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!
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
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
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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! |
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 |
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 |
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.). |
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 |
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 |
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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. |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
| 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 |
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.
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