2021 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge

 The 2021 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge is hosted by Girlxoxo  and Kim on Instagram. A book should be read every month that fulfills the motif for that month. 

JANUARY-  Once Upon A Time. Read a book from the Fantasy, Fairytale, Mythology, or Folklore Sub Genres.

City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster -Fantasy Genre

FEBRUARY- Laughter and Love. Read a relationship story, romance, comedy, or feel good contemporary.

Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

MARCH- Countries and Cultures. Read a book set in a country, or about a culture, that’s different than your own and that you’d like to learn more about.

APRIL- Books on the Menu. Read a book that features food, restaurants, cafes, cooking, or baking, on the cover or in the story. 

MAY- Magnificent Middle Grade. Read a Middle Grade book – a book that is marketed toward ages 8-14.

 JUNE- The Great Outdoors. Read a book featuring a garden, nature, country, or harvest setting or plot.

JULY- Short But Fabulous. Read a novella, comic, graphic novel, manga, or short book of poetry. 

AUGUST- Bag of Tricks. Read a book featuring any kind of magic, illusion, super powers, or enchantments.

SEPTEMBER- Back to School. Read a book with a school setting, featuring a student or educator OR read a book to educate yourself on a topic you’re interested in learning more about.

OCTOBER- Lurking in the Shadows. Read a book that has a gray, black, and/or white cover OR a book that shows a shadow on the cover. 

NOVEMBER- In the Library with the Candlestick. Read a mystery- cozy, detective, spies, true crime, whodunnit, or the like.

DECEMBER- That’s History. Read a historical fiction book or a book about a true historical event.

2021 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge

 

The 2021 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge is hosted by Girlxoxo and Kim on Instagram.  Each month read a book with one of the key words from that month in the title.

January - It's the END of the World as I Know it by Matthew Landis

February - Dancing on Broken GLASS by Ka Hancock

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2021 What an Animal Reading Challenge

 

The 2021 What an Animal Reading Challenge is hosted by Socrates Book Reviews. 

The Rules and Levels are as follows: 

1. Any book read for this challenge has to have an animal that plays a major role in the book (which could be fiction or non-fiction.) It also counts if the main character is (or turns into) an animal (define that however, you'd like). In the past, books would qualify if an animal is in the title or on the cover, but that alone no longer qualifies. This challenge is for books related to animals and just because they are in the title or on the cover, doesn't mean it's about an animal. 

These are the levels.

Level 1 - Read 6 books

Level 2 - Read 7-12

Level 3 - Read 13-20 

Level 4 - Read 21 or more

2. The animal can be any type of animal (real or fictitious)--dog, cat, monkey, wolf, snake, insect, hedgehog, aardvark...dragon, mermaid, centaur, vampire, werewolf...you get the idea...

3. Books can be fiction or nonfiction.

4. You may make a list of books at the beginning of the challenge or you can just list them as you find them.

5. Book titles may be swapped out at any time (assuming you made a list, to begin with).

6. Crossovers with other challenges are permitted and encouraged.

7. You don't have to have a blog or write a review, but you can if you want to. If you don't have a blog, just post in the comment section that you'd like to join. You can post your books in there. Or you can sign up by joining my group on Goodreads for this challenge by clicking here.

I am going to sign up for Level 1

1 - City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster

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Turtle Recall Reading Challenge

 

The Turtle Recall Reading Challenge is all about Terry Pratchett's Discworld books.  These are books that have been recommended to me over and over and I have yet to pick one up.  This should provide some motivation for me.  There are different challenge levels that can be found here. There are 41 Discworld books and I am going to shoot for the first level - The Counterweight Continent - which is 1-5 books.

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There is also a goodreads group that you can join. 

Southern Literature Reading Challenge

 The Southern Literature Reading Challenge is hosted by Introverted Reader.  According to her blog - 

The South: 

• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Florida
• Georgia
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• North Carolina
• Oklahoma
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Virginia
• West Virginia

Rules

• Read books by Southern authors set largely in the South
• You can read any genre, including fiction or nonfiction, classics or modern works
• You can read books meant for any age group
• Crossovers with other challenges are fine
• Any format that you choose is also acceptable
• The challenge will run from January 1 through December 31, 2021
• A blog is not required for participation; you can also link to reviews on other sites such as GoodReads or LibraryThing
• Sign up anytime throughout the year.

Reading Suggestions provided by challenge host

Introverted Reader has a shelf on GoodReads with lots of books on it. There’s also a Best Southern Literature list on GoodReads that should give you some good ideas. Or you can reference the linked reviews from the 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, and 2011 versions of the challenge.

Levels

Level 1–C’mon in the house! Read 1-2 books.

Level 2–Pull up a seat and stay a while! Read 3-4 books

Level 3–Have a glass of sweet iced tea, honey. Read 5-6 books

Level 4–Y’all come back now, y’hear! Read 7+ books

I am going to shoot for Level 3

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What's in a Name Reading Challenge

 

The What's in a Name challenge is hosted by Carolina's Book Nook.  It consists of six prompts that must be fulfilled to complete the challenge.

• One/1 - City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster
• Doubled Word - Again Again by E. Lockhart
• Reference to Outer Space
• Possessive Noun
• Botanical Word
• Article of Clothing - The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham

The 52 Book Club Reading Challenge

 

The 52 Book Club is just like it sounds - 1 book a week for the entire year.  I can read that many books - just don't know if I can match them to the prompts!   There is a goodreads page that you can find the prompts on here or I have them listed below.

1. Set in a school

2. Featuring the Legal Profession

3. A dual timeline - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

4. An author that is deceased - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

5. Published by Penguin

6. **No listopia for this one!** A character with the same name as a male family member (Link to challenge guide if you need ideas.)

7. An author with only 1 published book

8. A book in the 900’s of the Dewey Decimal System

9. Set in a Mediterranean country

10. Related to the word “fire”

11. Book with discussion questions inside - The Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel Linden

12. Title Starting with the Letter "D"

13. Includes an exotic animal - It's the End of the World as I Know It by Matthew Landis

14. Written by an author over 65 (when published)

15. A book mentioned in another book

16. Set Before the 17th Century

17. A Character "on the run" - The Last 8 by Laura Pohl

18. Author with a nine-letter last name

19. Book with a deckled edge

20. Made into a TV series - The Highway by C.J. Box

21. Book by Kristin Hannah - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

22. A family saga

23. An ending that surprises you

24. A book you think they should read in schools

25. A book with multiple character POV

26. An author of color - The Pearl that Broke It's Shell by Nadia Hashimi

27. First chapter ends on an odd page number - Wayward by Blake Crouch

28. Includes a historical event you know little about - Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

29. Featuring the environment

30. Watch Out For Dragons

31. Book that shares a similar title to another book

32. A character who is selfish - City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster

33. Featuring adoption - You Have a Match by Emma Lord

34. A book you’d rate 5 stars - We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

35. Set in a country that starts with the letter “S”

36. A nameless narrator - The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington

37. An educational read

38. **No listopia for this one!** Recommended on BookBub (Link to challenge guide if you need ideas.)

39. An alternate history novel

40. Found via #bookstagram

41. An endorsement by a famous author on the cover.

42. An epistolary

43. A character with a pet cat - Mayhem by Estelle Laure

44. Includes a garden

45. A coming of age novel - More than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood

46. Winner of the National Book Award – any year

47. A character with a disability - Dancing on Broken Glass by Ka Hancock

48. A cover with a woman who is facing away - Again Again by E. Lockhart

49. A book with a flavour in the title

50. A book with a shoe on the cover - The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

51. Published in 2021 - Make Up Break Up by Lily Menon

52. **No listopia for this one!** Re-do one of the previous 51 categories from this 2021 challenge - Pines by Blake Crouch

2021 Alphabet Soup Challenge - Title and Author Edition

 The Alphabet Soup Challenges are sponsered by Escape with Dollycas.  There is a Title Challenge and an Author Challenge.  For the Title Challenge, the first main word must start with the letter of the alphabet, except for Q, X and Z.  Then any word in the title can start with those letters.  

A - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

B - Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

C - City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster

D - Dancing on Broken Glass by Ka Hancock

E - The Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel Linden

F -  Fade Into the Bright by Jessica Koosed Etting, Alyssa Embree Schwartz

G - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

H - The Highway by C.J. Box

I - It's the End of the World as I Know It by Matthew Landis

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L - The Last 8 by Laura Pohl

M - Mayhem by Estelle Laure

N - The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver

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T - To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

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For the Author Edition of the Alphabet Soup Challenge, the author's first, middle or last name must start with the alphabet letter.  I try to do the author's last name, but will use any means necessary for the pesky letters!

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C - Crouch, Blake - Pines

D - Deaver, Jeffery - The Never Game

E - Etting, Jessica Koosed - Fade Into the Bright

F - Forster, Miriam - City of a Thousand Dolls

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M - Menon, Lily - Make Up Break Up

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2021 Audiobook Challenge

 

The 2021 Audiobook Challenge is just what it sounds like - try to listen to as many audiobooks as you can.  It is sponsored by the Caffeinated Reviewer and That's What I'm Talking About. 

I listened to 9 audiobooks last year - but am going to try to walk more this year - that is when I usually listen to them - so I am going to try for the Stenographer Level - which is 10-15 audiobooks.  I just loaded a new one on my phone today.

1. - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

2. - The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham

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