Bookworms Take Shelfies - 2023

[Suzanne]

Moved to Make More Room

2022 & 2023 Reading Challenge
Bookworms Take Shelfies - 2023
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Progress: 72 out of 100

It’s time to take control of your reading and rearrange your virtual bookshelves!

This yearly challenge (a variation of the 2019 Pinspiration challenge by Regina) will help you organize your reading plans around "thematic bookshelves.” Although you’re given the general concept of each of the 20 shelves, it’s up to you to fine-tune your chosen shelves to accommodate your reading tastes and plans.

You may repeat a shelf theme, if you wish, but your challenge should consist of at least two different themes, with two books minimum per shelf. Also note that you may count each book only once within this challenge, but feel free to apply that book to any of our other yearly, quarterly, and monthly challenges.

The 20 shelf themes are:

*An Author - Jennifer Ashley
1. The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley - ***** - 6/17/2023 - 384 Pages
2. Scandal And The Duchess by Jennifer Ashley - ***** - 6/20/2023 - 143 Pages
3. Rules for a Proper Governess by Jennifer Ashley - **** - 7/5/2023 - 320 Pages
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*A Book Genre - Fantasy
1. Bad Blood by L.A. Banks - **** - 1/7/2023 - 342 Pages
2. Dark Skye by Kresley Cole - ***** - 3/1/2023 - 420 Pages
3. Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher - ***** - 3/6/2023 - 384 Pages
4. The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead - **** - 3/13/2023 - 401 Pages
5. Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter - **** - 1/4/2023 - 141 Pages


*Book Length (under 200 or 500+ pages)
1. The Witches of New York by Ami McKay - ***** - 3/23/2023 - 529 Pages
2. I Choose Darkness by Jenny Lawson - ***** - 1/8/2023 - 25 Pages
3. Angels & Demons by Dan Brown - ***** - 1/13/2023 - 736 Pages
4. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages
5. Half Spent Was the Night by Ami McKay - ***** - 3/24/2023 - 112 Pages


*Celebrations
1. A Christmas Memory by Richard Paul Evans - ***** - 1/30/2023 - 192 Pages
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*Diversity (in any of its forms) - Black Authors
1. The Deep by Rivers Solomon - **** - 2/20/2023 - 166 Pages
2. The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin - *** - 5/7/2023 - 410 Pages
3. The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin - **** - 6/7/2023 - 416 Pages
4. You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Amber Ruffin - 3/28/2023 - 215 Pages
5. All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles - *** - 3/16/2023 - 377 Pages


*Friendship, Love, and Marriage
1. If Only It Were True by Marc Levy - ***** - 1/30/2023 - 216 Pages
2. Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen - ***** - 2/19/2023 - 290 Pages
3. Best Friends by Francine Pascal - ***** - 5/2/2023 - 217 Pages
4. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White - ***** - 7/8/2023 - 184 Pages
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*A Feeling (joy, grief, love, adventurous, envy)
1. Passion on Park Avenue by Lauren Layne - **** - 1/15/2023 - 279 Pages
2. Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood - ***** - 3/19/2023 - 354 Pages
3. Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life by Marie Kondō - **** - 8/18/2023 - 244 Pages
4. Quietly Hostile: Essays by Samantha Irby - *** - 8/21/2023 - 304 Pages
5. The Emotionally Exhausted Woman: Why You’re Feeling Depleted and How to Get What You Need by Nancy Colier - ***** - 9/8/2023 - 168 Pages


*Film & Theater
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*A Fine Art (visual arts, music, plastic arts)
1. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid - ***** - 5/6/2023 - 368 Pages
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*Food & Beverage
1. Taste: My Life through Food by Stanley Tucci - ***** - 6/3/2023 - 291 Pages
2. Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult - ***** - 4/24/2023 - 464 Pages
3. Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley - **** - 4/14/2023 - 336 Pages
4. One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly - *** - 7/4/2023 - 262 Pages
5. milk and honey by Rupi Kaur - **** - 6/16/2023 - 204 Pages


*Heritage & Culture:
1. A Loyal Character Dancer by Qiu Xiaolong - ***** - 2/28/2023 - 368 Pages
2. How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe  by Thomas Cahill - ** - 4/3/2023 - 246 Pages
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[Suzanne]

*A Hobby or Pastime
1. Gardening: The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree by Susan Wittig Albert - **** - 2/11/2023 - 290 Pages
2. Video Games: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - ***** - 10/1/2023 - 401 Pages
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*A Listopia - Most Helpful Personal & Professional Self-Help Books
1. The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking by Edward B. Burger - ** - 2/20/2023 - 157 Pages
2. You Do You: How to Be Who You Are and Use What You've Got to Get What You Want by Sarah Knight - ***** - 3/20/2023 - 299 Pages
- Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
- Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin
- The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth by M. Scott Peck
- The Present: The Secret to Enjoying Your Work and Life, Now! by Spencer Johnson



*A Literary Award
1. Verity by Colleen Hoover - ***** - 1/24/2023 - 341 Pages - British Book Award for Pageturner (2023)
2. I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara - ***** - 4/15/2023 - 352 Pages - Anthony Award for Best Critical / Non-Fiction Work (2019)
3. The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman - ***** - 3/25/2023 - 422 Pages - British Book Award Nominee for Fiction: Crime and Thriller and for Audiobook: Fiction (2022)
4. Dukes Prefer Blondes by Loretta Chase - ***** - 3/27/2023 - 372 Pages - RITA Award by Romance Writers of America Nominee for Historical Romance: Long (2017)
5. Artificial Condition by Martha Wells - ***** - 4/4/2023 - 158 Pages - Hugo Award for Best Novella (2019), Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novella (2018)


*Memoirs, Autobiographies, and Biographies
1. Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman - ***** - 1/15/2023 - 352 Pages
2. Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster - ***** - 3/17/2023 - 400 Pages
3. Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler - *** - 8/30/2023 - 375 Pages
4. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell - **** - 9/19/2023 - 352 Pages
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*Nature and the Environment

*A Place (location, city, suburbs, countryside, nation)
1. Surrender Bay by Denise Hunter - ** - 1/16/2023 - 298 Pages
2. The Mayor of Noobtown by Ryan Rimmel - **** - 1/20/2023 - 226 Pages
3. Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert - ***** - 1/21/2023 - 309 Pages
4. Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath - ***** - 2/14/2023 - 384 Pages
5. Mystery Ranch by Gertrude Chandler Warner - **** - 3/1/2023 - 128 Pages


*Science & Technology
1. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - ***** - 3/8/2023 - 476 Pages
2. Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization by Neil deGrasse Tyson - ***** - 7/7/2023 - 271 Pages
3. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus - ***** - 7/19/2023 - 400 Pages
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*A Time (time of day, month, year, season, past era, future)
1. November 9 by Colleen Hoover - **** - 7/19/2023 - 320 Pages
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*Travel
1. Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce - ***** - 4/9/2023 - 352 Pages
2. No Land's Man by Aasif Mandvi - **** - 4/13/2023 - 192 Pages
3. The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich - *** - 5/18/2023 - 320 Pages
4. Kitty Goes to Washington by Carrie Vaughn - **** - 5/18/2023 - 342 Pages
5. The Becoming by Nora Roberts - * - 5/26/2023 - 448 Pages

[Kalyn]

Update to msg #263

Progress: 11/18

[Theresa, Readathons]

Updated message 32. Increasing my goal to 12 books. Current progress: 11/12

[Chalmation]

Updated message #9

29/40

[Sunny]

Updated #31:

Progress: 11/11

Decided to just go for 11

Completed!

Thanks!

[Rachel]

Update: MSG #13

13/25

[Ashleigh]

Update to #22

9/10

3/3 Genre: Retellings COMPLETED this section

I read In the Lives of Puppets which I didn't realise was a Pinnochio retelling until I started it!

[Chrissie]

Update message #23 - 22/31

[Kalyn]

Update to msg #263 pls

Progress: 12/18

[Rachael]

Updated message 18: 28/30

[✨ Brianna Raquel ✨]

updated msg 51, 78/110

[Kristina]

Update to message 29 - 91/155 books read

[Margie]

Update to message #39:

Progress: 49/70

[Rachel]

Update: MSG # 13

14/25

[Rachael]

Updated message 18: 30/35, goal increased

[Janine]

Update to message 44, 42/43 books.

[Kalyn]

Update to msg #263 pls

Progress: 13/26

[bailey, Challenges]

Participants list is updated!

[Patty]

Update message 42

38/40

[Chalmation]

Updated message #9

30/40

[bailey, Challenges]

update msg 27

Progress: 55/20

[Chrissie]

Update message #23 - 23/31

[Theresa, Readathons]

Updated message 32. Progress: 12/12

[Kalyn]

Update to msg # 263 pls

Progress: 14/26

[Cordelia]

Edit to 12, 45/50 books read

[Sherri]

Updated message 61
Completed 50/50

[Kalyn]

Update to msg #263 pls

Progress: 15/26

[Dubhease]

Update to message # 4

12/13

[Chrissie]

Update message #23 - 24/31

[Rachael]

Updated message 18: 32/35

[Kristina]

Update for message 29 - 104/155 books

[✨ Brianna Raquel ✨]

updated msg 51, 89/110

[Sherri]

Updated message 61
I've completed 60

[luna ☾]

Message 43 updated!

Completed: 35 / 60

╰☆☆ Authors: 8 / 15
╰☆☆ Genres: 19 / 35
╰☆☆ Book Length: 8 / 10

Please note:
- I used to be "selina", but I've changed my name to "luna"

[Elaine]

Update to msg #52: 60/88 completed

[Janine]

Update to message 44, challenge complete! 45/43 books

* Literary Award - Past Goodreads Choice nominees - 16/15 books
15. All Systems Red (2017 Sci Fi nominee)
16. Artificial Condition (2018 Sci Fi nominee)

[Chrissie]

Update message #23 - 25/31

[Chrissie]

Update message #23 - 27/31

[Kalyn]

Update to msg #263 pls

Progress: 16/28

[Greg]

Update to message 30:

4 books by Michael Connolly (2/4):
The Night Fire

5 Science Fiction books (2/5)
Tripoint

10/30 books

[Patty]

Message 42

40/40

~challenge completed!

[bailey, Challenges]

ATTENTION!

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Please vote in our poll to tell us which yearly challenge you'd like to bring back for 2024!

The last day to vote is October 15 (tomorrow in my time zone).

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[Chalmation]

Updated message #9

31/40

[Greg]

Update to message 30:

A Time:
5 books from the World War 2 era (1933 to 1945) (1/5)
The Big Nowhere

11/30

[Rachael]

Updated message 18: 35/40 goal increased for the last time this year

[Chalmation]

Updated message #9

32/40

[Greg]

Update to message 30:

Genre:
Scince Fiction (3/9)
Downbelow Station

12/30

[Chalmation]

Updated message #9

33/40

[Rachel]

Update: MSG #13

15/25