Asami's 2023くコ:彡 Reading Challenges

[Asami]

My goal for 2023 is to read at least 27 books. Here's to another chill year of reading good books くコ:彡

[Asami]

✰ Books Read in 2023 ✰

1. Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
2. Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty
3. Know My Name: The Survivor of the Stanford Sexual Assault Case Tells Her Story by Chanel Miller
4. Medical School for Everyone: Grand Rounds Cases by Roy Benaroch
5. Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
6. Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong
7. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams
8. I Kissed Shara Wheeler by by Casey McQuiston
9. K Side:Red by Gora Gohands
10. Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood
11. The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith
12. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
13. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
14. Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda
15. Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy by Amerie
16. milk and honey by rupi kaur
17. Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen
18. Medical School for Everyone: Emergency Medicine by Roy Benaroch
19. Love Stories by Trent Dalton
20. Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
21. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach
22. The History of Sugar by Kelley Deetz
23. Sleep and Folklore in Popular Culture by Dr. Franziska Kohlt
24. The Black Death: New Lessons from Recent Research by Dorsey Armstrong
25. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
26. Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
27. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
28. Earthsea: The First Four Books by Ursula K. Le Guin
29. Anabasis by Amal El-Mohtar
30. Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado
31. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
32. A Children's Guide to Folklore and Wonder Tales by Hannah B. Harvey
33. The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
34. The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
35. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
36. Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh
37. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
38. Young Zaphod Plays It Safe by Douglas Adams
39. The Family Game by Catherine Steadman
40. The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl
41. Dirty Beasts by Roald Dahl
42. Esio Trot by Roald Dahl

[Asami]

🥣 Alphabet Soup 2023 🥣

A - Across the Green Grass Fields
B - Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy
C - Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
D - Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life
E - Earthsea: The First Four Books
F - Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
G -
H - Hell Bent
I - I Kissed Shara Wheeler
J -
K - Know My Name: The Survivor of the Stanford Sexual Assault Case Tells Her Story
L - Loathe to Love You
M - Medical School for Everyone: Grand Rounds Cases
N - Nothing But Blackened Teeth
O -
P - Playing with Fire
Q -
R - Rowan of Rin
S - So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
T - The Library of the Unwritten
U -
V - The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
W - Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death
X -
Y - Yellowface
Z -

[Asami]

🚫 Anti Alphabet Challenge 2023 🚫

No A- K Side:Red
No B- Medical School for Everyone: Emergency Medicine
No C- milk and honey
No D- The Library of the Unwritten
No E- So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
No F- Love Stories
No G- Know My Name: The Survivor of the Stanford Sexual Assault Case Tells Her Story
No H- Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life
No I- Loathe to Love You
No J- Sleep and Folklore in Popular Culture
No K- The History of Sugar
No L- Rowan of Rin
No M- Playing with Fire
No N- The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
No O- I Kissed Shara Wheeler
No P- Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death
No Q- Yellowface
No R- Legends & Lattes
No S- Nothing But Blackened Teeth
No T- Medical School for Everyone: Grand Rounds Cases
No U- Across the Green Grass Fields
No V- Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
No W- Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy
No X- The Black Death: New Lessons from Recent Research
No Y- Hell Bent
No Z- Love, Theoretically

[Asami]

🦚 Featherweight 2023 (-280) 🦚

Level 1 Ruffled Feathers
1. Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 128 pgs
2. Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty 222pgs
3. Medical School for Everyone: Grand Rounds Cases by Roy Benaroch 203 pgs
4. Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire 174 pgs
5. Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong 240 pgs

Level 2 Flapping Wings
6. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams 225 pgs
7. Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda 151 pgs
8. milk and honey by rupi kaur 204 pgs
9. Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen 272 pgs
10. Medical School for Everyone: Emergency Medicine by Roy Benaroch 208 pgs

Level 3 Taking Flight
11. The History of Sugar by Kelley Deetz 74 pgs
12. Sleep and Folklore in Popular Culture by Dr. Franziska Kohlt 56 pgs
13. The Black Death: New Lessons from Recent Research by Dorsey Armstrong 48 pgs
14. Anabasis by Amal El-Mohtar 5 pgs
15. Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado 248 pgs

Level 4 Congratulations You Are A Bird
16. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl 159 pgs
17. A Children's Guide to Folklore and Wonder Tales by Hannah B. Harvey 192 pgs
18. Young Zaphod Plays It Safe by Douglas Adams 11 pgs
19. The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl 32 pgs
20. Dirty Beasts by Roald Dahl 32 pgs

Level 5 All The Feathers
21. Esio Trot by Roald Dahl 80 pgs

[Asami]

📚 Chunksters 2022 (400-599 pgs) 📚

Level One - Chunkster (3)
1. K Side:Red by Gora Gohands 416 pgs
2. Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo 481 pgs
3. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 440 pgs
4. Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh 402 pgs

[Asami]

📕 Doorstops 2023 (600+ pgs) 📕

Level 1 - A Mighty Tome (1)
1. Earthsea: The First Four Books by Ursula K. Le Guin 691 pgs

[Asami]

🧹 2023 Dust the Virtual Bookshelf 🧹

Level 1 - Swipe the Duster
1. K Side:Red by Gora Gohands
2. Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen

Dustiest Books to Choose From
1. Les Misérables
2. The Calling
3. Passenger
4. K Side:Red
5. Playing with Fire

[Asami]

🌈 Rainbow Challenge Template 🌈

Red: Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death

Orange:Playing with Fire

Yellow: Yellowface

Green: Across the Green Grass Fields

Blue/Indigo: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

Purple/Violet: Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy

Pink: Love Stories

Gray: Hell Bent

White: Medical School for Everyone: Emergency Medicine

Black: Nothing But Blackened Teeth

Brown: Legends & Lattes

Colour/Color: Favourite Colour

[Asami]

🎧 Audio Challenge 2023 🎧

Level 1 - Get Your Headphones Out
1. Know My Name: The Survivor of the Stanford Sexual Assault Case Tells Her Story by Chanel Miller
2. Medical School for Everyone: Grand Rounds Cases by Roy Benaroch
3. Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong
4. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams
5. The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith

Level 2 - Listen the Day Away
6. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
7. Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen
8. Medical School for Everyone: Emergency Medicine by Roy Benaroch
9. Love Stories by Trent Dalton
10. The History of Sugar by Kelley Deetz

Level 3 - Why Read When You Can Listen
11. Sleep and Folklore in Popular Culture by Dr. Franziska Kohlt
12. The Black Death: New Lessons from Recent Research by Dorsey Armstrong
13. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
14. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
15. A Children's Guide to Folklore and Wonder Tales by Hannah B. Harvey

Level 4 - Master Listener
16. The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
17. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
18. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
19. Young Zaphod Plays It Safe by Douglas Adams
20. The Family Game by Catherine Steadman

[Asami]

🚀 Larger Than Fiction Reading Challenge Edition 🚀

Level 1 - Nonfiction Nipper
1. Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty
2. Know My Name: The Survivor of the Stanford Sexual Assault Case Tells Her Story by Chanel Miller
3. Medical School for Everyone: Grand Rounds Cases by Roy Benaroch
4. Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong
5. milk and honey by rupi kaur

Level 2 - Nonfiction Nibbler
6. Medical School for Everyone: Emergency Medicine by Roy Benaroch
7. Love Stories by Trent Dalton
8. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach
9. The History of Sugar by Kelley Deetz
10. Sleep and Folklore in Popular Culture by Dr. Franziska Kohlt

Level 3 - Nonfiction Nosher (5)
11. The Black Death: New Lessons from Recent Research by Dorsey Armstrong
12. A Children's Guide to Folklore and Wonder Tales by Hannah B. Harvey

[Asami]

🍯 Honeyed Buzzwords 2023 Reading Challenge 🍯

January – "life" & "death"
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty

February – verbs
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

March – "secret"
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

April – emotions
Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy by Amerie

May – flavours
milk and honey by rupi kaur

June – "other"
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado

July – weather words
Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh

August – body parts
The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

September – game words
The Family Game

October – magic words

November – "good"

December – sound related words

[Asami]

✰ Lantern of Stars ✰

January
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong

February Currently Reading
Immune: a Journey into the Mysterious System that Keeps You Alive by Philipp Dettmer

March
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

April
Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda

May
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach

June
Love Stories by Trent Dalton

July TBR
The Empress by S.J. Kincaid

August
The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

[Asami]

Asami's Curated 2023 Reading Challenges

Diversify Your Reading – A book by an author of colour
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

Seconds Anyone? – Read a second book in a series
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl

Pray at the Alter of Thiccc – A book with 601 pages or longer
Earthsea: The First Four Books by Ursula K. Le Guin 691 pgs

Tiny but Mighty– Read the shortest book on your TBR
Anabasis by Amal El-Mohtar 5 pgs

Full of Pride – LGBTQIA+ books and authors
Intersex rep Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire

New Kids in the Pub(lishing Industry) – 2023 debut author
The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

Stolen Kisses in the Dark – A dark academia book
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

Hello, My Name Is... – A book with a title that has all the letters of your name
Medical School for Everyone: Grand Rounds Cases by Roy Benaroch
Medical School for Everyone: Grand Rounds Cases - ASAMI

Standing Ovation – Goodreads 2022 Awards Winner
Best Debut Novel Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Leave the Lights On – Read a thriller
The Family Game by Catherine Steadman

The Truth is Stranger than Fiction – Read a non-fiction book
Know My Name: The Survivor of the Stanford Sexual Assault Case Tells Her Story by Chanel Miller

Hitting Rock Bottom - Read the lowest rated book on your bookshelf
Mother Daughter Widow Wife by Robin Wasserman

Reach for the Stars - Read the highest rated book on your bookshelf
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

What is the Meaning of Life - Read the 42nd book on your bookshelf
My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand

[Asami]

🏳️‍🌈 Books with LGBTQIA+ Representation Read in 2023 🏳️‍🌈

1. Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
2. Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
3. I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
4. The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith
5. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
6. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
7. Love Stories by Trent Dalton
8. Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
9. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
10. Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado
11. The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
12. The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

[Asami]

📈 2023 Authors Reading Stats 📈

New to you Authors
1. Cassandra Khaw
2. Chanel Miller
3. Roy Benaroch
4. Ali Wong
5. A.J. Hackwith
6. Sangu Mandanna
7. Travis Baldree
8. Amerie
9. rupi kaur
10. Tess Gerritsen
11. Trent Dalton
12. Mary Roach
13. Kelley Deetz
14. Dr. Franziska Kohlt
15. Dorsey Armstrong
16. R.F. Kuang
17. Carmen Maria Machado
18. Hannah B. Harvey
19. Genevieve Gornichec
20. Julia Bartz
21. Kristin Hannah
22. Renée Ahdieh
23. Bonnie Garmus
24. Catherine Steadman

Read Authors
1. Caitlin Doughty
2. Seanan McGuire
3. Douglas Adams
4. Casey McQuiston
5. Gora Gohands
6. Ali Hazelwood
7. Emily Rodda
8. Leigh Bardugo
9. Ursula K. Le Guin
10. Amal El-Mohtar
11. Roald Dahl

Total: 35 Authors

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Happy reading in 2023, Asami!

[Asami]

😊 Mood Reading ... Literally 😡

Adventurous
Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire

Mysterious
Playing with Fire Playing with FirePlaying with Fire by Tess Gerritsen

Dark
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

Emotional
Know My Name: The Survivor of the Stanford Sexual Assault Case Tells Her Story by Chanel Miller

Reflective
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado

Tense
The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

Funny
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong

Lighthearted
Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood

Informative
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty

Challenging
Anabasis by Amal El-Mohtar

Hopeful
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

Inspiring
Love Stories by Trent Dalton

Sad
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Relaxing
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

[Asami]

🚫🚫 Anti Alphabet Challenge 2023 🚫🚫

No A- The Love Hypothesis
No B-
No C- Young Zaphod Plays It Safe
No D- Flame in the Mist
No E- Anabasis
No F- The Enormous Crocodile
No G- Esio Trot
No H- Dirty Beasts
No I-
No J-
No K-
No L- Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
No M- A Children's Guide to Folklore and Wonder Tales
No N- Earthsea: The First Four Books
No O- The Witch's Heart
No P- The Family Game
No Q-
No R- The Nightingale
No S- The Writing Retreat
No T-
No U- Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
No V-
No W- Lessons in Chemistry
No X-
No Y-
No Z-