Vian's 2022 Corner

[Vian]

Last year I went for 100. This year, I'm going to keep the trend going.

[Vian]

Challenges:

Magical Mystery Tour: 0/18

Popsugar: 0/20

Serious Readers Challenge: /100

GIVE US A CLUE: 0/12 books, 0/4 deductions

[Vian]

Magical Mystery Tour 2022:
OUR UNSOLVED CASES

WHO: 0/3
Solve cases featuring a main character (sleuth, perp, victim, or suspect) in one of the below careers.
1. Law or Law Enforcement.
2. Service Industry.
3. Fine Arts, Theater, or Film.
4. Science or Medicine.
5. Social Media or Technology
6. Clergy.
7. Bookshop Owner or Librarian.

WHAT: 1/3

1. Third or last book in a series.
2. Combines multiple genres. - The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
3. Has a one-word title. Verity by Colleen Hoover
4. Features a hobby/pastime.
✅ 5. Has a number in the title. - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
6. Features a sleuth with a non-human "co-star."
7. Related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme (state theme). -> https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

WHEN: 0/3
When did the dastardly deed take place or get reported?
1. In autumn.
2. In the 1800s or earlier.
3. While traveling or on vacation.
4. Between sunrise and sunset.
5. During a special event (festival, convention, party, etc.)
6. In the season of your birthday month.
7. Reported (published) in 2022.

WHERE: 0/3
Where did the dastardly deed take place?
1. In a large city. Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
2. In the suburbs.
3. In a village or rural area.
4. In or near an office building.
5. Inside or on the premises of a public venue (hotel, restaurant, airport, etc.).
6. In the Southern Hemisphere.
7. In or near a forest.

HOW: 0/3
For this category, each means of murder must be distinctly different.
For example, pistols and rifles are both firearms; knives and daggers are too similar.
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WHY: 0/3
What motivated you to choose a particular case?
1. Your favorite mystery author or series.
2. Your favorite mystery subgenre.
3. Appears in a Goodreads listopia (which one?). -> https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
- The Winter People
4. Won a literary prize for crime fiction (which one?). Before the Fall by Noah Hawley : Edgar Award, Best Novel 2017
5. Involves one of your favorite topics or places (what?).
6. A cold case (among your TBRs for over a year).
7. Average Goodreads rating higher than 4 stars.

BONUS CASES: 0/6
Are you interested in helping to stop cybercrime threats at a global level?
To earn the rank of INTERPOL Director of Cybercrime Operations, complete all 42 cases above plus solve a crime committed in six different capital cities outside your country of residence.
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RANKS
Whenever you post a progress update, be sure to let us know if you’ve earned a promotion!
(The Bonus Rank can only be earned after having achieved the rank of Chief of Detectives.)

*Neighborhood Snoop: Less than 1 case in each category
*Gumshoe (6 cases): 1 case in each category
*Crime Scene Investigator (12 cases): 2 cases in each category
✅ *Undercover Operative (18 cases): 3 cases in each category
*Forensic Analyst (24 cases): 4 cases in each category (24 books)
*Special Agent in Charge (30 cases): 5 cases in each category
*Assistant Chief of Detectives (36 cases): 6 cases in each category
*Chief of Detectives (42 cases): 7 cases in each category
Bonus Rank
*INTERPOL Director of Cybercrime Operations: 42 standard cases + 6 bonus cases

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#63 -> https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Vian]

POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2022
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Progress: /20


Standard Prompts:

1. A book published in 2022
2. A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship
3. A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society
4. A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title
5. A sapphic book
6. A book by a Latinx author
7. A book with an onomatopoeia in its title
8. A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid
9. A book about a "found family"
10. An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner
11. A #BookTok recommendation
12. A book about the afterlife
13. A book set in the 1980s
14. A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title
15. A book by a Pacific Islander author
16. A book about witches
17. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022
18. A romance novel by a BIPOC author
19. A book that takes place during your favorite season
20. A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read
21. A book about a band or musical group
22. A book with a character on the ace spectrum
23. A book with a recipe in it
24. A book you can read in one sitting
25. A book about a secret
26. A book with a misleading title
27. A Hugo Award winner
28. A book set during a holiday
29. A different book by an author you read in 2021
30. A book with the name of a board game in the title
31. A book featuring a man-made disaster
32. A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page
33. A social-horror book
34. A book set in Victorian times
35. A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title
36. A book you know nothing about
37. A book about gender identity
38. A book featuring a party
39. An #OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book
40. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge


Advanced:

41. A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title
42. A book that features two languages
43. A book with a palindromic title
44. A duology (1)
45. A duology (2)
46. A book about someone leading a double life
47. A book featuring a parallel reality
48. A book with two POVs
49. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (1)
50. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (2)

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#71 - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Vian]

SERIOUS READER CHALLENGE 2022 - LEVEL 1

BOOKS READ: 6/100

January:
1. Bubble by Jordan Morris
2. 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
3. The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag

February:
4. The Hidden Witch by Molly Knox Ostertag
5.Peril by Bob Woodward
6. Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
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For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing







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#58 -> https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Vian]

GIVE US A CLUE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2022

2/12 books
0/4 deductions

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colors on the cover.
Mr. Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
✅ Mrs. Peacock - blue :
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs. White - white

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title.
Candlestick or flames or fire
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool

Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book that includes music or dancing.
✅ Billiard Room: Read a book that features a hobby, craft, game or sport. :
Cellar: Read a detective, mystery or true crime book.
Conservatory: Read a book in which a person saves or conserves someone or something.
Dining Room: Read a book with a food or drink on the cover.
Hall: Read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookbook or a book about a food & beverage professional.
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else.
Lounge: Read a book in a favorite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title.
Study: Read a book featuring a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about.

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#1:
Suspect: Mrs. Peacock
Room: the Billiard Room
Weapon:
Deduction: I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Billiard Room with the



#77 -> https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...