Cendese
Michael Crouch
Neil Shah
Greg Chun
Andrew Eiden
Josh Bloomberg
Graham Halstead
Brian Holden
Robin Eller
Fajer Al-Kaisi
Ryan Jordan McCarthy
Timothy Andres Pabon
Narrators
Kindle
53 pages
1 Star
13. The Cleaners [Faraway #4] - Ken Liu
January 5, 2021 [One Day Read]
Amazon Prime Reading
Audible + : Kate Rudd, Narrator
Kindle
28 pages
5 Stars
14. The Wickeds - Gayle Foreman
January 5, 2021 [One Day Read]
Amazon Prime Reading
Audible + : Frankie Corzo, Narrator
Kindle
34 pages
5 Stars
Hi Dawn Michelle, At the rate you are going, you'll be revising the 200 upwards! * One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - 200 pages. OMG - I read this when I was in college studying Russian History and visited the then Soviet Union in the middle of December!
Connie wrote: "Hi Dawn Michelle, At the rate you are going, you'll be revising the 200 upwards! * One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - 200 pages. OMG - I read this when I was in college studying Russian His..."
It is easy when they are all teeny books. ;-)
OMG I cannot even imagine getting to visit the former Soviet Union. I think I would have been shaking in my boots the whole time. And not just from the cold! ;-) Did you like it? What was the most memorable thing you saw? I am intrigued by Russian history!!
My ex's family is from Estonia and he remembers going there once before they gained their independence back from Russia and he said it was super weird and creepy and uncomfortable. They always said they'd have never gone back if Estonia hadn't gotten their independence; there was just so much fear.
It was pretty weird, 1973 right in the middle of the Cold War. We were young and invincible but still noticed the immense lack of freedom for the Russian people. It was SO cold, we waited outside the Pushkin Museum in sub zero temps for it seemed hours and never got to go in. The Hermitage and Saint Basil's Cathedral were memorable. We also stood in a line in Red Square to view Lenin's entombed body! That was a trip! No talking or acting like American teenagers in THAT line, let me tell you!!
Connie wrote: "It was pretty weird, 1973 right in the middle of the Cold War. We were young and invincible but still noticed the immense lack of freedom for the Russian people. It was SO cold, we waited outside t..."WOW!!!!! That all sounds amazing and terrifying all at once!! What a great memory though.
15. Dog Flowers: A Memoir - Danielle GellerJanuary 6 - January 10, 2021
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle
272 pages
4 Stars
16. The Color Purple - Alice Walker
January 8 - January 11, 2021
Read What You Own
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
Pulitzer Prize 1983
National Book Award 1983
Audible: Alice Walker, Narrator
Kindle
306 pages
4 Stars
17. The Willoughbys [The Willoughbys #1] - Lois Lowry
January 8, 2021 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
The 2021 Read What You Own Challenge [2008]
Carnegie Audiobook: Arte Johnson, Narrator
Kindle
177 pages
4 Stars
18. Wrong Side of the Paw [Bookmobile Cat #6] - Laurie CassJanuary 8 - January 12, 2021
The 2021 Facebook Cozy Challenge: #20
Carnegie OverDrive
Hoopla Audiobook: Erin Bennett, Narrator
Kindle
308 pages
4 Stars
19. 67 Shots: Kent State and the End of American Innocence - Howard Means
January 9 - January 12, 2021
Carnegie OverDrive
Audible + : Alan Sklar, Narrator
Kindle
271 pages
5 Stars
20. A Sinister Service [Lady and Lady's Maid Mystery #6] - Alyssa MaxwellJanuary 11 - January 16, 2021
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
2021 Cruisin' Through the Cozies; Pt. 1, #8A
Kindle
304 pages
4 Stars
21. Ironweed - William KennedyJanuary 13 - January 19, 2021
Read What You Own
Pulitzer Prize 1984
Buddy Read: Dean
Audible: Jonathan Davis, Narrator
Print Book [PB]
227 pages
3 Stars
22. The Polygamist's Daughter: A Memoir - Anna LeBaron with Leslie WilsonJanuary 13 - January 15, 2021
Carnegie OverDrive
Audible + : Anna LeBaron, Narrator
Kindle
302 pages
4 Stars
23. Booking the Crook [Bookmobile Cat #7] - Laurie Cass
January 14 - January 17, 2021
Carnegie OverDrive
Hoopla Audiobook: Erin Bennett, Narrator
Kindle
348 pages
4 Stars
24. Passing - Nella Larsen
January 13, 2021 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
Hoopla Audiobook: Robin Miles, Narrator
Kindle
106 pages
3 Stars
25. Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story - Debbie TungJanuary 16, 2021 [One Day Read]
Free Library Philadelphia OverDrive
Kindle Fire
184 pages
5 Stars
Mod
January 14 - CURRENTLY READING
Free Library Philadelphia OverDrive
Kindle Fire
184 pages"
Oh man I loved this. SHE GETS IT.
Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "25. Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story - Debbie TungJanuary 14 - CURRENTLY READING
Free Library Philadelphia OverDrive
Kindle Fire
184 pages"
Oh man I lov..."
Oh now I am REALLY looking forward to this!!! Hopefully tomorrow!!!
26. An Impartial Witness [Bess Crawford #2] - Charles ToddJanuary 16 - January 19, 2021
Facebook Cozy Challenge: #8
Cruisin' Through the Cozies: Pt. 1; #9A
Hoopla eBook
Audible + : Rosalyn Landor, Narrator
Kindle Fire
356 pages
4 Stars
27. Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost CauseTy Seidule
January 17 - January 24, 2021
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle
304 pages
4 Stars
DNF. Sweet Caroline [Lowcountry Romance #1] - Rachel HauckJanuary 18, 2021 [DID NOT FINISH**
The 2021 Read What You Own Challenge [2016*]
Hoopla Audiobook: CiCi Dee, Narrator
Kindle
322 pages
ZERO STARS
* I owned book #2 for a long time without realizing it was a series and finally got this one 8 years later. This is why the date added is out of sync with the rest of the books.
** I started this, disliked the narrator and then realized that it was "Christian" fiction and I am just not in the mood for that right now. It is a DNF and I have removed it from my TBR
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January 18 - CURRENTLY READING
Read What You Own
The 2021 Read What You Own Challenge [2016*]
Hoopla Audiobook: CiCi Dee, Narrator
Kindle
322 pages
* I owned book #2 for a long time without realizing it was a series and finally got this one 8 years later. This is why the date added is out of sync with the rest of the books..."
haha oh I've definitely done that! Good deal on a second or third book in a series and then never buying the previous ones for yearrrrs!
Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "28. Sweet Caroline [Lowcountry Romance #1] - Rachel HauckJanuary 18 - CURRENTLY READING
Read What You Own
The 2021 Read What You Own Challenge [2016*]
Hoopla Audiobook: CiCi ..."
And then it is just NOOOOOOOT what you want and you have to quit it. Meh. SO annoying. LOL
28. Trouble Blood [Cormoran Strike #5] - Robert GalbraithJanuary 19 - January 26, 2021
Read What You Own
Carnegie Audiobook: Robert Glenister, Narrator
Kindle
944 pages
5 Stars
29. The 13 Clocks [Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition] - James Thurber
January 19, 2021
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
Carnegie OverDrive
Kindle Fire
120 pages
5 Stars
30. The Return of the Native - Thomas Hardy
June 13 - June 21, 2021
Read What You Own
Summer Reading with Joy
Audible + : Alan Rickman [♥], Narrator
Kindle
358 pages
5 Stars
Mod
January 18 - CURRENTLY READING
Read What You Own
The 2021 Read What You Own Challenge [2016*]
Hoopla Au..."
Oh nooo even bigger bummer!!
31. Ink and Shadows [Secret, Book and Scone Society #4] - Ellery AdamsJanuary 20 - January 23, 2021
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
The 2021 Facebook Cozy Challenge: #16
The 2021 Cruisin' Through the Cozies; Pt.1 - #10A
Kindle
304 pages
5 Stars
32. One Poison Pie [Kitchen Witch #1] - Lynn Cahoon
January 24 - January 26, 2021
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
The 2021 Facebook Cozy Challenge: #21A
The 2021 Cruisin' Through the Cozies; Pt.1 - 4B
Kindle
288 pages
3 Stars
33. Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata [Ginny Tapley Takemori - Translator]January 27, 2021 [One Day Read]
Hoopla eBook
Hoopla Audiobook: Nancy Wu, Narrator
Kindle Fire
176 pages
4 Stars
34. We Run the Tides - Vendela Vida
January 27 - January 31, 2021
Read What What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle
272 pages
3 Stars
35. Super Detective [Simon and Chester #1] - Cale Atkinson
January 27, 2021 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle Fire
64 pages
4 Stars
36. The Teacher of Cheops - Albert SalvadoJanuary 27 - January 29, 2021
Read What You Own
Read Around the World: Andorra
#valkyriereadingchallenge21: #4
Window's Media Player: Joy Walsh, Narrator
Kindle
225 pages
4 Stars
37. The Body on the Beach [Feathering Mystery #1] - Simon Brett
January 28 - January 30, 2021
Read What You Own
Audible + : Geoffrey Howard, Narrator
Print Book [HC]
320 pages
4 Stars
Mod
January 27, 2021 [One Day Read]
Hoopla eBook
Hoopla Audiobook: Nancy Wu, Narrator
Kindle Fire
176 pages
4 Star..."
So weird, right?!
Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "33. Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata [Ginny Tapley Takemori - Translator]January 27, 2021 [One Day Read]
Hoopla eBook
Hoopla Audiobook: Nancy Wu, Narrator
Kindle F..."
That was one weird little book. Excellent, but WOW, there were moments where I was going "WHAT is going on here". The whole "dude is living in my bathtub" was just so....yeah.
38. When Sharks Attack with Kindness - Andres J. ColmenaresJanuary 27, 2021 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle Fire
128 pages
5 Stars
Mod
January 27, 2021 [One Day Read]
Hoopla eBook
Hoopla Audiobook: Nancy Wu, Narr..."
lol yeah! So much happens in such a small book and in the end you're like what just happened?! lol.
39. Emma - Jane AustenFebruary 1 - February 6, 2021
Read What You Own
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
#valkyriereadingchallenge21 - #5
Audible +: Jenny Agutter, Narrator
Kindle
512 pages
4 Stars
40. Floating in a Most Peculiar Way - Louis Chude-Sokei
February 1 - February 6, 2021
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Read Around the World: Biafra
Kindle
240 pages
2 Stars
41. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [Sherlock Holmes #3] - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle*
February 1 - October 31, 2021
Read What You Own
Audible: Stephen Fry, Narrator
Kindle
307 pages
5 Stars [overall]
42. After You [Me Before You #2] - Jojo Moyes
February 2 - February 5, 2021
Read What You Own
Carnegie Audiobook: Anna Acton, Narrator
Kindle
353 pages
5 Stars
* This will take the whole year as I am reading one story a month. Unless I get tired of that and just finish it all off at once. You never know. ;-)
43. Death on the Downs [Feathering #2] - Simon Brett*January 30 - January 31, 2021
Read What You Own
Audible + : Geoffrey Howard, Narrator
Print Book [PB]
337 pages
4 Stars
* I was NOT planning on starting a new series right now. And yet, here we are. ALL I want to do is read these. Shuck all responsibility aside and just read these books. Sigh.
Mod
January 30 - CURRENTLY READING
Read What You Own
Audible + : Geoffrey Howard, Narrator
Print Book [PB]
337 pages
* I was NOT planning o..."
Do itttttt. Because when you find books that good, it's worth stopping everything for! ;)
44. White All Around - Wilfrid Lupano [Stephane Fert - Illustrator]February 4, 2021 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle Fire
150 pages
5 Stars
45. Three Little Words: A Memoir - Ashley Rhodes-CourterFebruary 7 - February 9, 2021
Read What You Own
The 2021 RWYO Challenge [7.19.2008]
Audible: Ashley Rhodes-Courter, Narrator
Print Book [HC]
320 pages
4 Stars
46. Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted - Suleika Jaouad
February 8 - February 12, 2021
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle
288 pages
NO RATING
47. The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton
February 7 - February 11, 2021
Read What You Own
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
Hoopla Audiobook: Susie Berneis, Narrator
Kindle
325 pages
3 Stars
48. Here Comes the Body [Catering Hall #1] - Maria DiRicoFebruary 7 - February 10, 2021
Read What You Own
The 2021 Cruisin' Through the Cozies Challenge; Pt. 1 - #6A
Hoopla Audiobook: Devon Sorvari, Narrator
Print Book [PB]
304 pages
4 Stars
49. Feelings: A Story in Seasons - Manjit ThappFebruary 11, 2021 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
#valkyriereadingchallenge21: #2
Kindle Fire
144 pages
5 Stars
50. Escape - Carolyn Jessop with Laura Palmer
February 10 - February 17, 2021
Read What You Own
The 2021 Read What You Own Challenge [7.19.2008]
Carnegie Audiobook: Anna Marie Lee, Narrator
Kindle
442 pages
5 Stars
51. Death of a Wandering Wolf [Hungarian Tea House #2] - Julia BuckleyFebruary 11 - February 15, 2021
Read What You Own
2021 Facebook Cozy Challenge: #19
2021 Cruisin' Through the Cozies Challenge: Pt. 2 - #16
Hoopla Audiobook: Laura Jennings, Narrator
Print Book [PB]
288 pages
4 Stars
52. Annie John - Jamaica Kincaid
February 12, 2021 [One Day Read]
Carnegie OverDrive
Read Around the World: Antigua and Barbuda
Hoopla Audiobook: Robin Miles [♥], Narrator
Kindle
162 pages
4 Stars
53. Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Woolf
February 13 - February 16, 2021
Read What You Own
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
1001 List
Audible: Juliet Stevenson [♥], Narrator
Kindle
204 pages
2 Stars
54. I'd Rather be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life - Anne Bogel
February 14, 2021
Kindle Unlimited
Hoopla Audiobook: Anne Bogel, Narrator
Kindle
161 pages
5 Stars
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200250300. I have made all my lists out for the challenges I am participating in and have also created for myself and it is extremely overambitious and who knows if I will complete it all [and as of right now {12.28.2020}, I am totally okay with that]. I DO know that it has few library books on it so it means I will be getting a LOT of books off both my TBR and my RWYO. WHOOOO HOOOOOO.