Alannah's Clearing the Shelf Challenge - Year Three

[Alannah]

I originally started this challenge in 2021 and continued it throughout 2022. I did manage to finish a few books over the past two years, but I thought it was smart to continue and see how many books I can finish. I have continued to obtain more books throughout 2022, mainly through my Fairyloot subscriptions. I am hoping that I will be more successful this year as I have got a bookshelf back into my bedroom so my books are no longer hidden away in boxes. I'm hoping now that the books are sitting out on my shelves, I will be more likely to be encouraged to pick up a book and hopefully get through this list.

Here is the list of books I finished last year:

Master of One by Jaida Jones and Dani Bennett
Circle of Shadows by Evelyn Skye
The Humans by Matt Haig
Heartless by Marissa Meyer
The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy: The Summer I Turned Pretty; It's Not Summer Without You; We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

[Alannah]

Fairyloot

Star Daughter by Shveta Thakkrar
The Darkening by Sunya Marafairy
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco
A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch
Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth
The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mixlore
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
The Bright & the Pale by Jessica Rubinkowski
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Queen of Ruin by Tracy Banghart
Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen
Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang
Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Nhan
Nocturna by Maya Motayne
The Damned by Renee Ahdieh
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen
Evermore by Sara Holland
Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco
The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson
The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutoski
These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan
The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni
Afterlove by Tanya Byrne
Poster Girl by Veronica Roth
The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling
Illusionary by Zoraida Córdova
This Golden Flame by Emily Victoria
Lore by Alexandra Bracken
The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart
Jade Fire Gold by June C.L. Tan
Lightlark by Alex Aster
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray
Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede
The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah
An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X.R. Pan (finished 12th February)
Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Only a Monster by Vanessa Len
Book of Night by Holly Black
The City of Dusk by Tara Sim
Cruel Illusions by Margie Fuston
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young

[Alannah]

Young Adult

Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven
Just Friends by Billy Taylor
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Perfect by Cecelia Ahearn
The Astonishing Colour of After by Emily X.R. Pan
Frost Blood by Elly Blake
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

[Alannah]

Historical

The Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory
Three Sisters, Three Queens by Philippa Gregory
The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
My Name is Victoria by Lucy Worsley
Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

[Alannah]

Romance:

Second Glance by Jodi Picoult
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Lyrebird by Cecelia Ahearn

[Alannah]

Thriller/Horror Fiction

Within the Silence by Nicola Avery
The Furies by Katie Lowe
The Witching by Alexis Henderson

[Alannah]

Contemporary Fiction

The Regulars by Georgia Clark

[Alannah]

Non-Fiction

On the Front Line with the Women Who Fight Back by Stacey Dooley
The Life of Rylan by Rylan Clark-Neal
Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America by Catherine Kerrison
What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry

[Alannah]

Science Fiction

Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth
Hold Back the Stars by Katie Khan

[Alannah]

Adult Fiction

The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz

[Alannah]

Children’s Fiction

Wonder by R.J Palacio
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

[Alannah]

Magical Realism

Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

[Alannah]

Mystery:

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

[Jade]

Good luck

[Alannah]

Currently reading my first book from the list of this year An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X.R. Pan

[Alannah]

Even though I'm a month and a half into 2023. I have finally been able to cross off my first book from this list.

[Jenny]

That's a lot of books Alannah! (I am saying this staring at my own ginourmous pile of unread books) I've never heard of Fairyloot, but a quick google search revealed that it's like a subscription plan? Do you get to choose themes or books or do you get surprised every time?

[Alannah]

Jenny wrote: "That's a lot of books Alannah! (I am saying this staring at my own ginourmous pile of unread books) I've never heard of Fairyloot, but a quick google search revealed that it's like a subscription p..."

Yes, it's a subscription plan. You get your choice of young adult or adult only. I'm currently subscribed to both. Each month has its own theme but books are mainly fantasy.

[Alannah]

Now that I'm finished my studying for the summer, I'm looking forward to getting stuck back into this challenge and hopefully get a good chunk read.

[Alannah]

I will still be making my way through this in 2024. I have some amendments to make before I post it on the 2024 thread.