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message 101: by Caroline (new)

Caroline | 2102 comments The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4) by Becky Chambers
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 336
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Queer/LGBTQIAP+: Nonbinary MC
How it fits: Tupo is nonbinary and author is a woman married to a woman


message 102: by Caroline (new)

Caroline | 2102 comments The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 500
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Language and Geography: Bilingual MC
How it fits: Henry speaks French and English


message 103: by Celia (last edited Jul 19, 2022 10:31PM) (new)

Celia Buell (semi hiatus) (celiareadsbooks) | 3944 comments Skye Falling by Mia McKenzie
Review: Skye Falling review
BR: Skye Falling BR posts 11, 14
Pages: 320 Skye Falling
Task: Queer/LGBTQIAP+ - Lambda award
How it fits: 2022 winner for Lesbian fiction (lesbian author)


message 104: by Ellen-Arwen (last edited Jul 29, 2022 02:59PM) (new)

Ellen-Arwen Tristram | 2341 comments Sorry - catching up; I'll do them as I go along in future! (for my own sake, lol, this took forever)

Queer/LGBTQIAP+

Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire, #2) by Natasha Ngan
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 403
Prompt 11. F/F pairing
How it fits: main characters Wren and Lei



The Ink Witch by Izzie Ward Getting Lost by Izzie Ward Nino by Izzie Ward Princess Princess Ever After by Kay O'Neill Cheer Up Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier Kim Reaper Vol. 1 Grim Beginnings by Sarah Graley Kim Reaper, Vol. 2 Vampire Island by Sarah Graley
Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Pages: 116 (when divided by 4)
Prompt 12: graphic novel(s) with queer MC



BIPOC

The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 192
Prompt 1:Cast of BIPOC character
How it fits: all characters are BIPOC


Betty by Tiffany McDaniel
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 480
Prompt 8: Native or Indigenous MC from the Americas
How it fits: Betty's father is Cherokee, so Betty is half Cherokee and she grows up learning their customs


Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 197
Prompt 20: BIPOC author published before 2000
How it fits: published in 1845



Disability

The Eighth Girl 'An exceptional debut' Clare Mackintosh by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 480
Prompt 6: from one of the disability lists
How it fits: Number 9 on this list: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/...


Take the Shot by Susan White
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 320
Prompt 13 MC has an invisible disibility
How it fits: Bug suffers from Marfan syndrome https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/marfan-...



Religion

House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City, #2) by Sarah J. Maas
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 805
Prompt 1: Involves a non-Christian holiday
How it fits: celebrates Winter Solstice


The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1) by S.A. Chakraborty
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 533 (most read version)
Prompt 9: A fantasy or sci-fi book with a Muslim MC
How it fits: MPG fantasy, and the king explains at the end why the people of Daevabad are Muslim


Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 160
Prompt 17: Book with Pagan influences
How it fits: Silvie and her family are reenacting Pagan/druidic rituals and everyday life as an archaeology 'experiment'


Them Adventures with Extremists by Jon Ronson
Status updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 336 (most popular edition)
Prompt 19: book about religious cults
How it fits: Jon Ronson spends about a decade of his life investigating different cults, some religious, some not



Language and Geography

Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 354
Prompt 1: Bilingual MC
How it fits: MC speaks Spanish and English


The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1) by Kay O'Neill The Tea Dragon Festival (Tea Dragon, #2) by Kay O'Neill The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Tea Dragon, #3) by Kay O'Neill
Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Pages: 170 (when divided)
Prompt 2: Character uses sign language
How it fits: in book two, everyone in the community uses sign language to accommodate one of its members



Non-Fiction

Rebent Sinner by Ivan E. Coyote
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 224
Prompt 3: memoir by a transgender and/or non-binary author



Miscellaneous

The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 352
Prompt 4: MC uses a label within the nonbinary umbrella besides nonbinary (genderqueer, genderfluid, agender, demiboy, demigirl, two spirit, etc.)
How it fits: Syd identifies as agender


Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 290
Prompt 20: A book with a MC that has an intersectional identity
How it fits: Simone identifies as intersectional


Ta || bookishbluehead (bookishbluehead) | 648 comments In Order to Live A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 273 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Nonfiction: 4. Memoir or non-fiction by a refugee author
How it fits: author is a refugee from North Korea

Arcadia Awakens (Arcadia, #1) by Kai Meyer
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 464 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Language & Geography: 3. Translated into English
How it fits: Book by a german author

Arcadia Burns (Arcadia, #2) by Kai Meyer
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 432 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Language & Geography: 1. Bilingual MC
How it fits: MC speaks English and Italian

Arcadia Falls (Arcadia, #3) by Kai Meyer
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 485 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Religion: 10. Atheist MC
How it fits: Rosa is an atheist

A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) by Becky Chambers
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 160 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Religion: 18. MC is a monk
How it fits: MC is a monk

Heartstopper Volume Four (Heartstopper, #4) by Alice Oseman
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
384 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Queer/LGBTQIAP+: 13. Graphic novel with a queer MC
How it fits: Nick and Charlie both are queer


message 106: by Celia (last edited Aug 11, 2022 05:55PM) (new)

Celia Buell (semi hiatus) (celiareadsbooks) | 3944 comments Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
Review: Love, Hate & Other Filters review
BR: Love, Hate & Other Filters BR posts 6-10
Pages: 281 Love, Hate & Other Filters
Task: Features a language spoken in India
How it fits: Maya's parents speak Urdu to each other when they're stressed


message 107: by Celia (new)

Celia Buell (semi hiatus) (celiareadsbooks) | 3944 comments Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven
Review: Holding Up the Universe review
Pages: 391 Holding Up the Universe
BR: Holding Up the Universe BR comments 6-10
Task: Disability - MC has an invisible disability
How it fits: Jack has prosopagnosia, which is the inability to see faces. This is neurological and invisible


message 108: by Celia (last edited Oct 14, 2022 11:29PM) (new)

Celia Buell (semi hiatus) (celiareadsbooks) | 3944 comments Three Kisses, One Midnight by Roshani Chokshi
Review: Three Kisses, One Midnight review
BR: Three Kisses, One Midnight BR comments 12, 14-16
Pages: 288 Three Kisses, One Midnight
BIPOC - Romance Novel With BIPOC MCs
How it fits: MPG romance, Asian characters, Asian authors (representative)


message 109: by Celia (new)

Celia Buell (semi hiatus) (celiareadsbooks) | 3944 comments Girls of Paper and Fire (Girls of Paper and Fire, #1) by Natasha Ngan
Review: Girls of Paper and Fire review
BOTM: Girls of Paper and Fire BOTM (posts 2-5)
Pages: 385 Girls of Paper and Fire
LGBTQIAP+ - F/F main pairing
How it fits: Lei and Wren realize their sexuality and love for each other throughout the story


message 110: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 3366 comments Planning Perfect by Haley Neil
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 352, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
Queer/LGBTQIAP+: Asexual MC
How it fits: MC is ACE


message 111: by Caroline (new)

Caroline | 2102 comments A Swim in a Pond in the Rain In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life by George Saunders
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 403
Language & Geography: Set on Earth but not in the US or the UK
How it fits: Set in Russia

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 226
BIPOC: Black MC
How it fits: MC and author are both black


message 112: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 3366 comments This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart, #1) by Kalynn Bayron
Review/Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 384, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Queer/LGBTQIAP+: Read a book from the Pansexual or Panromantic List
How it Fits: On the list


message 113: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 3366 comments This Wicked Fate (This Poison Heart, #2) by Kalynn Bayron
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 320, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Queer/LGBTQIAP+: By a queer BIPOC author


message 114: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 3366 comments All of Our Demise (All of Us Villains, #2) by Amanda Foody
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 474, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Queer/LGBTQIAP+: Book with a queer MC that is not a coming out story


message 115: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 3366 comments Heartstopper Volume Four (Heartstopper, #4) by Alice Oseman
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 384, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Queer/LGBTQIAP+: Graphic novel with a queer MC


message 117: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 3366 comments She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 384, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Queer/LGBTQIAP+: F/F main pairing


message 118: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 3366 comments Once Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 338, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
BIOPIC: Book with a happily ever after & BIPOC MCs


message 119: by Jenn (new)


message 120: by Jenn (last edited Dec 09, 2022 09:40AM) (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 3366 comments The Marriage Game (Marriage Game #1) by Sara Desai
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 338, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
BIOPIC: Romance novel with BIPOC MC


message 121: by Jenn (last edited Dec 09, 2022 09:46AM) (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 3366 comments So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 352, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Queer/LGBTQIAP+: Book with queer MC that is a happy book


message 122: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 3366 comments The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...#
Pages: 377, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Language & Geography: Set on Earth but not in the US or the UK
How it Fits: Set in Paris


message 123: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 3366 comments Skin of the Sea (Skin of the Sea, #1) by Natasha Bowen
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 336, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Language & Geography: A book written in English that has non-English phrases


message 124: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 3366 comments The Body in the Woods (Point Last Seen, #1) by April Henry
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 263, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Miscellaneous: Poor or financially unstable MC
How it Fits: Alexis is extremely poor


message 125: by Celia (new)

Celia Buell (semi hiatus) (celiareadsbooks) | 3944 comments Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
Review: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon review
Pages: 278 Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
Religion - Mythology that involves a polytheistic religion
How it fits: contains myths and legends based on polytheistic Chinese mythology


message 126: by Celia (new)

Celia Buell (semi hiatus) (celiareadsbooks) | 3944 comments Combining under 100 pages

Raspberry Ripple Murder (Bitsie's Bakeshop Mystery #1) by Abby Byne
Review: Raspberry Ripple Murder review
Pages: 86
BOTM: Raspberry Ripple Murder Feb BOTM comments 8-10

The Princess Saves Herself in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #1) by Amanda Lovelace
Review: The Princess Saves Herself in this one review
BR: Women are Some Kind of Magic series BR posts 37-41
Pages: 156 / 2 (poetry) = 73 The Princess Saves Herself in This One

Total pages: 159

Task: Misc/other - fat MC
How it fits: both books involve MCs coming to terms with their struggle to lose weight


message 127: by Ellen-Arwen (new)

Ellen-Arwen Tristram | 2341 comments Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 330
Misc: a book about mental health by a BIPOC author
How it fits: Queenie's mental illness


Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 335
Misc: poor MC


Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle, #1) by Amie Kaufman
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Queer/LGBTAIAP+: sci-fi with a queer cast

The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 240
Language and geography: Set in the global South


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