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Heather L's Challenges -- 2019–2022
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1. Read a book about your favorite hobby/pastime: Deadly Greetings by Elizabeth Bright
2. Read the first book in a series you have never read before: Curiosity Thrilled the Cat by Sofie Kelly
3. Read a book with “stairs” or “step” in the title or on the cover: The Whole Cat and Caboodle by Sofie Ryan
4. Read a book that features “chocolate” in the title or depicted on the cover: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
5. Read a book with a time of day in the title: The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie
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1. Read a book with a weather term in the title: Winter Chill by Joanne Fluke
2. Read a book that features a Chinese zodiac animal (rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, pig) in the title or on the cover: The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
3. Read a book from a friend’s GoodReads bookshelf: Off Kilter by Hannah Reed
4. Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym: Italian Iced by Kylie Logan
5. Read a book with a mostly pink or red cover, or with the word “pink” or “red” in the title: Strange Neighbors by Ashlyn Chase
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S = The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie
C = Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
A = All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury
R = A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
F = Fear Familiar by Caroline Burnes
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1. Read a book in which a character owns her own business: Little Shop of Homicide by Denise Swanson
2. Read a book that depicts some sort of clothing or accessory on the cover: Vintage by Susan Gloss
3. Read the oldest book in your TBR pile, or that has been on your TBR shelf a long time: Fear Familiar by Caroline Burnes
4. Read a book by an author who uses three names A Werewolf in Manhattan by Vicki Lewis Thompson
5. Read a book that revolves around quilting or sewing: Let It Sew by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
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1. April 4 is School Librarian Day, April 9 National Library Workers Day, and April 10 is National Bookmobile Day: Read a book that revolves around a library, bookmobile or bookstore. The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
2. April is Lawn and Garden Month, Week two is Garden Week, April 22 is Earth Day, and April 26 is Arbor Day: Read a book with a plant in the title or on the cover. The Skeleton Garden: by Marty Wingate
3. April 8 is Zoo Lover's Day, April 2 is National Ferret Day, April 10 is National Farm Animals Day, April 14 is National Dolphin Day, and April 16 is Save the Elephant Day: Read a book featuring an animal other than a cat or dog, either in the title or on the cover. Werewolf in the North Woods by Vicki Lewis Thompson
4. April 13 is Scrabble Day: Read a book by an author who uses initials in their name. Bitter Sweets by G.A. McKevett
5. April 26 is Hug an Australian Day: Back by popular demand—read a book set in Australia, or written by an Australian author. Addicted to Nick by Bronwyn Jameson
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V = Vintage by Susan Gloss
E = 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
R = The Road by Cormac McCarthy
N = North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
A = Addicted to Nick by Bronwyn Jameson
L = Let It Sew by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
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1. Read a book that includes siblings (do not have to be the main characters). Them Bones by Carolyn Haines
2. Read a book with a bird in the title or on the cover. Aunt Dimity Down Under by Nancy Atherton
3. Read the fourth book in any series, or a book with “four” or “Fourth” in the title. And Then There Were Nuns by Kylie Logan
4. Read a book featuring someone in law enforcement: Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
5. Read a book with “ears” on the cover or in the title: Rider in the Mist by Caroline Burnes
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1. Read a book featuring a theme you don’t normally read or — for those who read across genres — read a genre you don’t normally read. A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
2. Read a book featuring candy of some sort, either in the book or on the cover. The Chocolate Cat Caper by JoAnna Carl
3. Read a book featuring cats or with cats on the cover. Dead as a Door Knocker by Diane Kelly
4. Read a book featuring food/cooking (for example, books by this month’s Featured Author, Maddie Day). Flipped for Murder by Maddie Day
5. Read a book featuring dairy products (milk/cheese/ice cream/yogurt) or a dairy animal (cow/goat/sheep) in the title or on the cover. For Cheddar or Worse by Avery Aames
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1. Read a book with a red, white and/or blue cover: Pane of Death by Sarah Atwell (AKA Sheila Connolly)
2. Read a book that features a picnic or picnic food, either in the book or on the cover: Willow Springs by Toni Blake
3. Read a book that features some sort of alcohol—either on the cover or in the title—or is set in a bar: Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie (Martini glass on cover)
4. Read a book with some sort of truck or car on the cover, or that has “truck” in the title: The Last To Remember by Joyce Lavene
5. Many books are solely about the amateur sleuth and a cache of friends. I want you to find a book that features a family, e.g.: parent/child, siblings, main character and aunt/uncle or grandparent: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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1. Read a book in which characters hit the great outdoors, be it camping or hiking, or that features the great outdoors on the cover: Rocky Mountain Fugitive by Ann Voss Peterson
2. Read a book set on or near the water, or that features water or a lighthouse on the cover: A Salty Piece of Land by Jimmy Buffett
3. Read a used book, or borrow one from a friend or library: Pleating for Mercy by Melissa Bourbon
4. Read a book that features something that flies, either in the book or on the cover: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
5. Read a book featuring dogs or with a dog on the cover: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
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F = Flipped for Murder by Maddie Day
A = The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
I = The Innocence of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton
R = Rocky Mountain Fugitive by Ann Voss Peterson
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1. Read a book set at a school or university, or in which a character teaches or takes some sort of class: The Square Root of Murder by Ada Madison
2. Read a book about sewing, or which depicts sewing notions on the cover: Remnants of Murder by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
3. Read a book that depicts a pirate, boat/ship, or treasure on the cover, or has one of those four words (pirate, boat, ship, treasure) in the title: Stowed Away by Barbara Ross
4.Read a book that features some sort of fair or festival: Ghastly Glass by Joyce Lavene
5. Read a book with a fall scene on the cover (apples, corn maze, changing/falling leaves, pumpkins, etc), or with “fall” or “autumn” in the title: Wicked Autumn by G.M. Malliet
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1. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Read a book with a (mostly) pink cover, a pink spine, or with “pink” in the title: April Lady by Georgette Heyer
2. October 1 is International Day for the Elderly: Read a book featuring an older character (does not have to be the main character): The Dead by James Joyce
3. October 6 is Mad Hatter Day: Read a book featuring some sort of hat or head covering on the cover: Agatha ChristieThe ABC Murders by
4. October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with “pumpkin” in the title or on the cover: Witches' Bane by Susan Wittig Albert
5. October 31 is also Halloween: Read a book featuring a ghost, witch or skeleton, or that features one of these three words in the title:The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho
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1. Read a book about books: I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel
2. Read a book featuring a tombstone, cemetery or graveyard, either in the book or on the cover: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
3. Read a book in which someone or something is lost, or which features the word "lost" in the title: The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
4. Read a book with food on the cover: No Farm, No Foul by Peg Cochran
5. Read a book set in a country other than the one in which you live: Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie
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(Sept-Oct-Nov)
S = The Square Root of Murder by Ada Madison
A = The ABC Murdersby Agatha Christie
M = The Magic Shop by H.G. Wells
H = The Heirloom Murders by Kathleen Ernst
A = April Lady by Georgette Heyer
I = I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel
N = No Farm, No Foul by Peg Cochran
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1. Read a book featuring some sort of home on the cover, or with “house” or “home” in the title. Snowed In by Sarah Title
2. Read a book with a tree on the cover (does NOT have to be a Christmas tree). Why Shoot a Butler? by Georgette Heyer
3. Read a book centered round a puzzle, game or contest (includes cooking, craft or decorating contests). Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
4. Read a book featuring some sort of light source on the cover (candle, Christmas lights, fire, flashlight, lamp, etc.), or in the title. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
5. Read a book with “snow” in the title, or on the cover (snowflakes count!). Snowed In by Rachel Hawthorne
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(Dec-Jan-Feb)
S = Snowed In by Rachel Hawthorne
A = Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree by Nancy Atherton
N = Nothing But Heart by Holly Jacobs
T = Truffled to Death by Kathy Aarons
A = Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener
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As with previous years, my goal is to do at least half the challenges.
Progress: 49/50
Finished: Dec 2020
[X] A book that’s published in 2020: Hideaway by Nora Roberts
[X] A book with a great first line: Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie
[X] A book about a book club: The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick
[X] A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
[X] A Bildungsroman: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
[X] The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed: Town in a Lobster Stew by B.B. Haywood
[X] A book with an upside down image on the cover: Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener by M.C. Beaton
[X] A book with a map: Murder and Salutations by Elizabeth Bright
[X] A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast or online book club: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (Blog: The Modern Mrs Darcy)
[X] An anthology: 100 Classic Short Stories
[X] A book that passes the Bechdel test: The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams
[X] A book with the same title as a movie or TV series but is unrelated to it: Spellbound by Nora Roberts (Movie w/ Ingrid Bergman & Gregory Peck)
[X] A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name: The Crepes of Wrath by Sarah Fox
[X] A book about or involving social media: Sowed to Death by Peg Cochran
[X] A book that has a book on the cover: Classified as Murder by Miranda James
[X] A medical thriller: Pandemic by Robin Cook
[X] A book with a made-up language: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
[X] A book set in a country beginning with “C” : White Fang by Jack London
[X] A book you picked because the title caught your attention: Ban This Book by Alan Gratz
[X] A book published the month of your birthday: Gone with the Twins by Kylie Logan
[X] A book about or by a woman in STEM: The Probability of Murder by Ada Madison, AKA Camille Minichino
[X] A book that won an award in 2019: Curses, Boiled Again! by Shari Randall
[X] A book on a subject you know nothing about: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
[X] A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
[X] A book with a pun in the title: Snake in the Glass by Sarah Atwell
[X] A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins : Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
[X] A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character: Click Here For Murder by Donna Andrews
[X] A book with a bird on the cover: Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (goose on the cover)
[X] A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
[X] A book with “gold,” “Silver,” or “bronze” in the title: Silver Bells by Fern Michaels
[X] A book by a Woman of Color: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
[X] A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
[X] A book you meant to read in 2019: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
[X] A book with a three-word title: Truffled to Death by Kathy Aarons
[X] A book with a pink cover: I'd Rather Be Reading: A Library of Art for Book Lovers by Guinevere de la Mare
[X] A western: One Heart to Win by Johanna Lindsey
[X] A book by or about a journalist: Death of a Kitchen Diva by Lee Hollis
[X] Read a banned book during Banned Books Week: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
[X] Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: Reread if a favorite book: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
ADVANCED:
[X] A book written by an author in their 20s: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass (age 27)
[X] A book with “20” or “twenty” in the title: The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois
[X] A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision): In the Blink of an Eye by Julie Miller
[X] A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics: Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki
[X] A book by an author who has written more than 20 books: DUMB WITNESS by Agatha Christie
[X] A book with more than 20 letters in its title: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
[X] A book published in the 20th century (1900s): Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie
[X] A book from a series with more than 20 books: Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie
[X] A book with a main character in their 20s: Island of Flowers by Nora Roberts
[X] A book set in the 1920s: Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
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1.Read the first book in any series, such as a book by this month’s featured author. The Crepes of Wrath by Sarah Fox
2. Read a book with a bird on the cover. Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree by Nancy Atherton (penguin logo in right corner)
3. Read a book featuring your favorite hobby or pastime. Murder and Salutations by Elizabeth Bright
4. Read a book featuring one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac on the cover or in the title. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
5. Whether it’s a minor burn while baking or an attack by a would-be killer, read a book featuring someone who is injured. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
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1. Read a book featuring a spunky* old broad. Hideaway by Nora Roberts
2. Read a book that features some sort of bowl on the cover or in the title. Truffled to Death by Kathy Aarons
3. Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym, such as this month's featured author. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener by M.C. Beaton
4. Read a book with a red or pink cover. Island of Flowers by Nora Roberts
5. Read a book featuring the word "leap" in the title, or one of the following synonyms--bound, hop, jump, spring or vault. Spellbound by Nora Roberts
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1. Read a book featuring quilts or sewing: Taken In by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
2. Read one of the oldest books in your TBR pile: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie
3. A book featuring a pet on the cover: Gone with the Twins by Kylie Logan
4. A book featuring a woman who owns her own business: Murder on the Rocks by Karen MacInerney
5. A book with a mostly green cover: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
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1. Books on the Cover: The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick
2. Featuring Food: Death of a Kitchen Diva by Lee Hollis
3. Initials in Name: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
4. Sky on the Cover: The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
5. About it Features Plants on the Cover: Murder in the Secret Garden by Ellery Adams
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(Books can be used for multiple challenges)
Member’s Choice/Genre Challenge:
[X] 18th century: A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1729)
[X] 19th century: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
[X] 20th century: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
[X] Current or past group read: Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll
[X] An Author not read before: William Pène du Bois
[X] Diversity (religion, culture, country, race): My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
[X] Science fiction: The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
[X] Romance: Island of Flowers by Nora Roberts
[X] Historical fiction: One Heart to Win by Johanna Lindsey
[X] Nonfiction: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
[X] Mystery/Crime: Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
[X] Horror or Humor The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
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Challenge #7: Read 12 of 40 group reads for 2020:
1. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
2. We Have Always Lived in the Castle
3. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
4. Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
5. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
6. The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
7. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
8. White Fang by Jack London
9. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré
10. To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
11. Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
12. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
13. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
14. The Nose by Nikolai Gogol
15. Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson
16. There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury
17. The Country of the Blind: With Envelope by H.G. Wells
18. The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
19. The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson
20. A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
21. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
22. Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
23. 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
24. A Simple Heart by Gustave Flaubert
25. A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor
26. The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare
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Challenge #6: Read 24 short stories
Completed: May 29, 2020
1. The Cask of Amontillado by Poe
2. The Body-Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson
3. Nothing but Heart by Holly Jacobs
4. A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
5. Aaron Trow by Anthony Trollope
6. The Absence of Mr. Glass by GK Chesterton
7. The Absurdity Is—Just That it Should be Absurd by HK Webster
8. The Crystal Egg by HG Wells
9. The Curate and the Actress by Rafael Sabatini
10. A Dog’s Tale by Mark Twain
11. Postmark Ganymede by Robert Silverberg
12. Rose Orchid by Rex Stout
13. The Tiger’s Eye by L. Frank Baum
14. Under the Sunset by Bram Stoker
15. Vampire by Jan Neruda
16. The Vampire Maid by Hume Nisbet
17. Year of the Big Thaw by Marion Zimmer Bradley
18. To-morrow by Joseph Conrad
19. The Ebony Frame by E. Nesbit
20. An Echo of Antietam by Edward Bellamy
21. Thousand Dollars by Anna Katharine Green
22. The Invisible Girl by Mary Shelley
23. The Fact of the Matter by Madeleine L’Engle
24. Youth by Isaac Asimov
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M = Murder on the Rocks by Karen MacInerney
A = Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie
R = Read It and Weep by Jenn McKinlay
C = A Christmas Kiss by Merline Lovelace
H = Hideaway by Nora Roberts
M = Murder is Easy by Agatha Christie
A = The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding: A Hercule Poirot Short Story by Agatha Christie
Y = The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
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1. May 2 is Brothers and Sisters Day: Read a book featuring siblings: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
2. May 4 is Star Wars Day: May the fourth be with you—fourth book of any series, that is, or read a book with ‘four’ or ‘fourth’ in the title: Read It and Weep by Jenn McKinlay
3. May 5 is National Teacher’s Day: Read a book that features a teacher or some sort of class: The Probability of Murder by Camille Minichino writing as Ada Madison
4. May 16 is Wear Purple for Peace Day: Read a book with a mostly purple cover, or with ‘purple’ in the title. In the Blink of an Eye by Julie Miller
5. May 18 is International Museum Day: Read a book featuring a museum, gallery or exhibition. Snake in the Glass by Sarah Atwell
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1. Cat on the cover: Classified as Murder by Miranda James
2. Donuts/Pastries: The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams
3. Fruits/Veggies: Bushel Full of Murder by Paige Shelton
4. Road on the cover: Death Takes Priority by Jean Flowers
5. Boat: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
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READ: 17/20
The 2020 Popsguar Summer Reading Challenge
[X] A book with "summer" in the title: I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan
[X] A book with a summer drink or cocktail on the cover: An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette
[X] A book that takes place in your favorite (or dream) summer destination: Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts (set in Ireland)
[X] A book about a vacation: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
[X] A book with an LGBTQ+
[X] A book with an item you'd find at the beach in the title: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
[X] A book with a body of water or pool on the cover: Town in a Lobster Stew by B.B. Haywood
[X] A book set at a resort or hotel: Murder in the Locked Library by Ellery Adams
[X] A book with a release date in June, July, or August of any year: Sowed to Death by Peg Cochran
[ ] A summer-set thriller
[ ] A book involving a summer romance
[X] A book about Black history in America: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
[X] A scary book you'd read around a campfire: The Were-Wolf by Clemence Housman
[ ] A book that takes place during the summer before high school or college
[X] A book that takes place in a beach town: Final Sentence by Daryl Wood Gerber
[X] A book with "sun," "sand," or "waves" in the title: Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie
[X] A book with sunglasses on the cover: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide by Rick Riordan
[X] A book about camping or summer camp: Second Nature by Nora Roberts
[X] A book classified as a "beach read": One Heart to Win by Johanna Lindsey
[X] A book that makes you nostalgic for summer (rereads welcome): The Return of Rafe MacKade by Nora Roberts
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1. Read a book in which someone is stabbed, or which has a knife on the cover: Engaged in Death by Stephanie Blackmoore
2. Read a book with a red, white or blue cover—or one of those colors in the title: Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
3. Read a book set near the beach, or that features water on the cover: Curses, Boiled Again! by Shari Randall
4. Read a book that features chocolate: Behind Chocolate Bars by Kathy Aarons
5. Read a book with a ranch or farm setting: Sowed to Death by Peg Cochran
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Challenge #6: Read 24 short stories (take two)
1. Recitatif by Toni Morrison
2. The Country of the Blind by H. G. Wells
3. There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury
4. The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury
5. That Evening Sun by William Faulkner
6. Red Leaves by William Faulkner
7. The Eyes Have It by James McKimmey
8. The Watcher (aka The Familiar) by Sheridan Le Fanu
9. The Ransom of Miss Coraline Connelly by Alix E. Harrow
10. The Were-Wolf by Clemence Housman
11. What Was It? by Fitz-James O’Brien
12. Xelucha by M. P. Shiel (Did not like)
13. Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
14. A Hunger Artist by Frank Kafka (disliked)
15. In the Year 2889 by Jules Berne snd Michel Verne
16. The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood by Charles Perrault
17. Lo! by William Faulkner
18. Turnabout by William Faulkner (really liked)
19. Honor by William Faulkner
20. Why I Live at the P.O. by Eudora Welty
21. The Thing in the Upper Room by Arthur Morrison
22. And the Moon be Still as Bright by Ray Bradbury
23. Usher II by Ray Bradbury
24. Lily Daw and the Three Ladies by Eudora Welty
25. There Was a Queen by William Faulkner
26. The Nose by Nikolai Gogol
27. Petrified Man by Eudora Welty
28. Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault
29. Blue Beard by Charles Perrault
30. Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault
31. The Fairies by Charles Perrault
32. Mountain Victory by William Faulkner
33. Beyond by William Faulkner
34. Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper by Charles Perrault
35. The Key by Eudora Welty
36. A Stroke of Good Fortune by Flannery O’Connor
37. The Silver Box by Jacques Futrelle
38. A Simple Act of Piety by Achmed Abdullah
39. The South Seaman by Louis Becke
40. Mammy Tittleback and Her Family by Helen Hunt Jackson
41. A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor
42. A Late Encounter With the Enemy by Flannery O’Connor
43. The Life You Save May be Your Own by Flannery O’Connor
44. The Spectre Bride by William Harrison Ainsworth
45. The Waif Womanby Robert Louis Stevenson
46. The River by Flannery O’Connor
47. George Silverman’s Explanation by Charles Dickens
48. The Last Evolution by John Wood Campbell
49. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
50. The Giant Wisteria by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
51. Clacking Bones by Carolyne Haines
52. The Chocolate Tree by Dina Gregory
53. Gingerella by Dina Gregory
54. My Lord Bag of Rice by Yei Theodora Ozaki
55. The Story of Princess Hase by Yei Theodora Ozaki
56. According to Solomon by Charlotte Gilman Perkins
57. When I Was a Witch by Charlotte Gilman Perkins
58. Her Housekeeper by Charlotte Gilman Perkins
59. The Mirror of Matsuyama by Yei Theodora Ozaki
60. The Jellyfish and the Monkey by Yei Theodora Ozaki
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1. Read a book from the shelf of a Goodreads friend: An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette
2. Read a book featuring cookies, or with cookies on the cover: Alibi for a Cold Winter's Night by Ilsa Mayr
3. Read a book featuring a lighthouse as part of the story or on the cover: Murder on Cape Cod by Maddie Day
4. Read a used or borrowed book (friend or library): Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie
5. Read a book in which someone “splits” (leaves, disappears, takes off): Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
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S = Sowed to Death by Peg Cochran
M = Murder in the Locked Library by Ellery Adams
O = One Heart to Win by Johanna Lindsey
R = The Regatta Mystery And Other Stories by Agatha Christie
E = Engaged in Death by Stephanie Blackmoore
S = The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams
S = The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré
A = An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette
N = Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
D = Death Takes Priority by Jean Flowers
T = To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
E = Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
N = Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
T = The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois
F = Final Sentence by Daryl Wood Gerber
A = Alibi for a Cold Winter's Night by Ilsa Mayr
I = I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan
R = The Return of Rafe MacKade by Nora Roberts
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1. Fight procrastination and read a book you’ve been putting off reading. Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts
2. September is National Sewing Month and September 10 is Sewing Machine Day: Read a book that features sewing, or has sewing notions on the cover. Wedding Duress by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
3. September 19 is International Pirate Day: Read a book featuring a pirate, boat, or treasure in the book or on the cover. Don’t forget to talk like a pirate! The Pirate Captain's Daughter by Eve Bunting
4. September 22 is Autumn Equinox: Read a book set during autumn, or with ‘autumn’ in the title. Valley Of Silence by Nora Roberts
5. September 26 is National Hunting and Fishing Day: Read a book in which someone hunts for clues or fishes for information. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie
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1. October is National Vegetable Month: Read your veggies—any book with vegetables on the cover. Death Al Dente by Leslie Budewitz
2. Week two of October is Fire Prevention Week and October 9 is Fire Prevention Day: Read a book with fire on the cover or in the title, or a book in which something is burned. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
3. October 3 is Techies Day: Read a book in which technology plays a role. Click Here For Murder by Donna Andrews
4. October 8 is American Touch Tag Day: Tag, you’re it! Don’t worry, our game will not require physical exercise. Close your eyes and “tag” a book on your shelf to read. Town in a Lobster Stew by B.B. Haywood
5. October 31 is Halloween and Carve a Pumpkin Day: Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover, or a book with an orange cover. Ray Bradbury
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H = The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
A = About a Dog by Jenn McKinlay
R = The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame
V = Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts
E = Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie
S = Selected Short Stories by William Faulkner
T = Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
F = Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
A = Animal Farm by George Orwell
L = Little Knife by Leigh Bardugo
L = The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
G = A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor
H = Holiday with a Vampire III: Sundown / Nothing Says Christmas Like a Vampire / Unwrapped by Linda Winstead Jones
O = One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie
S = Silver Bells by Fern Michaels
T = Town in a Lobster Stew by B.B. Haywood
W = Wedding Duress by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
I = I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus by Debbi Rawlins
N = N or M? by Agatha Christie
D = Death Al Dente by Leslie Budewitz
Y = The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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1. Read a book that features a cemetery, crypt, gravestone, graveyard, or tomb on the cover or as part of the story. A Ghostly Undertaking by Tonya Kappes
2. Read a book involving an elected official, be it local or national. The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
3. Read a book set somewhere you’d like to visit (and tell us where). Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (PARIS)
4. Read a book involving a medical professional: Pandemic by Robin Cook
5. Read a book with coffee on the cover or in the title, or that features it as part of the story. Death by Coffee by Alex Erickson
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1. December 3 is National Roof Over Your Head Day: Read a book with a house on the cover. Cruel Winter by Sheila Connolly
2. December 19 is Look for an Evergreen Day: Read a book with a tree on the cover or with the word ‘tree’ in the title. Silent Night, Deadly Night by Vicki Delany
3. December 21 is Look on the Bright Side Day and National Flashlight Day—appropriate for the shortest day of the northern hemisphere: Read a book with a light source on the cover. The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
4. December is all about the bling—bright lights, glitter, tinsel, dazzling ornaments and brightly wrapped packages: Read a book whose title or cover caught your attention. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
5. December 27 is Make Cut-Out Snowflakes Day: Read a book with snow on the cover or in the title. Rest You Merry by Charlotte MacLeod
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Begins January 2021
To be honest, I’m not loving some of the prompts on this year’s list. A few are too restrictive, which means fewer choices, such as the “book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction” and “book by a Muslim American”. Two of my many suggestions made the list, though not one I was really hoping for. The two that made it are “a book whose title starts with Q, X, or Z” and “a book everyone seems to have read but you,” which has me feeling obligated to do those two for sure.
Goal: 34/50
Progress: 46/50
REGULAR
[ ] A book that published in 2021
[ ] An Afrofuturist book
[X] A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover: Many a Twist by Sheila Connolly
[X] A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign Lois Lowry
[ X] A dark academia book: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
[X] A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title Pearl Cove by Elizabeth Lowell
[X] A book where the main character works at your current or dream job A Crafter Knits a Clue by Holly Quinn
[X] A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
[X] A book with a family tree: Affaire Royale by Nora Roberts
[X] A bestseller from the 1990s: Griffin and Sabine by Nick Bantock (All three books)
[X] A book about forgetting: The Lost Girls of Johnson's Bayou by Jana Deleon
[X] A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf: Kansas City Cover-Up by Julie Miller (Latesha’s shelf)
[X] A locked-room mystery The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
[X] A book set in a restaurant Murder and Marinara by Rosie Genova
[X] A book with a black-and-white cover: In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
[X] A book by an indigenous author There There by Tommy Orange
[X] A book that has the same title as a song: All Through the Night by Mary Higgins Clark
[X] A book about a subject you are passionate about The Book Stops Here by Kate Carlisle
[X] A book that discusses body positivity: The Cat Ate My Gymsuit by Paula Danziger
[X] A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
[X] A genre hybrid: Murders and Metaphors by Amanda Flower (mystery + magical realism)
[X] A book set mostly or entirely outdoors: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
[X] A book with something broken on the cover: This Old Homicide by Kate Carlisle (broken fence)
[X] A book by a Muslim American author: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
[X] A book that was published anonymously: Heat Wave by Richard Castle
[ ] A book with an oxymoron in the title
[X] A book about do-overs or fresh starts: Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
[X] A magical realism book: Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
[X] A book set in multiple countries: And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander
[X] A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021: Hooked on Ewe by Hannah Reed
[X] A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality The Target by Catherine Coulter
[X] A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z” Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien
[X] A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child): The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller by Cleo Coyle
[X] A book about a social justice issue: Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
[X] A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels): The Captain's Daughter by Alexander Pushkin (audiobook)
[X] A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads: Steamed Open by Barbara Ross
[X] A book you think your best friend would like Unleashed by Donna Kauffman
[X] A book about art or an artist: Bucky on Parade by KCI Sports Publishing
[X] A book everyone seems to have read but you: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
[X] Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge The Book That Made Me by Judith Ridge
ADVANCED
[ ] The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
[X] The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list: The Willows by Algernon Blackwood
[X] The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
[X] The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover: The Zonderling by Kersti Niebruegge
[X] The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time: Spellbound by Rebecca York
[X] A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t: Verse and Vengeance by Amanda Flower
[X] A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing: Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun (Set in Norway)
[X] A book from your TBR list chosen at random: The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit
[X] A DNF book from your TBR list: Emma by Jane Austen
[X] A free book from your TBR list: Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Prettiest Cover:
Ugliest Cover:
Link to GR group for this challenge: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
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Challenge #6: Short story challenge
Read 24 short stories (I read 100+ in 2020)
01. The Frog King — Grimm
02. The Companionship of the Cat and the Mouse —Grimm
03. The Virgin Mary’s Child — Grimm
04. A Tale About the Boy Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was — Grimm
05. The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids — Grimm
06. Rumpelstiltskin — Grimm
07. The Robber Bridegroom — Grimm
08. Foundling — Grimm
09. Brier Rose — Grimm
10. Keela, the Outcast Indian Maid — Eudora Welty
11. The Whistle — Eudora Welty
12. Afterward — Edith Wharton
13. The Prussian Officer — D.H. Lawrence
14. The Hitch-Hikers — Eudora Welty
15. The Marvelous Minstrel — Grimm
16. Riffraff — Grimm
17. Faithful Johannes — Grimm
18. The Good Bargain — Grimm
19. Surly Tim — Frances Hodgsen Burnett
20. Where is the Voice Coming From? — Eudora Welty
21. A Memory — Eudora Welty
22. Clytie — Eudora Welty
FEBRUARY
23. The Twelve Brothers — Grimm
24. Brother and Sister — Grimm
25. Old Mr. Marblehall — Eudora Welty
26. The Offshore Pirate — F. Scott Fitzgerald
27. Rapunzel — Grimm
28. The Three Little Gnomes in the Forest — Grimm
29. The Three Spinners — Grimm
30. Flowers for Marjorie — Eudora Welty
31. A Tale of Three Lions — H. R. Hoggard
32. Tomorrow — Eugene O’Neil
33. The Altar of the Dead — Henry James
34. Hansel and Gretel — Grimm
35. The Three Snake Leaves — Grimm
36. The White Snake — Grimm
37. Girl — Jamaica Kincaid
38. Everyday Use — Alice Walker
38. The Geranium — Flannery O’Connor
40. The Barber — Flannery O’Connor
41. Landing in Luck — William Faulkner
42. A Curtain of Green — Eudora Welty
43. A Visit of Charity — Eudora Welty
44. Death of a Traveling Salesman — Eudora Welty
45. The Straw, The Coal and the Bean — Grimm
46. The Fisherman and His Wife — Grimm
47. The Brave Little Tailor — Grimm
MARCH
48. Cinderella — Grimm
49. Powerhouse — Eudora Welty
50. The Riddle — Grimm
51. The Mouse, The Bird and The Sausage — Grimm
52. Mother Holle — Grimm
53. The Athiest’s Mass — Honore’ de Balzac
54. A Worn Path — Eudora Welty
55. First Love — Eudora Welty
56. The Wide Net — Eudora Welty
APRIL
57. The Seven Ravens — Grimm
58. Little Red Cap —Grimm
59. The Bremen Town Musicians — Grimm
60. The Singing Bone — Grimm
61. Gooseberries — Anton Chekhov
62. Black Canaan — Robert E. Howard
63. Up in Michigan — Ernest Hemingway
64. A Clean, Well-Lighted Place — Ernest Hemingway
65. The Wife — Anton Chekhov
66. The Stolen White Elephant — Mark Twain
67. The Devil With the Three Golden Hairs — Grimm
68. The Louse and the Flea — Grimm
69. The Maiden Without Hands — Grimm
70. A Still Moment — Eudora Welty
71. The Stone Image — Seabury Quinn
72. Old Man at the Bridge — Ernest Hemingway
73. Wildcat — Flannery O’Connor
74. Clever Hans — Grimm
75. The Three Languages — Grimm
76. Clever Else — Grimm
77. The Tailor in Heaven — Grimm
78. The Magic Table, The Gold Donkey and The Club in the Sack — Grimm
MAY
79. The Spy — Richard Harding David
80. The Wondrous Child — Bram Stoker
81. The Deserted House — E.T.A. Hoffman
82. The Triumph oh Night — Edith Wharton
83. The Truce of God — Mary Roberts Rinehart
84. Tragedy Trail — Johnston McCulley
85. The Wreck of the Golden Mary — Charles Dickens
86. Massinello Pietro — Ray Bradbury
87. Thumbling — Grimm
88. The Wedding if Mrs. Fox — Grimm
89. The Elves — Grimm
90. Herr Korbes — Grimm
91. The Godfather — Grimm
92. Mother Trudy — Grimm
93. Old Sultan — Grimm
94. Asphodel — Eudora Welty
95. The Winds — Eudora Welty
96. The Purple Hat — Eudora Welty
97. The White People — Arthur Machen (disliked, very bizarre)
98. When the Sleepers Woke — Arthur Leo Zagat
99. Babette’s Feast — Isak Dinesen
100. The Sheriff’s Bluff — Thomas Nelson Page
101. Bred in the Bone — Thomas Nelson Page
JUNE
102. The Crocodile by Fyodor Dostoevsky
103. Exile by Horace Brown Fyfe
104. Livvie by Eudora Welty
105. Godfather Death by Brothers Grimm
106. Thumbling’s Travels by Brothers Grimm
107. Fitcher’s Bird by Grimm
108. The Willows by Algernon Blackwood
109. The Juniper Tree by Grimm
110. The Seven Ravens by Grimm
111. At The Landing by Eudora Welty
112. The Call of Cthulu by H.P. Lovecraft
113. King Thrushbeard by Grimm
114. Snow White by Grimm
115. The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn by Grimm
116. Sweetheart Roland by Brothers Grimm
117. The Crop by Flannery O’Connor
118. The Turkey by Flannery O’Connor
119. The Visit by Ray Bradbury
120. The Twilight Greens by Ray Bradbury
121. The Murder by Ray Bradbury
122. When the Bough Breaks by Bradbury
123. We’ll Always Have Paris by Bradbury
124. Ma Perkins Comes to Stay by Bradbury
125. Doubles by Ray Bradbury
126. Pater Caninus by Ray Bradbury
127. The Ice Palace by F. Scott Fitzgerald
128. A Wonderful Date by Alexander McCall Smith
129. Nice Little Date by Alexander McCall Smith
130. Arrival and Departure by Ray Bradbury
131. Last Laughs by Ray Bradbury
132. Pieta Summer by Ray Bradbury
133. Fly Away Home by Ray Bradbury
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Challenge #7: Group Reads Challenge:
Read at least 12/40 of this year’s group reads.
01. The Captain's Daughter by Alexander Pushkin
02. Songs of Innocence and of Experience by William Blake
03. The Warden by Anthony Trollope
04. A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
05. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
06. Gooseberries by Anton Chekhov
07. The Giver by Lois Lowry
08. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
09. Babette's Feast by Isak Dinesen
10. Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti
11. Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
12. The Diamond Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
13. Orlando by Virginia Woolf
14. The Gold Bug by Edgar Allan Poe
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Challenge #8 - Expand Your Horizon With New Authors
Seek out six (6) authors that you have never previously read, male or female, from any genre you want, but please use the group's time line insuring that selected books were published before the year 2000.
CLASSICS
01. Alexander Pushkin — The Captain’s Daughter
02. Wilson Rawls — Where the Red Fern Grows
03. E. Nesbit — The Enchanted Castle
04. Zora Neale Hurston — Their Eyes Were Watching God
05. Anthony Trollope — The Warden
06. Isak Dinesen — Babette’s Feast
07. Rainier Maria Rilke — Letters to a Young Poet
08. Knut Hamsun
09. Edwin A. Abbott
10.
OTHER GENRES
1. Holly Quinn — A Crafter Knits a Clue
2. Ruth Ware — In a Dark Dark Wood
3. Khaled Hosseini — The Kite Runner
4. Tasha Alexander — And Only to Deceive
5. Ann B. Ross — Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind
6. Sarah Addison Allen — Garden Spells
7. Lena Gregory — Death at First Sight
8. Rosie Genova — Murder and Marinara
9. Paula Danziger — The Cat Ate My Gymsuit
10. Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black — The Spiderwick Chronicles (5 books)
11. Linda Holmes — Evvie Drake Starts Over
12. Margot Lee Shetterly — Hidden Figures
13. Elizabeth Strout — Olive Kitteridge
14. Kersti Niebruegge — The Zonderling
15. Janell Cannon
16. Judith Ridge
17. Tommy Orange
18. Alice Hoffman
19. Ann Patchett
20. Jo Hoare
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Below is a survey participants were asked to do upon finishing this year’s reading challenge. I thought I would copy and share it here.
Date you finished: December 29, 2020
Message number of your list post (if you've got one): My challenge list is posted in the group I spend the most time and moderate. It can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a book on the cover, for which I read Classified as Murder by Miranda James.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, for A favorite prompt from a previous challenge (Reread of a favorite book).
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Not really. With few exceptions, all books read were ones I already had, so I would have gotten round to them eventually—but there was one or two I got to sooner due to the challenge.
Least favorite prompt: A book by a trans or non-binary author. So far as I know, nothing in Mount TBR was applicable, it was extremely difficult trying to research it, and no book on the group list interested me enough to induce me to spend what little money I have on it.
Prompt you hope to see again: There are a few I especially liked and for which I had too many choices: A book with a book on the cover, a banned book (but without the time restriction), A book with a pun in the title, an author with flora or fauna in their name.
Last prompt you finished: A book on a subject you know nothing about, for which I read Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes!
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes, I’ve already compiled lists of books for most categories. As with every year I’ve done the challenge, my goal will be to complete at least half the prompts.
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1. Read the first book in a new-to-you series. A Crafter Knits a Clue by Holly Quinn
2. Read a book whose cover features full cupboards, shelves or display cases. The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller by Cleo Coyle
3. Read a book with a mostly white cover, or with the word “white” in the title. In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
4. Read a book with dishes or clothes on the cover. Five Little Pigs
5. Read a book that has a door or window on the cover. All Through the Night by Mary Higgins Clark
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S = Silent Night, Deadly Night by Vicki Delany
N = Nogged Off by Barbara Ross
O = One Writer's Beginnings by Eudora Welty
W = The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare
M = Many a Twist by Sheila Connolly
A = All Through the Night
N = Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death by Denise Swanson
W = Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
I = In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
N = Needle and Dread by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
T = Tied Up with A Bow by Sheila Connolly
E = The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit
R = Rest You Merry by Charlotte MacLeod
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1. February is National Embroidery Month: Read a book that features some sort of needle craft: Needle and Dread by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
2. February 4 is the birthday of Clement Ader (1841), a French inventor who was the first person to fly a heavier-than-air craft: Read a book with something that flies on the cover: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
3. February 5 is National Wear Red Day for Heart Health: Read a book with a red cover or with a heart on the cover. Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien
4. February 15 is Singles Awareness Day and National No One Eats Alone Day: Read a book in which the main character is single or lives alone. Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death by Denise Swanson
5. February 19 is the birthday of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473), known for placing the sun at the center of the universe, not Earth: Read a book with a celestial body on the cover or in the title: Killing Cousins by Rett MacPherson
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1. March 13 is Jewel Day: Read a book with some sort of gem or jewelry on the cover or in the title.
2. March 14 is National Pi Day (3.14 is the value of pi): Read a book set at a bakery or pie shop. Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti by Bailey Cates
3. March 16 is Tea for Two Tuesday: Read a book that centers around tea, or that has a teapot on the cover. Death in a Budapest Butterfly by Julia Buckley
4. March is Irish American Month and March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day: Read a book with a mostly (or at least half) green cover. Towards Zero by Agatha Christie
5. March 30 is Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book with a scene set outside, or in which the main character walks somewhere. (And if it’s not freezing cold where you are, get outside for a walk!) Sealed Off by Barbara Ross
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1. The first week of April is Library Week and April 16 is National Librarian Day: Read a book that features a library or librarian. Patterned After Death by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
2. The second week of April is Garden Week: Read a book with a garden or flowers on the cover. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
3. April 13 is Scrabble Day: Read a book by an author who uses initials in his or her name. Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B. Ross
4. April 15 is Titanic Remembrance Day: Read a book featuring a boat on the cover or as part of the story (at least one scene). The Secret of Cypriere Bayou by Jana Deleon
5. April 22 is Earth Day and April 30 is Arbor Day: Read a book with trees on the cover. The Giver by Lois Lowry
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1. May 2 is Brothers and Sisters Day: Read a book featuring siblings.
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit by Paula Danziger
2. May 4 is Bird Day and May 9 International Migratory Bird Day: Read a book with a bird on the cover. Murders and Metaphors by Amanda Flower
3. May 6 is National Tourist Appreciation Day and May 7 National Tourism Day: Read a book set somewhere you would like to vacation. Hooked on Ewe by Hannah Reed (Scotland)
4. May 21 is National Waiters and Waitresses Day: Read a book set at a restaurant or cafe. Murder and Marinara by Rosie Genova
5. May 25 is National Wine Day: Read a book that has some sort of alcoholic beverage on the cover or in the title. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
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B = Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti by Bailey Cates
A = And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander
S = Sealed Off by Barbara Ross
K = Kansas City Cover-Up by Julie Miller
E = Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany
T = Towards Zero by Agatha Christie
E = Emma by Jane Austen
G = The Hate U Give by Lois Lowry
G = Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
S = A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
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As with previous years, my goal is to read books for at least half of the criteria. Current progress: 42/50
[X] A book becoming a movie in 2019: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
[X] A book that makes you nostalgic: I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel
[X] A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction): A Salty Piece of Land by Jimmy Buffett
[X] A book you think should be turned into a movie: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
[X] A book with at least one million GR ratings: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
[X] A book with a plant in the title or on the cover: The Skeleton Garden: by Marty Wingate
[X] A reread of a favorite book: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
[X] A book about a hobby: Deadly Greetings by Elizabeth Bright
[X] A book you meant to read in 2018: The Heirloom Murders by Kathleen Ernst
[ ] A book with “pop,” “sugar,” or “challenge” in the title
[X] A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover: Vintage by Susan Gloss
[ ] A book inspired by mythology, legend, or folklore
[ ] A book published posthumously
[X] A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie: A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
[ ] A retelling of a classic
[X] A book with a question in the title: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
[X] A book set on a college or university campus: The Square Root of Murder by Ada Madison
[X] A book about someone with a superpower: Curiosity Thrilled the Cat by Sofie Kelly
[X] A book told from multiple POVs: Little Shop of Homicide by Denise Swanson
[ ] A book set in space
[X] A book by two female authors: Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?: True Stories and Confessions by Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella
[X] A book with “salty,” “sweet,” “bitter,” or “spicy” in the title. Bitter Sweets by G.A. McKevett
[X] A book set in Scandinavia: Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
[X] A book that takes place in a single day: All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury
[X] A debut novel: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
[X] A book published in 2019: Dead as a Door Knocker by Diane Kelly
[X] A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
[X] A book recommended by a celebrity you admire: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell (recommended by J.K. Rowling)
[X] A book with “love” in the title: Make Me Love You by Johanna Lindsey
[X] A book featuring an amateur detective: The Whole Cat and Caboodle by Sofie Ryan
[X] A book about a family: Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
[X] A book written by an author from Asia, Africa or South America: The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho
[X] A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title: The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde (Dragon, Chinese zodiac)
[X] A book that includes a wedding: Strange Neighbors by Ashlyn Chase
[X] A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter: 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
[X] A ghost story: Them Bones by Carolyn Haines
[X] A book with a two-word title: Fear Familiar by Caroline Burnes
[X] A novel based on a true story: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
[X] A book revolving around a puzzle or a game: Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie
[X] Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (A book about books): The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
ADVANCED
[ ] A “cli-fi” (climate fiction) book
[ ] a “choose-your-own-adventure” book
[X] An “own voices” book: A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
[X] Read a book during the season it is set in: Winter Chill by Joanne Fluke
[ ] A LitRPG book
[X] A book with no chapters/unusual chapter headings/ unconventionally numbered chapters : The Road by Cormac McCarthy
[X] Two books that share the same title (1): Snowed In by Rachel Hawthorne
[X] Two books that share the same title (2): Snowed In by Sarah Title
[X] A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom (e.g., Big Brother from 1984): The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
[X] A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent: Wicked Autumn by G.M. Malliet