This 2021 Reading Challenge is brought to you by Linz the Bookworm.
This challenge is either one huge challenge, or five smaller ones. I prefer to look at it as five smaller ones. There are five tiers divided into 60 categories. We try to alternate the types in a way that gives a lot of variety and increases in difficulty. Tier one is generally the easier category. You can complete it tier by tier, pick the tiers you want, pick the categories you want, or go about it haphazardly. My path will probably be the haphazardly one.
Here's a link to a printable list: Printable List
| Level 1: Book of the Month Club |
| 1 Read a book obtained from Kindle Unlimited, Audible, Amazon First Reads, |
| 2 Read a book under 400 pages - The Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel Linden |
| 3 Reread a book that makes you happy |
| 4 Read a stand alone novel (not in a series) - Fade Into the Bright by Jessica Koosed Etting, Alyssa Embree Schwartz |
| 5 Read a book that starts with the letter D - |
| 6 Read a book that was recommended to you |
| 7 Read a book with the color white on the cover - Again Again by E. Lockhart |
| 8 Read a book where the main character is a High School or College Student - The Last 8 by Laura Pohl |
| 9 Read a book by an author named Michael/Mike/Michelle or variant |
| 10 Read a book that's been turned into a TV series or Movie - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| 11 Read a book with exactly two words in the title - The Highway by C.J. Box |
| 12 Free Space- Pick any book! - The Paris Wife by Paula McLain |
| Level 2: Casual Reader Club |
| 13 A book from https://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/ |
| 14 Read a Murder Mystery |
| 15 Read the first book in a series you've wanted to start - The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver |
| 16 Read a book that has a person on the cover - It's the End of the World as I Know It by Matthew Landis |
| 17 Read a book where the main character's occupation is chef or baker |
| 18 Read a book by an author born in the 20th Century (1901-2000) - To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han |
| 19 Read a book with a form of royalty in the title (Queen, King, Prince,Princess, etc) - Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore |
| 20 Read a book you meant to read on last year's challenge |
| 21 Read a book by Barbara Cartland |
| 22 Read a book that takes place in Spring |
| 23 Read a book with the word Human/Person/People in the title |
| 24 Free Space- Pick any book! - The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham |
| Level 3: Dedicated Reader Club |
| 25 Read a book by a Self Published Author |
| 26 Read a book for under $5 |
| 27 Read a book from : https://time.com/collection/100-best-fantasy-books/ |
| 28 Read a book published in the 2010's - We Were Liars by E. Lockhart |
| 29 Read a book from your favorite genre |
| 30 Read a book that has had at least three different covers - The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington |
| 31 Read a book that takes place in Europe - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr |
| 32 Read a book by an author with the same first name as one of your grandparents |
| 33 Read a book where the main character is a magic user |
| 34 Read a book with a time of day in the title (Morning, Noon, Evening,Dusk, Dawn, etc) |
| 35 Read a book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Make Up Break Up by Lily Menon |
| 36 Free Space- Pick any book! - More than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood |
| Level 4: Speed Reader Club |
| 37 Read the next book in a series you've started - Wayward by Blake Crouch |
| 38 Read a book with an orange cover - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah |
| 39 Read a book over 600 pages |
| 40 Read a book that uses the "Chosen One" trope |
| 41 Read a book where the main character is elderly |
| 42 Read a book with the letter V in the title or author's name - You Have a Match by Emma Lord |
| 43 Read a Science Fiction |
| 44 Read a book that starts with the letter P - Pines by Blake Crouch |
| 45 Read a book with a bird on the cover - Mayhem by Estelle Laure |
| 46 Read a book (Fiction or Nonfiction) about a lady on this list: https://www.historyextra.com/100-women/100-women-results/ |
| 47 Read a book with a main character with a different ethnicity than you - The Pearl that Broke It's Shell by Nadia Hashimi |
| 48 Free Space- Pick any book! |
| Level 5: Overachiever Club |
| 49 Read a book with an interesting cover font |
| 50 Read a book about orphans - City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster |
| 51 Read a book with the word "wind" in the title |
| 52 Read a book by John Irving |
| 53 Read a book that was published when you were eleven |
| 54 Read a book that takes place in the 1960s |
| 55 Read a book (fiction or Nonfiction) about a topic that's always interested you, but you haven't read about it yet |
| 56 Read a Nonfiction book that teaches you a new skill |
| 57 Read a book without a picture on the cover |
| 58 Read a book (Fiction or Nonfiction) involving Mental Illness - Dancing on Broken Glass by Ka Hancock |
| 59 Read a book that has had unfavorable reviews, but you're still curious about |
| 60 Free Space- Pick any book! |
