Reading Challenges Wrap-up for 2020

I think this is the first year that I have actually kept track of the books that I read for challenges for the entire year! So, this is really my first reading challenge wrapup. I don't really follow the challenges to the T, but instead use them as lists for jumping off points. So - Here are my wrap ups! 

   The Monthly Motif Reading Challenge 

 I read a book for every month except December! Yay!  

Snow in Love by de la Cruz,Stone,Freedman,West JANUARY- Winter Wonderland 

Exhalation: Stories by Chiang, Ted MAY- Author Introduction 

The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir FEBRUARY- Seeing Red 

The Black God's Drums by P. Djeli Clark MARCH- Sub-Genre Sound Off 

Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia APRIL- Classics or Currents 

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvator JUNE- Name or Number 

Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay JULY- Around or Out of this World 

Call your daughter home by Deb Spera MAY- Author Introduction 

A Song Below Water by Bethany Morrow AUGUST- Creature Feature 

The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate SEPTEMBER- When Text Just Isn’t Enough 

Bent heavens by Daniel Kraus OCTOBER- Thrills and Chills 

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor NOVEMBER- Dynamic Duos

Read Harder Challenge by Book Riot

I didn't do as well here, fulfilling only 11 of the 24 reading prompts.

 1. Read a YA nonfiction book Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson 

2 Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairy tale, or myth by an author of color

 3 Read a mystery with no violence against women

 4 Read a graphic memoir

 5 Read a book about a natural disaster

 6 Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author

 7 Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII The Myth of Perpetual Summer Susan Crandall 

8 Read an audiobook of poetry

  9 Read the LAST book in a series Sever Lauren DeStefano 

10 Read a book that takes place in a rural setting Jackson Emily March 

11 Read a debut novel by a queer author

  12 Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own The Bookshop in Berlin Francoise Frenkel 

13 Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before

 14 Read a romance starring a single parent

 15 Read a book about climate change

  16 Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman Strange the Dreamer Laini Taylor 

17 Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages) The Black God's Drums P. Djeli Clark 

18 Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens 19 Read a book by or about a refugee

 20 Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the US or the UK

 21 Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non) Sick kids in Love Hannah Moskowitz 22 Read a horror book published by an indie press Horrorstor Grady Hendrix 

23 Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)

24 Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author The Round House Louise Erdrich

Popsugar Reading Challenge

Come Tumbling Down	Seanan McGuire	1. A book that's published in 2020
Patron Saints of Nothing	Randy Ribay	6. A bildungsroman
Exhalation: Stories	Chiang, Ted	7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed.
Kingdom of Back	Marie Lu	8. A book with an upside down image on the cover
Now Entering Addamsville	Francesca Zappia	9. A book with a map
The Cheerleaders	Kara Thomas	13. A book with the same title as a movie or tv show but is unrelated
Wither	Lauren DeStefano	15. A book published the month of your birthday
Lost Children Archive	Valeria Luiselli	17. A book that won an award in 2019
Freewill	Chris Lynch	19. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
Inside Out	Demi Moore	20. A book with a pun in the title
Naked in Death	J.D. Robb	22. A book with a robot, cyborg or AI character
The Raven Boys	Maggie Stiefvator	23. A book with a bird on the cover
I know why the caged bird sings	Maya Angelou	26. A book by a WOC
Just Mercy	Bryan Stevenson	27. A book with at least a four star rating on Goodreads
Where the Crawdads Sing	Delia Owens	28. A book you meant to read in 2019
Glory in Death	J.D. Robb	29. A book about or involving social media
A bookshop in Berlin	Francoise Frenkel	30. A book that has a book on its cover
The Dream Thieves	Maggie Stiefvator	32. A book with a made-up language
Beyond: A Ghost Story	Graham McNamee	33. A book set in a country beginning with a "C"
Bent heavens	Daniel Kraus	34. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
The Round House	Louise Erdrich	35. A book with a three word title
The Grace Year	Kim Liggett	36. A book with a pink cover
Back of Beyond	C.J. Box	37. A Western
Before and after: the incredible real-life stories of orphans who survived the tennessee children's home society	Judy Christie and Lisa Wingate	38. A book by or about a journalist
In an Absent Dream	Seanan McGuire	43. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (20/20)
All the Crooked Saints	Maggie Stiefvator	46. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
The Myth of Perpetual Summer	Susan Crandall	47. A book with more than 20 letters in its title.
Immortal in Death	J.D. Robb	48. A book published in the 20th century
Rapture in Death	J.D.Robb	49. A book from a series with more than 20 books
The Book of Lost Friends	Lisa Wingate	50. A book with a main character in their 20s

Alphabet Soup by Author

I believe I am missing I, N, P, Q, U, X, Y

TITLE	AUTHOR	Alphabet Soup by Author
I know why the caged bird sings	Maya Angelou	A
A Girl Named Anna	Lizzy Barber	B
The Myth of Perpetual Summer	Susan Crandall	C
Wither	Lauren DeStefano	D
The Round House	Louise Erdrich	E
A bookshop in Berlin	Francoise Frenkel	F
Fake I.D.	Lamar Giles	G
The Beauty in Breaking	Michele Harper	H
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters	Balli Kaur Jaswal	J
Maybe One Day	Melissa Kantor	K
Lost Children Archive	Valeria Luiselli	L
In an Absent Dream	Seanan McGuire	M
Where the Crawdads Sing	Delia Owens	O
Naked in Death	J.D. Robb	R
Just Mercy	Bryan Stevenson	S
On the come up	Angie Thomas	T
The Haunted	Danielle Vega	V
Before and after: the incredible real-life stories of orphans who survived the tennessee children's home society	Judy Christie and Lisa Wingate	W
Rayne & Delilah's Midnight Matinee	Jeff Zentner	Z

20 in 20 Challenge

TITLE	AUTHOR	20 in 20 Challenge
The Things She's Seen	Ambelin Kwaymullina, Ezekiel Kwaymullina	1. Crime fiction or True crime book
Just Mercy	Bryan Stevenson	2. A book set in the country where you are currently residing
The Dream Thieves	Maggie Stiefvator	3. A book with a (mostly) white color cover
Rayne & Delilah's Midnight Matinee	Jeff Zentner	4. A book with day/night in the title
The Black God's Drums	P. Djeli Clark	5. LGBTQ related book
Naked in Death	J.D. Robb	6. Book originally published in the 1990s
The Myth of Perpetual Summer	Susan Crandall	7. Book about mental health/dealing with mental illness
All the Crooked Saints	Maggie Stiefvator	9. A book from an author you chose for another category in this challenge
Maybe One Day	Melissa Kantor	10. Book with 11 letters/characters in the title (excluding spaces and punctuation)
A bookshop in Berlin	Francoise Frenkel	14. Book translated into English from another language
The Cheerleaders	Kara Thomas	16. A book that has something to do with sports

2020 Reading Challenge

Where the Crawdads Sing	Delia Owens	1.) Read a book with a title that starts with a "W"
Rayne & Delilah's Midnight Matinee	Jeff Zentner	3.) A book with a blue cover
Chasing Starlight	Teri Bailey Black	5.) A book with the word "Light" in the title
Immortal in Death	J.D. Robb	6.) A book that is set in the future
Snow in Love	Melissa de la Cruz, Nic Stone, Aimee Freedman, Kasie West	8.) Read a book of short stories or a novella
Fake I.D.	Lamar Giles	9.) Read a book you've had on your "to be read" shelf for more than a year
Beyond: A Ghost Story	Graham McNamee	10.) Read a book that takes place in winter
Maybe One Day	Melissa Kantor	12.) Free Space- Pick any book!
The Things She's Seen	Ambelin Kwaymullina, Ezekiel Kwaymullina	13.) A book under 400 pages
Don't Look For Me	Wendy Walker	17.) Read a suspense or horror book
Call your daughter home	Deb Spera	19.) Read a book with a building on the cover
All the Crooked Saints	Maggie Stiefvator	23.) Read a book recommended on your local library's website
Panic	Lauren Oliver	24.) Free Space- Pick any book!
The Book of Essie	Meghan MacLean Weir	25.) A book with the word "book" in the title
A Song Below Water	Bethany Morrow	26.) Read an urban fantasy novel
Come Tumbling Down	Seanan McGuire	27.) A book published in 2000
The Book of Lost Friends	Lisa Wingate	34.) Read a book about a historical figure (fiction or non-fiction)
#murdertrending	Gretchen McNeil	35.) Read a book about an assassin
The Raven Boys	Maggie Stiefvator	36.) Free Space- Pick any book!
Wither	Lauren DeStefano	37.) Book 1 of a Trilogy
Fever	Lauren DeStefano	38.) Book 2 of a Trilogy
Sever	Lauren DeStefano	39.) Book 3 of a Trilogy
Exhalation: Stories	Chiang, Ted	40.) Read a book fro NPR's favorite books of 2019 (here)
Glory in Death	J.D. Robb	41.) Read a novel by an author using a pseudonym
The Myth of Perpetual Summer	Susan Crandall	43.) A book with a season in the title
In an Absent Dream	Seanan McGuire	44.) Read a book with exactly four words in the title
Strange the Dreamer	Laini Taylor	45.) Read a book about a writer (real or fictional)
A Girl Named Anna	Lizzy Barber	47.) A book by an author named Elizabeth/Beth or a variant
The Dream Thieves	Maggie Stiefvator	48.) Free Space- Pick any book!
Before and after: the incredible real-life stories of orphans who survived the tennessee children's home society	Judy Christie and Lisa Wingate	50.) Read a book with two or more authors
The Raven King	Maggie Stiefvator	54.) Read a book with an occupation in the title
Lost Children Archive	Valeria Luiselli	55.) Read a book about travel or that involves travel
Just Mercy	Bryan Stevenson	57.) Read a book that starts with the letter J
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters	Balli Kaur Jaswal	58.) Read a book that takes place in the Middle East or is inspired by Middle Eastern Culture
The Round House	Louise Erdrich	60.) Free Space- Pick any book!

Alphabet Soup by Title

I don't have Q, V, X, Y, Z

TITLE	AUTHOR	Alphabet Soup by Title
All the Crooked Saints	Maggie Stiefvator	A
Beyond: A Ghost Story	Graham McNamee	B
Call your daughter home	Deb Spera	C
The Dream Thieves	Maggie Stiefvator	D
Exhalation: Stories	Chiang, Ted	E
Fake I.D.	Lamar Giles	F
A Girl Named Anna	Lizzy Barber	G
Heroine	Mindy McGinnis	H
In an Absent Dream	Seanan McGuire	I
Just Mercy	Bryan Stevenson	J
Kingdom of Back	Marie Lu	K
Lost Children Archive	Valeria Luiselli	L
The Myth of Perpetual Summer	Susan Crandall	M
Now Entering Addamsville	Francesca Zappia	N
On the come up	Angie Thomas	O
Panic	Lauren Oliver	P
Rayne & Delilah's Midnight Matinee	Jeff Zentner	R
Snow in Love	Melissa de la Cruz, Nic Stone, Aimee Freedman, Kasie West	S
The Things She's Seen	Ambelin Kwaymullina, Ezekiel Kwaymullina	T
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters	Balli Kaur Jaswal	U
Where the Crawdads Sing	Delia Owens	W

52 Books in 52 Weeks

I believe I completed 32 categories.

TITLE	AUTHOR	52 books in 52 weeks
Where the Crawdads Sing	Delia Owens	1. A book with the letter “W” in the title
Fake I.D.	Lamar Giles	2. A hardcover
The Round House	Louise Erdrich	3. By an indigenous author
Sick Kids in Love	Hannah Moskowitz	4. Set in winter
Before and after: the incredible real-life stories of orphans who survived the tennessee children's home society	Judy Christie and Lisa Wingate	5. A character who is a senior
Bent heavens	Daniel Kraus	7. An author local to you
The Myth of Perpetual Summer	Susan Crandall	8. Orange on the cover
Just Mercy	Bryan Stevenson	11. A book that leaves you thinking
Naked in Death	J.D. Robb	12. A “guilty pleasure”
In an Absent Dream	Seanan McGuire	13. Written by a female author
Wither	Lauren DeStefano	14. Book in a series
Glory in Death	J.D. Robb	15. Book with romance
Snow in Love	Melissa de la Cruz, Nic Stone, Aimee Freedman, Kasie West	17. Written by more than one author
Come Tumbling Down	Seanan McGuire	18. Published in 2020
The Beauty in Breaking	Michele Harper	20. An author whose last name starts with the same initial as yours
Back of Beyond	C.J. Box	21. Written by a blogger or journalist
Devils Within	S.F. Henson	22. A character that frustrates you
All the Crooked Saints	Maggie Stiefvator	23. Title beginning with A
Beyond: A Ghost Story	Graham McNamee	24. Title beginning with B
Chasing Starlight	Teri Bailey Black	25. Title beginning with C
Rayne & Delilah's Midnight Matinee	Jeff Zentner	26. A strong “friendship” theme
The Book of Lost Friends	Lisa Wingate	28. Literary Fiction
Lost Children Archive	Valeria Luiselli	29. An award-winning novel
Kingdom of Back	Marie Lu	31. A book featuring royalty
A Girl Named Anna	Lizzy Barber	35. An author’s debut book
Inside Out	Demi Moore	36. Written in first person
Exhalation: Stories	Chiang, Ted	38. Set in the future
The Things She's Seen	Ambelin Kwaymullina, Ezekiel Kwaymullina	43. Set in a country you’ve never visited before
Blue Lily, Lily Blue	Maggie Stiefvator	46. By an author used in an earlier category
Redhead by the Side of the Road	Anne Tyler	50. An author you previously disliked
The Black God's Drums	P. Djeli Clark	51. A genre you don’t normally care for
A bookshop in Berlin	Francoise Frenkel	52. A book with a Foreword

Color Coded Reading Challenge

I always think this is going to be an easy one to finish - and yet somehow I never do. . . 

TITLE	AUTHOR	Color Coded Reading Challenge
Blue Lily, Lily Blue	Maggie Stiefvator	1. A book with "Blue" or any shade of Blue (Turquoise, Aquamarine, Navy, etc.) in the title/on the cover.
Redhead by the Side of the Road	Anne Tyler	2. A book with "Red" or any shade of Red (Scarlet, Crimson, Burgandy, etc.) in the title/on the cover.
The Black God's Drums	P. Djeli Clark	6. A book with "Black" or any shade of Black (Jet, Ebony, Charcoal, etc.) in the title/on the cover.
The Hazel Wood	Melissa Albert	8. A book with any other color in the title/on the cover (Purple, Orange, Silver, Magenta, Pink, etc.).

Monthly Key Word Challenge

Again, I always think this will be easy to finish, but get hung up on reading what I want to read and not necessarily looking for the key words!

TITLE	AUTHOR	Monthly Key Word Challenge
A Song Below Water	Bethany Morrow	JANUARY – Water, This, Hello, Sun, New, Six
Snow in Love	Melissa de la Cruz, Nic Stone, Aimee Freedman, Kasie West	FEBRUARY – Girl, Any, Love, Red, Note, Throne
Maybe One Day	Melissa Kantor	MARCH – Dream, Day, In, House, Luck, Friend
Blue Lily, Lily Blue	Maggie Stiefvator	MAY – Sky, Name, Blue, Book, Enchant, Is
Daisy Jones and the Six	Taylor Jenkins Reid	JUNE – And, Beach, Number, Wish, Down, Word
Chasing Starlight	Teri Bailey Black	SEPTEMBER – Star, Cry, She, Window, Forever, Eye
The Haunted	Danielle Vega	OCTOBER – Haunt, Around, Shadow, Grave, Murder, Deep
Inside Out	Demi Moore	NOVEMBER – Look, Forest, Out, Color, Lock, Now
Patron Saints of Nothing	Randy Ribay	DECEMBER – Sword, Magic, Fly, Of, Silver, Crown

Literary Escapes Challenges

I probably had more areas than what are listed below, but I got a little lazy about noting the settings. . . 

TITLE	AUTHOR	Literary Escapes Challenge
Just Mercy	Bryan Stevenson	Alabama
The Things She's Seen	Ambelin Kwaymullina, Ezekiel Kwaymullina	Australia
#murdertrending	Gretchen McNeil	California
All the Crooked Saints	Maggie Stiefvator	Colorado
Don't Look For Me	Wendy Walker	Connecticut?
Wither	Lauren DeStefano	Florida
The Chosen Ones	Veronica Roth	Illinois
Now Entering Addamsville	Francesca Zappia	Indiana
Bent heavens	Daniel Kraus	Iowa
All the Bad Apples	Moira Fowley-Doyle	Ireland
The Myth of Perpetual Summer	Susan Crandall	Louisiana
Back of Beyond	C.J. Box	Montana
Sick Kids in Love	Hannah Moskowitz	New York
Where the Crawdads Sing	Delia Owens	North Carolina
The Round House	Louise Erdrich	North Dakota
Horrorstor	Grady Hendrix	Ohio
Dreamland Burning	Jennifer Latham	Oklahoma
A Song Below Water	Bethany Morrow	Oregon
The Beauty in Breaking	Michele Harper	Pennsylvania
Patron Saints of Nothing	Randy Ribay	Philippines
Call your daughter home	Deb Spera	South Carolina
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires	Grady Hendrix	South Carolina
Before and after: the incredible real-life stories of orphans who survived the tennessee children's home society	Judy Christie and Lisa Wingate	Tennessee
Jackson	Emily March	Texas
Blue Lily, Lily Blue	Maggie Stiefvator	Virginia

What's in a Name Challenge

There is only one category that I didn't complete and that is a title 4 letters or less.  I had some 5 letters, but none 4 letters. 

TITLE	AUTHOR	What's in a Name Challenge
A Girl Named Anna	Lizzy Barber	A given/first name
Rayne & Delilah's Midnight Matinee	Jeff Zentner	An ampersand
Before and after: the incredible real-life stories of orphans who survived the tennessee children's home society	Judy Christie and Lisa Wingate	An antonym
A Song Below Water	Bethany Morrow	One of the 4 natural elements - earth, wind, air, fire
Lost Children Archive	Valeria Luiselli	Reference to children

While I was Reading Challenge

TITLE	AUTHOR	While I was reading challenge
The Chosen Ones	Veronica Roth	A book set in the state you live in
Naked in Death	J.D. Robb	A book that’s been on your shelf for more than a year
Snow in Love	Melissa de la Cruz, Nic Stone, Aimee Freedman, Kasie West	A book that’s centered around a holiday
A bookshop in Berlin	Francoise Frenkel	A book translated from another language
A Song Below Water	Bethany Morrow	A book with a non-human narrator
Just Mercy	Bryan Stevenson	A book with an emotion in the title
With or without you	Caroline Leavitt	A book with song lyrics in the title
The Book of Lost Friends	Lisa Wingate	A novel based on a true story
Sick Kids in Love	Hannah Moskowitz	A romance novel
Rayne & Delilah's Midnight Matinee	Jeff Zentner	A young adult novel

Nonfiction Challenge

I actually read more non-fiction books than I thought I would.

TITLE	AUTHOR	Nonfiction Challenge
Inside Out	Demi Moore	1. Memoir
I know why the caged bird sings	Maya Angelou	1. Memoir
Just Mercy	Bryan Stevenson	3. Social Science
The Beauty in Breaking	Michele Harper	4. Related to an Occupation
Before and after: the incredible real-life stories of orphans who survived the tennessee children's home society	Judy Christie and Lisa Wingate	5. History

Swords and Stars Reading Challenge

I was not familiar with some of the prompts for this category, so selected books for the ones that I did do as best I could. 

TITLE	AUTHOR	Swords and Stars Reading Challenge
The Black God's Drums	P. Djeli Clark	– Read a book whose author is new to you.
The Dream Thieves	Maggie Stiefvator	– Read a book with dragons in it.
The Raven Boys	Maggie Stiefvator	– Read a book with magic in it.
Kingdom of Back	Marie Lu	– Read a book with stars on the cover or in the title.
Exhalation: Stories	Chiang, Ted	– Read a book with time travel or time in the title of it.
The Hazel Wood	Melissa Albert	– Read a Grimdark or Urban fantasy.
In an Absent Dream	Seanan McGuire	– Read a Sci Fantasy.
Wither	Lauren DeStefano	– Read a sci fi book written by a female author.
Come Tumbling Down	Seanan McGuire	– Read an SFF new release.

Library Love Challenge

I read 60 books for this challenge - with a mix between the school library were I worked and public library. 

The Black God's Drums	P. Djeli Clark
The Dream Thieves	Maggie Stiefvator
The Raven Boys	Maggie Stiefvator
Kingdom of Back	Marie Lu
Exhalation: Stories	Chiang, Ted
The Hazel Wood	Melissa Albert
In an Absent Dream	Seanan McGuire
Wither	Lauren DeStefano
Come Tumbling Down	Seanan McGuire
Inside Out	Demi Moore
I know why the caged bird sings	Maya Angelou
Just Mercy	Bryan Stevenson
The Beauty in Breaking	Michele Harper
Before and after: the incredible real-life stories of orphans who survived the tennessee children's home society	Judy Christie and Lisa Wingate
The Chosen Ones	Veronica Roth
Snow in Love	Melissa de la Cruz, Nic Stone, Aimee Freedman, Kasie West
A bookshop in Berlin	Francoise Frenkel
The Book of Lost Friends	Lisa Wingate
Sick Kids in Love	Hannah Moskowitz
Rayne & Delilah's Midnight Matinee	Jeff Zentner
A Girl Named Anna	Lizzy Barber
Lost Children Archive	Valeria Luiselli
The Things She's Seen	Ambelin Kwaymullina, Ezekiel Kwaymullina
#murdertrending	Gretchen McNeil
All the Crooked Saints	Maggie Stiefvator
Now Entering Addamsville	Francesca Zappia
Bent heavens	Daniel Kraus
All the Bad Apples	Moira Fowley-Doyle
The Myth of Perpetual Summer	Susan Crandall
Back of Beyond	C.J. Box
Where the Crawdads Sing	Delia Owens
The Round House	Louise Erdrich
Horrorstor	Grady Hendrix
Dreamland Burning	Jennifer Latham
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires	Grady Hendrix
Blue Lily, Lily Blue	Maggie Stiefvator
Maybe One Day	Melissa Kantor
Fake I.D.	Lamar Giles
The Raven King	Maggie Stiefvator
Daisy Jones and the Six	Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Haunted	Danielle Vega
Redhead by the Side of the Road	Anne Tyler
Glory in Death	J.D. Robb
Devils Within	S.F. Henson
Beyond: A Ghost Story	Graham McNamee
Heroine	Mindy McGinnis
On the come up	Angie Thomas
Panic	Lauren Oliver
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters	Balli Kaur Jaswal
The Book of Essie	Meghan MacLean Weir
Fever	Lauren DeStefano
Sever	Lauren DeStefano
Strange the Dreamer	Laini Taylor
The Cheerleaders	Kara Thomas
Freewill	Chris Lynch
Fever	Lauren DeStefano
Fade to Black	Francis Knight
Murderfunding	Gretchen McNeil
Malorie	Josh Malerman
The Loop	Ben Oliver

Audiobook Challenge

I listened to nine books for this challenge - missing my goal by 1!

The Dream Thieves	Maggie Stiefvator
The Raven Boys	Maggie Stiefvator
Rayne & Delilah's Midnight Matinee	Jeff Zentner
All the Crooked Saints	Maggie Stiefvator
Where the Crawdads Sing	Delia Owens
Blue Lily, Lily Blue	Maggie Stiefvator
The Raven King	Maggie Stiefvator
Panic	Lauren Oliver
Just Mercy	Bryan Stevenson

Book to Movie Challenge

My goals was only 4, but I only managed 1.  I tend to watch the movies first and then it is hard for me to go back and read the book!.

Just Mercy

Bryan Stevenson

Dystopian Challenge

My goal was 5 but I read 9!

The Grace Year	Kim Liggett	Dystopian
Wither	Lauren DeStefano	Dystopian
Fever	Lauren DeStefano	Dystopian
Sever	Lauren DeStefano	Dystopian
Fever	Lauren DeStefano	Dystopian
Fade to Black	Francis Knight	Dystopian
Malorie	Josh Malerman	Dystopian
The Loop	Ben Oliver	Dystopian

The Chosen Ones

Veronica Roth

Historical Reading Challenge

Where the Crawdads Sing	Delia Owens
Call your daughter home	Deb Spera
Chasing Starlight	Teri Bailey Black
A bookshop in Berlin	Francoise Frenkel
The Book of Lost Friends	Lisa Wingate
The Myth of Perpetual Summer	Susan Crandall
Dreamland Burning	Jennifer Latham
Daisy Jones and the Six	Taylor Jenkins Reid
Kingdom of Back	Marie Lu

Space Time Challenge

My goals was 5 and I read 8!

Kingdom of Back	Marie Lu
Wither	Lauren DeStefano
Fever	Lauren DeStefano
The Raven King	Maggie Stiefvator
The Black God's Drums	P. Djeli Clark
Exhalation: Stories	Chiang, Ted
The Chosen Ones	Veronica Roth
Bent heavens	Daniel Kraus

There were 2 challenges that I didn't read any books for. .. The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenege and the Newbery Medal Reading Challenge. 

Readathon - Mid Event Survey

1. What are you reading right now?
Just finished Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia

2. How many books have you read so far?
2 complete - Glory in Death by J.D. Robb and Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia; 1 partial - Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvator on audio and another partial book of short stories - Exhalation by Ted Chiang -print

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
I think I am done - my eyes have had it. I will probably take a book to bed with me, but not sure what that will be

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
First time ever that I have had no interruptions. I did take some breaks and walk to try to keep from getting sleepy. That seemed to help some.

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
I think this is the furthest I have made it with pretty much being able to read straight through. Except for my short walks and taking breaks to eat with my family I have been reading. I am hoping that it got me out of my reading slump that I have been in since the shelter in place order here in Illinois. It would be nice to escape a little more often into a book.

Readathon - Hour 8

Finished my first book - Glory in Death by J.D. Robb. This is the second book of her In Death series This was a reread as I am looking to finally catch up on this series. I can't remember how far I got years ago when I was first reading them. I have also listened to about an hour of Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvator while walking 4000 steps. This is book 3 of the Raven Boys series. I have eaten more than I care to admit as it keeps me from getting sleepy! My favorite has probably been some BBQ Shoe String Potato Chips! I am going to listen to some more of that book and walk again. My goal is 12000 steps today, so that should get me a little further in the book! Happy Reading!

Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon - Opening Post

Hi Readers!

Well, this is a readathon like no others. Usually, I have something else booked on Readathon day - kid's soccer game, concert, work - but in today's world, I have nothing to do today but read. You might think "Isn't that all you've been doing anyway?" And surprisingly - no. I have not been able to mentally get to a point to just sit and read - so I am really hoping I can lose my self in some books today.

So - opening survey questions -
I am reading from Northern Illinois. I don't know that I have a book that I am looking forward to reading. I had checked out a stack from the high school library that I work at before the stay at home order and I also went to the public library the day before they closed and got a stack, so I am well stocked. Snacks - I think pretzels and chip dip. . . or maybe some cupcakes if I take a break and make some! I can't remember how many years I have participated in the readathon, but it is at least 10!

2020 Reading Challenges

Here is the spreadsheet for my reading challenges this year.