In all the years that I've tried this challenge, not once have I succeeded.
Maybe, just maybe, 2023 will be my year.
I won't be reading in order, rather, I'll read whatever feels right at the moment.
2023 Reading Challenge
3/52 Books Read
⬜- Unread 📖- Currently Reading ✅- Read
Reading Format 📔- Physical Book 📱- E-book 🎧- Audiobook
Rating System ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- I love it so much that I couldn't put it down. ⭐⭐⭐⭐- I really liked it, but it just didn't blow my mind. ⭐⭐⭐- I liked it, but probably wouldn't re-read it. ⭐⭐- It's okay, but will most likely forget about it the next day. ⭐- I hated it. Probably took weeks, if not months to finish it.
THE 2023 LIST ✅📔1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y - Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi ⭐⭐⭐ ⬜2. A book by an author you read in 2022 ⬜3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list ⬜4. A book with an interracial relationship ⬜5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover
⬜6. A book where books are important ⬜7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title ⬜8. An author's debut book ⬜9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W
⬜10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities" ⬜11. A book about a person/character with a disability ⬜12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies ⬜13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover
⬜14. A book with a con, deception, or fake ⬜15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1 ⬜16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2 ⬜17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3
⬜18. A book related to science ⬜19. A book related to the arts ⬜20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel ⬜21. A book by an Asian diaspora author ⬜22. A book with a faceless person on the cover
⬜23. A book with a body of water in the title ⬜24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy ⬜25. A book with a tropical setting ⬜26. A book related to pride
⬜27. A book by an author from continental Europe ⬜28. A book that is dark ⬜29. A book that is light ⬜30. A book related to a chess piece ⬜31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com
⬜32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature ⬜33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923 ⬜34. A novella ⬜35. A book with a school subject in the title
⬜36. A book that has been translated from another language ⬜37. A book with the theme of returning home ⬜38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover ⬜39. A western
⬜40. A book with a full name in the title ⬜41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists ⬜42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter ⬜43. A book that involves a murder ✅📱44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal - The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅🎧45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⬜46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe ⬜47. A book related to a geometric shape ⬜48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story
⬜49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023 ⬜50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt ⬜51. A book published in 2023 ⬜52. A book with an unusual or surprising title
Maybe, just maybe, 2023 will be my year.
I won't be reading in order, rather, I'll read whatever feels right at the moment.
2023 Reading Challenge
3/52 Books Read
⬜- Unread
📖- Currently Reading
✅- Read
Reading Format
📔- Physical Book
📱- E-book
🎧- Audiobook
Rating System
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- I love it so much that I couldn't put it down.
⭐⭐⭐⭐- I really liked it, but it just didn't blow my mind.
⭐⭐⭐- I liked it, but probably wouldn't re-read it.
⭐⭐- It's okay, but will most likely forget about it the next day.
⭐- I hated it. Probably took weeks, if not months to finish it.
THE 2023 LIST
✅📔1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi ⭐⭐⭐
⬜2. A book by an author you read in 2022
⬜3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list
⬜4. A book with an interracial relationship
⬜5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover
⬜6. A book where books are important
⬜7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title
⬜8. An author's debut book
⬜9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W
⬜10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"
⬜11. A book about a person/character with a disability
⬜12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
⬜13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover
⬜14. A book with a con, deception, or fake
⬜15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1
⬜16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2
⬜17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3
⬜18. A book related to science
⬜19. A book related to the arts
⬜20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel
⬜21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
⬜22. A book with a faceless person on the cover
⬜23. A book with a body of water in the title
⬜24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
⬜25. A book with a tropical setting
⬜26. A book related to pride
⬜27. A book by an author from continental Europe
⬜28. A book that is dark
⬜29. A book that is light
⬜30. A book related to a chess piece
⬜31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com
⬜32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature
⬜33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923
⬜34. A novella
⬜35. A book with a school subject in the title
⬜36. A book that has been translated from another language
⬜37. A book with the theme of returning home
⬜38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
⬜39. A western
⬜40. A book with a full name in the title
⬜41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
⬜42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter
⬜43. A book that involves a murder
✅📱44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal
- The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅🎧45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig ⭐⭐⭐⭐
⬜46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
⬜47. A book related to a geometric shape
⬜48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story
⬜49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
⬜50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
⬜51. A book published in 2023
⬜52. A book with an unusual or surprising title