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Personal Reading Goals for 2023:Upon reflection, I am going to have each book I read only apply to one of the goals in this list.
✔6/6 physical/paper books
Mooncakes
Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey
On a Sunbeam
The World's Wife
Wide Sargasso Sea
The Magic Fish
✔1/1 book I physically own
People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present
1/3 Storybundle books
Queer Weird West Tales
✔6/6 nonfiction books
Solutions and Other Problems
Nurture Shock: New Thinking About Children
This Land is My Land: A Graphic History of Big Dreams, Micronations, and Other Self-Made States
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing
Jews Don't Count
✔1/1 NF book about race
So You Want to Talk About Race
✔1/1 book in translation
We Had to Remove This Post
✔1/1 book published before 2000
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (1974)
2/3 "Next in series" books highlighted yellow in my Series Tracker
The Prince of Secrets
Soulsmith
Jewish Genre Challenge
✔3/3 Read Jewish books from 3 different genres: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Graphic Novel (Fantasy, LGBT): Mooncakes
Essays: People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present
RWGC: Meant to Be Mine, Will They or Won't They, Business or Pleasure
Politics/Social Justice: Jews Don't Count
Read one of each form:
✔Novel
✔Nonfiction prose
✔Poetry
✔Novella
✔Essays
✔Graphic
Art Book
✔Short Stories
✔Play
✔Cookbook
/rFantasy Bingo card ideas:
All books from Reddit-Recs shelf
All Hugo & Nebula nominees & winners
Only books that are first in a series, in order to discover new series to love, or could also include "next books" from series I have started but not finished.
How many genres did I read in 2023?
Check rejects prompts with books I read that don't fill any of the main prompts.
January Reads (includes books read from 12/22 on, I will plan to end the challenge by 12/21/23).ATY 14/52:
Book Riot Read Harder 5/24
Popsugar 12/50:
r/Fantasy Book Bingo 25/25 - COMPLETE!
February Reads:ATY 18/52:
Book Riot Read Harder 6/24:
Popsugar 16/50:
March Reads:ATY 25/52:
Book Riot Read Harder 11/24:
Popsugar 23/50:
April Reads:ATY 31/52:
Book Riot Read Harder 12/24:
Popsugar 27/50:
r/Fantasy Book Bingo:
May Reads:ATY 38/52:
Book Riot Read Harder 14/24:
Popsugar 32/50:
r/Fantasy Book Bingo:
June Reads:ATY 41/52:
Book Riot Read Harder 16/24:
Popsugar 34/50:
r/Fantasy Book Bingo 12/25 & 8/25:
July Reads:ATY 44/52:
Book Riot Read Harder 21/24:
Popsugar 38/50:
r/Fantasy Book Bingo 14/25 & 10/25:
August Reads:ATY 45/52:
Seven books to go
Book Riot Read Harder 21/24
Three books to go
Popsugar 40/50:
Ten books to go
r/Fantasy Book Bingo 15/25 & 13/25:
Ten books & twelve books to go (by April 2024)
September Reads:ATY 48/52:
Four books to go
Book Riot Read Harder 22/24
Two books to go
Popsugar 42/50:
Eight books to go
r/Fantasy Book Bingo 19/25 & 16/25:
Six books & nine books to go (by April 2024)
October Reads:ATY 50/52:
Two books to go
Book Riot Read Harder 24/24 - COMPLETE!
Popsugar 43/50:
Seven books to go. I might end up not finishing PS, it feels like it might take away rather than add to my reading for what's left of the year.
r/Fantasy Book Bingo 21/25 & 19/25:
Four books and six books to go (by April 2024)
November Reads:ATY 52/52: COMPLETE! On 11/16/23
Book Riot Read Harder 24/24 - COMPLETE!
Popsugar 44/50:
r/Fantasy Book Bingo 23/25 & 20/25:
Two books and five books to go (by April 2024)
December Reads:ATY 52/52 - COMPLETE!
Book Riot Read Harder 24/24 - COMPLETE!
Popsugar 44/50: (Setting aside challenge. I don't want to read for the final 6 prompts)
r/Fantasy Book Bingo 23/25 & 20/25:
Two books and five books to go (by April 2024)
2023 Book Awardsborrowed from/inspired by Emily
FAVORITE SERIES
BREAKOUT READ
Book that was surprisingly good or exceeded expectations
MOST RECOMMENDED
Book I would recommend to anyone and everyone
BIGGEST PUSH
Book that got me most out of my comfort zone
FAVORITE LGBTQIA+
My favorite LGBTQIA+ read
TAUGHT A LESSON
Book that taught me something about myself
FAVORITE BOOK GROUP READ
Book that sparked discussion and was read by multiple people
MOST TIMELY
Book that spoke to our current culture
FAVORITE TIME MACHINE
Best book that took me back in time
MEMORABLE CHARACTERS
Book whose characters stuck with me after I finished the book
BEST DRESSED
Book with the most attractive cover
FAVORITE PLACE
Book that was set in an interesting environment
MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING
Book that made me think the most
BEST SHOCK
Book that made my jaw drop in surprise
FOR A GOOD TIME
Book that kept me laughing
BIGGEST FEELS
Book that had a resounding emotional impact
LEARN AND GROW
Book that taught me something valuable about the world
FAVORITE FLUFF
Book that brought light and sunshine to my reading
SLOW BURN
Special award for most demisexual-pleasing romance and/or most actually-hot-to-a-demisexual sex
WORDS *AND* PICTURES
A notable graphic novel or other illustrated/art book
THANKS FOR INVITING ME IN
Moving or illuminating memoir or autobiography
WORTH THE PAGES
Book that was long but worth it
CHALLENGE DELIGHT NOT OTHERWISE RECOGNIZED
Book I read solely because of a reading challenge prompt and am so glad I did, that has not already been mentioned above
BIGGEST MISMATCH
The cover promised one thing, the book delivered another
TOTAL DUD
I wish I could erase this one from my memory
Books that aren't used in main challenges - check for rejects prompts that fit.Into the West
Phantom Pains
Books to Prompt IndexLegend:
🌏ATY
📚Book Riot Read Harder
💝Popsugar
🐲r/Fantasy
*️⃣ Feeling good about using this book for this prompt
💎 This is one of only 1-3 books I have listed for this prompt
🦄 Speculative Fiction
💡Nonfiction
🏡 I own it already
"TBR Top Ten" Books, A-D
🌏 8. An author's debut book
💝 4. A book by a first-time author
💝 1. A book you meant to read in 2022
🌏 11. A book about a person/character with a disability
🌏 6. A book where books are important
🌏 5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover
🌏 13. A book with repeated objects on the cover
🌏 14. A book with a con, deception, or fake *️⃣
🌏 21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
🌏 47. A book related to a geometric shape
💝 30. A book that's on a celebrity book-club list
🌏 2. A book by an author you read in 2022
🌏 9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W
🌏 12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
🌏 28. A book that is dark
🌏 30. A book related to a chess piece
🌏 37. A book with the theme of returning home
🌏 45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
🌏 24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
🌏 34. A novella
🌏 46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
💝 26. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list *️⃣
🌏 13. A book with repeated objects on the cover
🌏 21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
🌏 46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
💝 31. A book about a family
🌏 37. A book with the theme of returning home
🌏 49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
🌏 40. A book with a full name in the title
💝 16. A book where the main character's name is in the title
💝 9. A book with a color in the title
💝 22. A book with a queer lead
"TBR Top Ten" Books, E-K🌏 20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel
🌏 44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal
🌏 45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
🌏 47. A book related to a geometric shape
Her Hidden Genius
🌏 15-17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century (1900s)
🌏 18. A book related to science *️⃣
💝 34. A historical-fiction book
How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question 💡
💝 27. A #BookTok recommendation *️⃣
💝 42. A book based on a popular movie
🌏 28. A book that is dark
💝 25. A book with just text on the cover *️⃣
King's Dragon 🦄
💝 49. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list *️⃣
Kiss & Tell
💝 6. A book about a forbidden romance
💝 22. A book with a queer lead
Know My Name 💡
🌏 8. An author's debut book
🌏 41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
💝 4. A book by a first-time author
💝 30. A book that's on a celebrity book-club list
"TBR Top Ten" Books, L-N 🌏 8. An author's debut book
🌏 3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the list this year (A book related to language & words) *️⃣
💝 34. A historical-fiction book
The Lies of Locke Lamora 🦄
🌏 9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W
🌏 14. A book with a con, deception, or fake
🌏 8. An author's debut book
💝 4. A book by a first-time author
🌏 40. A book with a full name in the title
💝 16. A book where the main character's name is in the title
💝 50. A book with alliteration in the title
🌏 26. A book related to pride
💝 22. A book with a queer lead
🌏 5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover
🌏 29. A book that is light
🌏 46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
🌏 8. An author's debut book
💝 4. A book by a first-time author
🌏 28. A book that is dark
💝 6. A book about a forbidden romance
💝 30. A book that's on a celebrity book-club list
🌏 10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities": Ginger 💎
🌏 26. A book related to pride
💝 15. A book with a song lyric as its title
💝 22. A book with a queer lead
📚16. Read a romance with bisexual representation.
"TBR Top Ten" Books, O-P🌏 26. A book related to pride
🌏 8. An author's debut book
💝 4. A book by a first-time author
💝 1. A book you meant to read in 2022
💝 7. A book with "Girl" in the title
Out of Your Mind 💡
🌏 3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the list this year (A book that is one of the top 23 Goodreads rated books in your TBR)
🌏 28. A book that is dark
The Prince and the Dressmaker
🌏 5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover
🌏 21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
🌏 24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
🌏 29. A book that is light
🌏 30. A book related to a chess piece
🌏 41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
"TBR Top Ten" Books, SSecond Sight: An Intuitive Psychiatrist Tells Her Extraordinary Story and Shows You How To Tap Your Own Inner Wisdom 💡
🌏 18. A book related to science
💝 50. A book with alliteration in the title
Seven Days in the Art World💡
🌏 19. A book related to the arts
🌏 35. A book with a school subject in the title *️⃣
🌏 9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W
🌏 49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
🌏 8. An author's debut book
💝 4. A book by a first-time author
💝 18. A book that's been banned or challenged in 2022 *️⃣
🌏 41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
🌏 52. A book with an unusual or surprising title
Spin Me Right Round 🦄
🌏 38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
🌏 44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal
💝 34. A historical-fiction book
A Story as Sharp as a Knife: The Classical Haida Mythtellers and Their World
🌏 9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W
🌏 46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe *️⃣
"TBR Top Ten" Books, T-Z🌏 20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel
🌏 21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
🌏 38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
🌏 27. A book by an author from continental Europe
🌏 36. A book that has been translated from another language
Winterkeep
🌏 1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y (Torla)
💝 22. A book with a queer lead?
📚16. Read a romance with bisexual representation.
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THE 2023 LIST
✔1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y Now Is Not the Time to Panic (Tennessee)
✔2. A book by an author you read in 2022 The Charm Offensive
✔3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list: A book by an author no more than two degrees of separation away from you Labyrinth's Heart
✔4. A book with an interracial relationship Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
✔5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover Meant to Be Mine
✔6. A book where books are important The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks
✔7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title The Girl Who Drank the Moon
✔8. An author's debut book Before I Go to Sleep
✔9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
✔10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities" Never Ever Getting Back Together (ginger - redhead)
✔11. A book about a person/character with a disability The Spare Man
✔12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies Something Wild & Wonderful
✔13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover The Prince of Secrets
✔14. A book with a con, deception, or fake Counterfeit
✔15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: # 1 The Lotus Palace (800s)
✔16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: # 2 Splinters of Scarlet (1800s)
✔17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: # 3 Mindtouch (2900s)
✔18. A book related to science Nurture Shock: New Thinking About Children
✔19. A book related to the arts Hello Stranger
✔20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel Finding Abbey Road
✔21. A book by an Asian diaspora author Somewhere Only We Know
✔22. A book with a faceless person on the cover The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe
✔23. A book with a body of water in the title Rivers of London
✔24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy The Impossible Us (Tailor)
✔25. A book with a tropical setting Wide Sargasso Sea
✔26. A book related to pride The Other Black Girl
✔27. A book by an author from continental Europe We Had to Remove This Post
✔28. A book that is dark My Dark Vanessa
✔29. A book that is light Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey
✔30. A book related to a chess piece The Curse of Chalion (castle & rook - crow)
✔31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com The Watchmaker of Filigree Street (input author: Naomi Novik)
✔32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature Flying Too High (Melbourne)
✔33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923 Soulsmith
✔34. A novella Remote Control
✔35. A book with a school subject in the title Axtara - Banking and Finance
✔36. A book that has been translated from another language Lonely Castle in the Mirror
✔37. A book with the theme of returning home Delilah Green Doesn't Care
✔38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
✔39. A western Queer Weird West Tales
✔40. A book with a full name in the title Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail
✔41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists Solutions and Other Problems
✔42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter Will They or Won't They
✔43. A book that involves a murder Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
✔44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal This Land is My Land: A Graphic History of Big Dreams, Micronations, and Other Self-Made States
✔45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books Into the Drowning Deep
✔46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe Mooncakes
✔47. A book related to a geometric shape O Human Star, Volume One
✔48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story How to Be Eaten
✔49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023 Happy Place
✔50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt Yours Truly (Book with con, deception, or fake)
✔51. A book published in 2023 Good Girl Fail
✔52. A book with an unusual or surprising title People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present