Irene's Summer 2021 Challenge!

[Irene]

So excited for this challenge! I really, really love all of these prompts!

Challenge runs: June 1st to August 31st

June: 4/4
July: 4/4
August: 4/4

JUNE

1. Start of Summer
☑ b. Read a book published in June, July, or August
Devil in Disguise by Lisa Kleypas | ★★★ on 8/13/21
Published on July 27, 2021.

2. June Birthday: Octavia Butler
☑ b. Read a science fiction book
Scythe by Neal Shusterman | ★★★★ on 7/7/21

3. Pride Month
☑ b. Read a book featuring an LGBTQIA+ protagonist (not side character)
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller | ★★★ on 8/26/21

4. Set Sail
☑ a. Read a book that starts with a letter in SAILING.
A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb | ★ on 8/8/21

Read:



JULY

1. Halfway There!
☑ a. Read a book with a number in the title.
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton | ★★★ on 6/1/21
Read last 100+ pages on June 1st.

2. July Birthday: Madeline Miller.
☑ a. Read a book whose author's initials are found in MADELINE MILLER.
Song of the Forever Rains by E.J. Mellow | ★★★ on 6/6/21

3. It's Winter Down South
☑ c. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in FROSTY THE SNOWMAN.
The Collector by John Fowles | ★ on 8/10/21

4. Take a Dip
☑ a. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in OCEAN.
Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart | ★★★★★ on 8/6/21

Read:


AUGUST

1. Back to School
☑ a. Read a book by an author that is new-to-you.
The Fourth Door: The Houdini Murders by Paul Halter | ★★★ on 6/9/21

2. August Birthday: John Green
☑ c. Read a book nominated for the Printz Award
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor | ★★★ on 6/14/21

3. Summer Reading
☑ b. Read the next book in a series you've already started.
A Touch of Ruin by Scarlett St. Clair | ★ on 6/7/21
Book 2 in Hades & Persephone series

4. Jump on a Plane
☑ a. Read an adventure book.
Retribution Rails by Erin Bowman | ★★★ on 8/7/21

Read:




Formatting:
1. Pride Month
☑ b. Read a book featuring an LGBTQIA+ protagonist (not side character).
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz | ★★★ on 6/30/20
Both eponymous characters, Aristotle and Dante, are LGBTQIA+

☐☑ ✓★✔ | ✭✭✭✩✩

[Irene]

Ideas for Round 2 (if I manage to complete this round!):

JUNE

1. Start of Summer
☐b. Read a book published in June, July, or August
The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson, published July 8, 2014
Persuasion by Martina Boone, my edition published August 23, 2016
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman, my edition published June 3, 2014

2. June Birthday: Octavia Butler
☐a. Read a book whose main character is a Black woman
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

3. Pride Month
☐a. Read a book with at least 5 different colors of the rainbow on the cover.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

4. Set Sail
a. Read a book that starts with a letter in SAILING.
b. Read a book with a boat on the cover.
c. Read a book that takes place completely on an island.
House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

JULY
3. It's Winter Down South
a. Read a romance book.
b. Read a book with snow on the cover.

AUGUST

1. Back to School
b. Read a YA book.
c. Read a book often tested on the AP Literature exam, as found on this list.

3. Summer Reading
a. Read the newest book by a favorite author.
b. Read the next book in a series you've already started.
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Persuasion by Martina Boone

4. Jump on a Plane
b. Read a book set in a country you've never visited.
☐c. Read a book featuring a character that travels to multiple countries.
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Atonement by Ian McEwan

[Irene]

Realized after moving some books around that I finished the challenge! I really like these prompts and had tons of backups planned, so I still intend to attempt to finish it a second time through (just not by the end of summer!).