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Maple (maplerie) | 1025 comments My 2022 Reading Challenge and Topic Discard Challenge. Due to some major life changes, I've had to cut down my reading lists, but I'm still working on them :)

To see brief reviews of my reads and a full list of all my reading challenges, check out the "1 Million Reading Challenge" link in my profile.

Reading Challenge:
1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y: The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop
The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg

2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021: The Demonologist
The Demonologist by Andrew Pyper

3a. A book with 22 or more letters in the title: The Last House on Needless Street
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

3b. A book with 22 or more letters in the title: The Breadwinners: A Family Saga
The Breadwinners A Family Saga by Jan Hurst-Nicholson

4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list: Werewolf
Werewolf (Ed & Lorraine Warren #5) by Ed Warren

5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name: The Four Winds
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover: The Prophets
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.

7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind:Anxious People
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1: The Devil of Nanking
The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder

9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2: The Guest List
The Guest List by Lucy Foley

10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3: The Lost Man
The Lost Man by Jane Harper

11. A book from the historical fiction genre: The Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

12. A book related to glass: The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters (Miss Temple, Doctor Svenson, and Cardinal Chang, #1) by Gordon Dahlquist

13. A book about a woman in STEM: The Green Glass Sea
The Green Glass Sea (Green Glass, #1) by Ellen Klages

14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads: The Chaos Gambit
The Chaos Gambit by A.W. Burkhart

15. A book without a person on the cover: The Grip of It
The Grip of It by Jac Jemc

16. A book related to Earth Day: The Last Policeman
The Last Policeman (The Last Policeman, #1) by Ben H. Winters

17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge: The Last Runaway
The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier

18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author: House of Sticks
House of Sticks by Ly Tran

19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history: The Peripheral
The Peripheral by William Gibson

20a. A nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Killers of the Flower Moon The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

20b. A fiction book that is set during 1900 -1951: The Kitchen Front
The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan

21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover: The Girls with No Names
The Girls with No Names by Serena Burdick

22. A book with a Jewish character or author: The Book of Lost Names
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel

23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship: The Glass-House Murder
The Glass-House Murder by T. Neilson

24. A book related to inclement weather: Songs of Willow Frost
Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford

25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages: Riot Baby
Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi

26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1: Please See Us
Please See Us by Caitlin Mullen

27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2: Please Don't Tell
Please Don't Tell by Laura Tims

28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards: The Ballad of Black Tom
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

29. A book set on or near a body of water: Packrafting! An Introduction and How-To Guide
Packrafting! An Introduction and How-To Guide by Roman Dial

30a. A book related to mythology: Gods of Jade and Shadow
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

30b. A book related to mythology: The Monarch of the Glen
The Monarch of the Glen (American Gods, #1.1) by Neil Gaiman

31. A book published at least 10 years ago: The Pilo Family Circus
The Pilo Family Circus by Will Elliott

32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer: Still Life
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) by Louise Penny

33. The next book in a series: Agency
Agency (Jackpot #2) by William Gibson

34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role: Nothing to See Here
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1: Suicide Forest
Suicide Forest (World's Scariest Places #1) by Jeremy Bates

36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2: Miss Benson's Beetle
Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce

37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name: Molly Pepper and the Night Train
Molly Pepper and the Night Train by Courtney King Walker

38. A book by a Latin American author: The Japanese Lover
The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende

39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time: Whistling Past the Graveyard
Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall

40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards: The Space Between Worlds
The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

41. A book with a theme of food or drink: The Sacred Place
The Sacred Place by Daniel Black

42. A book with a language or nationality in the title: Fables, Vol. 7: Arabian Nights
Fables, Vol. 7 Arabian Nights (and Days) by Bill Willingham

43. A book set in a small town or rural area: Midnight at the Blackbird Café
Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber

44. A book with gothic elements: Graveyard
Graveyard (Ed & Lorraine Warren #1) by Ed Warren

45. A book related to a game: The Testing
The Testing (The Testing, #1) by Joelle Charbonneau

46a. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters: Dead Beat
Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, #7) by Jim Butcher

46b. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters: D'Arc
D'Arc (War with No Name, #2) by Robert Repino

47. A book with handwriting on the cover: About a Boy
About a Boy by Nick Hornby

48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022: The Startup Wife
The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam

49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons": The Girl in Red
The Girl in Red by Christina Henry

50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years: The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy
The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy (Harold Fry, #2) by Rachel Joyce

51. A book published in 2022: How to Sell a Haunted House
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

52. A book with a time-related word in the title: Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir


message 2: by Maple (last edited Nov 11, 2021 06:07AM) (new)

Maple (maplerie) | 1025 comments 2022 Topic Discard Challenge:

1. From the 2021 GR Choice Awards:


2. Has an orange cover: Sick
Sick (Project Eden, #1) by Brett Battles

3. Related to The Twilight Zone: The Poser
The Poser by Jacob Rubin

4. By an indigenous author: The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History
The Journey of Crazy Horse A Lakota History by Joseph M. Marshall III

5. About a missing person: The Return
The Return by Rachel Harrison

6. Set in Eastern Europe: Billie
Billie by Anna Gavalda

7. Set in the Arab world: A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
A Long Walk to Water Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park

8. Related to the Year of the Tiger: Research Notes for Women at Play: The Story of Women in Baseball: Lizzie Arlington, Alta Weiss, Lizzie Murphy, Edith Houghton, Jackie Mitchell, Babe Didrikson
Research Notes for Women at Play The Story of Women in Baseball Lizzie Arlington, Alta Weiss, Lizzie Murphy, Edith Houghton, Jackie Mitchell, Babe Didrikson by Barbara Gregorich

9. An author with three names: Tumbling
Tumbling by Diane McKinney-Whetstone

10. A character that has a disability: The Gargoyle
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

11. A child protagonist: The Woman Upstairs
The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud

12. 3 books related to rock, paper, scissors (Scissors): Leaving Cecil Street
Leaving Cecil Street by Diane McKinney-Whetstone

13. 3 books related to rock, paper, scissors (Paper): The Ghost Bride
The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo

14. 3 books related to rock, paper, scissors (Rock): Red Fox
Red Fox (Experiment in Terror, #2) by Karina Halle

15. 3 books related to the primary colors (Red): Kin
Kin by Kealan Patrick Burke

16. 3 books related to the primary colors (Blue): The Silver Star
The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls

17. 3 books related to the primary colors (Yellow): Gal: A True Life
Gal A True Life by Ruthie Bolton

18. From one of Obama's reading lists: The Power
The Power by Naomi Alderman

19. About or involving a ritual or ceremony: Shadows Over Innsmouth: The Return of the Deep Ones
Shadows Over Innsmouth The Return of the Deep Ones by Stephen Jones

20a. An autobiography, biography, or memoir: Mothertrucker
Mothertrucker by Amy E. Butcher

20b. An autobiography, biography, or memoir: The Unbreakable Child
The Unbreakable Child by Kim Michele Richardson

21a. An autobiography, biography, or memoir: How to Escape From Jehovah's Witnesses
How to Escape From Jehovah's Witnesses by Lloyd Evans

21b. An autobiography, biography, or memoir: Visiting Hours: A Memoir of Friendship and Murder
Visiting Hours A Memoir of Friendship and Murder by Amy E. Butcher

22. A book from the year I (or someone in the family) turned 22 (Aaron): Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sun Dance
Prison Writings My Life Is My Sun Dance by Leonard Peltier

23. Has the name of a US state in the title: Alaska
Alaska by James A. Michener

24. A true crime book: Murder in Little Egypt
Murder in Little Egypt by Darcy O'Brien

25. A true crime book: The Darkest Night: The Murder of Innocence in a Small Town
The Darkest Night The Murder of Innocence in a Small Town by Ron Franscell

26. Related to the film Soylent Green: Bookworm
Bookworm by Jason Srebnick

27. Related to Beijing: Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation by Nicole Mones

28. Published when you were a teenager: Griffin and Sabine
Griffin and Sabine (Griffin & Sabine #1) by Nick Bantock

29. Published when you were a teenager: The Room
The Room by Hubert Selby Jr.

30. Related to the Wizard of Oz: Satan's Harvest
Satan's Harvest (Ed & Lorraine Warren #6) by Ed Warren

31. A parody of The Wizard of Oz: The Undead World of Oz: L. Frank Baum's the Wonderful Wizard of Oz Complete with Zombies and Monsters
The Undead World of Oz L. Frank Baum's the Wonderful Wizard of Oz Complete with Zombies and Monsters by Ryan C. Thomas

32. Featuring a character with paranormal or supernatural abilities: Ghost Hunters
Ghost Hunters (Ed & Lorraine Warren #2) by Ed Warren

33. Has a theme of revenge: Vicious
Vicious (Villains, #1) by V.E. Schwab

34. Has a theme of redemption: The Keeper of Night
The Keeper of Night (The Keeper of Night, #1) by Kylie Lee Baker

35. Related to the film The Princess Bride: A Wicked Thing
A Wicked Thing (A Wicked Thing, #1) by Rhiannon Thomas

36. A book mentioned on the reading women podcast: Those Girls
Those Girls by Chevy Stevens

37. A banned book: All Together Dead
All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #7) by Charlaine Harris

38. Features mental health: Roxy
Roxy by Neal Shusterman

39. Has a character on a journey: The Giver of Stars
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

40. Has a character on a journey: The Book of Flying
The Book of Flying by Keith Miller

41. Has a comedic aspect: Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder
Mr. Know-It-All The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder by John Waters

42. About women or a woman who changed history: Women Heroes of the American Revolution: 20 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Defiance, and Rescue
Women Heroes of the American Revolution 20 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Defiance, and Rescue by Susan M. Casey

43. A book with/about nomads: Native American Testimony: A Chronicle of Indian-White Relations from Prophecy to the Present
Native American Testimony A Chronicle of Indian-White Relations from Prophecy to the Present by Peter Nabokov

44. From a genre given by the random genre generator: The Feud: The Hatfields and McCoys, The True Story
The Feud The Hatfields and McCoys, The True Story by Dean King

45. Features drug or alcohol abuse: The Last Affair
The Last Affair by Margot Hunt

46. From the first 22 in your TBR: The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde

47. Adapted by the BBC: The Girl Before
The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney

48. Connected to the 7 Chakras (Crown/Spiritual): The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich

49. Connected to the 7 Chakras (Third Eye/Intuition & Imagination): Proven Guilty
Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, #8) by Jim Butcher

50. Connected to the 7 Chakras (Throat/Communication): The Turn of the Key
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

51. Connected to the 7 Chakras (Heart/Love): Nowhere Is a Place
Nowhere Is a Place by Bernice L. McFadden

52. Connected to the 7 Chakras (Solar Plexus/Confidence & Self-Esteem): Perfect Peace
Perfect Peace by Daniel Black

53. Connected to the 7 Chakras (Sacral/Sexual & Creative Energy): Flappers: Six Women of a Dangerous Generation
Flappers Six Women of a Dangerous Generation by Judith Mackrell

54. Connected to the 7 Chakras (Root/Security & Stability): The Other Mrs.
The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica

55. About an organized crime or a crime family: The Collective
The Collective by Alison Gaylin

56. Features a secret society or club: Forty Acres
Forty Acres by Dwayne Alexander Smith

57. Featuring a prophecy: Among the Shrouded
Among the Shrouded (The Sevens Prophecy, #1) by Amalie Jahn

58. Has a theme of exploration: Darkhouse
Darkhouse (Experiment in Terror, #1) by Karina Halle

59. From your favorite genre: The Haunted: One Family's Nightmare
The Haunted One Family's Nightmare by Robert Curran

60. Fiction book about a real person: Christopher Columbus and the Lost City of Atlantis
Christopher Columbus and the Lost City of Atlantis by E.J. Robinson

61. Related to one of the Wonders of the World: The Gold Eaters
The Gold Eaters by Ronald Wright

62. Related to the song "It's the End of the World...", by REM: Loonies
Loonies by Gregory Bastianelli

63. An adventure book: Bridge of Birds
Bridge of Birds (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #1) by Barry Hughart

64. Related to a nursery rhyme: Fables, Vol. 6: Homelands
Fables, Vol. 6 Homelands by Bill Willingham

65. About a locked room or closed-circle mystery: What You Did
What You Did by Claire McGowan

66. A fantasy novel: The Stolen Child
The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue

67. A fantasy novel: The Babysitters Coven
The Babysitters Coven (The Babysitters Coven, #1) by Kate Williams

68. Has an anti-hero: White Night
White Night (The Dresden Files, #9) by Jim Butcher


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