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2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J Big Summer (2 pts)
6. Daisy Day: Read a book with a white and/or yellow cover Convenience Store Woman (1 pt)
9. Opposite Day: Read a book with opposites on the cover or in title e.g Man & Women, Black & White, Old & Young, Big & Small etc
Anxious People (2 points)
10. Buffet Day: Read anything you like Writers & Lovers (2 pts)

Total Points: 18
1. Month: Read a book released in January (any year):
Riot Baby (+2)
2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J:
A Very Punchable Face (+2)
3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count):
Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood (+2)
4. New Year: Read a book with either New or Year in the title:
The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad (+2)
5. Spouses Day: Read a book where the MC is married (or get's married):
The Wrong Family (+2)
6. Daisy Day: Read a book with a white and/or yellow cover:
Clean Getaway (+2)
7. Australia Day: Read a book set in Australia, an Australian MC or written by an Australian author:
Aurora Burning (+2)
8. JRR Tolkien Day: Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag for Fantasy:
Storm Front (+1)
9. Opposite Day: Read a book with opposites on the cover or in title e.g Man & Women, Black & White, Old & Young, Big & Small etc:
(sitting/standing)
Slippery Creatures (+1)
10. Buffet Day: Read anything you like:
The Glass Hotel (+2)

1. Month: Read a book released in January (any year) The Other People by C.J. Tudor (published Jan 28, 2020) (1 pt)
2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J A Symphony of Echoes] by Jodi Taylor (1 pt)
3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count) The Blue by Nancy Bilyeau (1 point)
4. New Year: Read a book with either New or Year in the title
5. Spouses Day: Read a book where the MC is married (or get's married) Calaf and Ishmael: A Tale of Turandot by Deak Wooten (Calaf is married twice) (1 point)
6. Daisy Day: Read a book with a white and/or yellow cover
7. Australia Day: Read a book set in Australia, an Australian MC or written by an Australian author Cloudstreetby Tim Winton (1 point)
8. JRR Tolkien Day: Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag for Fantasy
9. Opposite Day: Read a book with opposites on the cover or in title e.g Man & Women, Black & White, Old & Young, Big & Small etc
10. Buffet Day: Read anything you like I'm Traveling Aloneby Samuel Bjørk (1 point)

5. Spouses day: read a book where the MC is going to get married: The Heart of Betrayal - Mary E Pearson ( 1 pt )
6. Daisy day: A book where the cover is yellow: Heartstopper volume 3 (2 pts)
7. Australia Day: a book written by an Australian author: Illuminae - Amie Kaufman (1 pt)
10. Buffet day: any book: The Midnight Library ( 2 pts )

January 2021 Challenge
Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club - Monthly Challenge 2020: January (2021) Monthly Challenge Showing 1-14 of 14
January Categories
1. Month: Read a book released in January (any year)- In the Blood- Lisa Unger*
2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J- The Cold Dish- Craig Johnson*
3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)-Genesis*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyvbh...
4. New Year: Read a book with either New or Year in the title- The Yearling- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings*
5. Spouses Day: Read a book where the MC is married (or get's married)- It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way- Lysa Terkeurst*
6. Daisy Day: Read a book with a white and/or yellow cover- Frog and Toad Are Friends- Arnold Lobel*
7. Australia Day: Read a book set in Australia, an Australian MC or written by an Australian author- A Town Like Alice- Nevil Shute*
8. JRR Tolkien Day: Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag for Fantasy- Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland- Lewis Carroll*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJHBt...
9. Opposite Day: Read a book with opposites on the cover or in title e.g Man & Women, Black & White, Old & Young, Big & Small etc- He Bear, She Bear- The Berenstains*
10. Buffet Day: Read anything you like- Sarah Bishop- Scott O’Dell*

Points- 15 points
1. Month: Read a book released in January (any year)
Long Bright River- 2 pts
2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson- 2 pts
3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)
The Ruin- 1 pt
4. New Year: Read a book with either New or Year in the title
In Five Years- 2 pts
5. Spouses Day: Read a book where the MC is married (or get's married)
The Guest List- 2 pts
6. Daisy Day: Read a book with a white and/or yellow cover

7. Australia Day: Read a book set in Australia, an Australian MC or written by an Australian author
The Mother-in-Law- 1 pt
8. JRR Tolkien Day: Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag for Fantasy
Murder of Crows- 1 pt
9. Opposite Day: Read a book with opposites on the cover or in title e.g Man & Women, Black & White, Old & Young, Big & Small etc
Between Black and White- 1 pt
10. Buffet Day: Read anything you like
Written in Red- 1 pt

Total Points: 10
1. Month: Released January 2, 2001 Sugar 1 pt
3. Month in Numbers: 7 words in the title You've Been Volunteered: A Class Mom Novel 1 pt
5. Spouses Day: The Beautiful Mystery 1 pt
6. Daisy Day: yellow cover

7. Australia Day: set in Australia The Exiles 1 pt
8. JRR Tolkien Day: The Devil and the Dark Water 2 pts
9. Opposite Day:

10. Buffet Day: Hamnet 2 pts

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J - Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones - 1pt
3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count) - Candida - 1pt
6. Daisy Day: Read a book with a white and/or yellow cover -

8. JRR Tolkien Day: Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag for Fantasy - Der kleine Prinz - 1pt
10. Buffet Day: Read anything you like - The Count of Monte Cristo - 1pt

1. Read a book released in January - Moral Compass - 1 point
6. Daisy Day, Read a book with a yellow or white cover - Layla - 1 point
8. JRR Tolkien Day, Fantasy tag - Witchcraft - 1 point
10. Buffet Day - read anything you like - Tiny Pretty Things- 1 point

Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)
You Never Forget Your First: A Bio of George Washington Goodreads 2020 2pts
Spouses Day: Read a book where the MC is married (or get's married) Devil In the Dark Water goodreads 2020 2 pts
Australia Day: Read a book set in Australia, an Australian MC or written by an Australian author Code Name Helene Goodreads book 2020 2 pts
JRR Tolkien Day: Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag for Fantasy House in the Cerulean Sea Good reads 2020 2 pts
Opposite Day: Read a book with opposites on the cover or in title e.g Man & Women, Black & White, Old & Young, Big & Small etc
Evening and the Morning By Ken Follett Goodreads 2020 2 pts
Buffet Day: Read anything you like Luster goodreads 2020 2pts

✔ 2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl by Jonathan C. Slaght 1/9 2pts
✔ 3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1/13 1pt
✔5. Spouses Day: Read a book where the MC is married (or get's married) Death on the Lizard 1/17 1 pt
✔ 6. Daisy Day: Read a book with a white and/or yellow cover

✔ 8. JRR Tolkien Day: Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag for Fantasy Ilse Witch 1/10 1pt
✔ 10. Buffet Day: Read anything you like Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA 1/1, 1pt
Total: 8pts

1. Month: Released in January: READ 1/28: A Long Petal of the Sea, Isabel Allende +2GR
2. Letter of the Month: READ 1/29: The Henna Artist, Alka Joshi +2GR
3. Month in Numbers: READ 1/23: Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story, Bess Kalb +2GR
5. Spouses Day: Read a book where the MC is married (or get's married):READ 1/5: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid +1
6. Daisy Day: READ 1/21: Three Women, Lisa Taddeo , Lisa Taddeo +1
7. Australia Day: READ 1/8: The Mother-in-Law, Sally Hepworth +1
8. JRR Tolkien Day: Read a book with GR main page tag for Fantasy: READ 1/7: Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia +2GR
9. Opposite Day: Read a book w/Opposites on Cover: READ 1/31: All the Ways We Said Goodbye, Beatriz Williams +1
10: Buffet Day: READ 1/15: The Death of Vivek Oji, Akwaeke Emilio +2GR

I'm in
√ 1. Month: Read a book released in January (any year) Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir released January 28th, 2020 (2pts)
√ 2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J Baskful of Heads by Joe Hill (2pts)
√ 3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count) I will Judge You By Your Bookshelf (2pts)
√ 4. New Year: Read a book with either New or Year in the title In Five Years (2pts)
√ 5. Spouses Day: Read a book where the MC is married (or get's married) The Girl with the Louding Voice (2pts)
√ 6. Daisy Day: Read a book with a white and/or yellow cover Fangirl Vol 1

√ 7. Australia Day: Read a book set in Australia, an Australian MC or written by an Australian author Fence Vol 4: Rivals (2pts)
8. JRR Tolkien Day: Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag for Fantasy
√ 9. Opposite Day: Read a book with opposites on the cover or in title e.g Man & Women, Black & White, Old & Young, Big & Small etc The Sacrifice of Darkness

√ 10. Buffet Day: Read anything you like Throne of Power (1pt)

2. The Jane Austen Society 2pts
3. Malorie 2pts
4. The Year of the Witching 2pts
5. The Vanishing Half 2pts
6. Convenience Store Woman 1pt
7. The Dry 1pt
8. Fate of the Fallen 1pt
9. An Ember in the Ashes 1pt
10. A Good Marriage 1pt
total: 15 points

1. Month: Read a book released in January - Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano (2 pts)
3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title - Fairest by Marissa Meyer (1 pt)
4. New Year: Read a book that has new or year in the title - In Five Years by Rebecca Serle (2 pts)
6. Daisy Day: Read a book with a white or yellow cover - If It Bleeds by Stephen King (2 pts)
7. Australia Day: Read a book set in Australia, has a Australian main character, or written by an Australian author - Welcome to Coco Bay by Kirsty McManus (1 pt)
9. Opposite Day: Read a book with opposites on cover or title - Me Before You by Jojo Meyes (1 pt)
10. Buffet Day: Read anything you like - Heartstopper Vol by Alice Oserman (1 pt)
Total: 10 pts

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitles can count) - The Boulder Brothers: Meet Mo and Jo - 1 point
6. Daisy Day: Read a book with a white and/or yellow cover - Wacky Wednesday- 1 point
9. Opposite Day: Read a book with opposites on the cover or in the title - One of Those Days (wet and dry on cover) - 1 point
10. Buffet Day: Read anything you like - David Attenborough- 1 point
January total: 5 points
Books mentioned in this topic
A Good Marriage (other topics)American Dirt (other topics)
The Year of the Witching (other topics)
The Vanishing Half (other topics)
The Jane Austen Society (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Diana Wynne Jones (other topics)Jonathan C. Slaght (other topics)
Jodi Taylor (other topics)
Deak Wooten (other topics)
Holly Jackson (other topics)
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