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message 1: by Kerri (last edited Jan 08, 2020 12:57AM) (new)

Kerri | 375 comments I really liked the structure of my 2019 challenge, so I'm staying with it for 2020 but adding a few variations to stretch myself.
I will be focusing on reading all books added to my TBR in 2015 (the last year I added willy nilly to that shelf) and books I own.

I plan to read fewer books, yes you read that right, I want to slow down my reading and really immerse myself in the stories rather than racing through them to complete all I've committed to.

I will still participate in challenges but perhaps fewer. Instead I plan to read more book of the month/buddy reads that appeal and also add books from genres I don't usually read.
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message 2: by Kerri (last edited Sep 22, 2020 01:51PM) (new)

Kerri | 375 comments Popsugar 2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
36/40


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8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover The Boat People
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18. A book with a made-up language The Sparrow
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31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title The Whole Golden World
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39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week Go Ask Alice
✔40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge.
A book that makes you feel nostalgic
Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story

2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
6/10

✔1. A book written by an author in their 20s My Sister, the Serial Killer
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) The Starless Sea
✔4. A book set in the 1920s Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
✔5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics Kafka on the Shore
✔6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books Beneath a Scarlet Sky
✔7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
✔8. A book published in the 20th century Sarah Canary
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books Hide and Seek
✔10. A book with a main character in their 20s The Family Upstairs

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message 5: by Kerri (last edited Sep 22, 2020 01:52PM) (new)

Kerri | 375 comments Crime Club Annual Challenge. A-Z with a Difference 2020
Duration: 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020

Progress 25/26
✔A - Read a book set in Australia Wimmera by Mark Brandi
✔B - Read a book with a blue cover The Last Resort by Marissa Stapley
✔C - Read a Crime book of your choice Ragdoll by Daniel Cole
✔D - Read a Debut novel The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
✔E - Read a book set in England Nobody Walks by Mick Herron
✔F - Read a book with a four word title (a,an and the DO count) The Ones You Trust by Caroline Overington
✔G - Read a book where you can find the letters GUN in the title (any order) The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty
✔H - Read a book where the title starts with H How I Lost You byJenny Blackhurst
✔I - Read a book where both of the author's initials can be found in MYSTERY Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham
✔J - Read a book published in January of any year. Flight Risk by Michael McGuire
✔K - Read a book where the author's first or last initial is K The Secrets of Lake Road by Karen Katchur
✔L - Read a book you borrowed from the Library Broken Promise Linwood Barclay
M - Read a Mystery of your choice. Where the Memories Lie by Sibel Hodge
✔N - Read a new book (Published in 2020) The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan
✔O - Read an old book (Published before 1999) The Killings at Badger's Drift by Caroline Graham
✔P - Read a book with more than 400 pages Ashley Bell by Dean Koontz
✔Q - Read a book where the title (including a series title) has a q in it. Quite Ugly One Morning by Christopher Brookmyre
✔R - Read a book with a red cover Silent Child by Sarah A. Denzil
✔S - Read a book which is part of a seriesWhen She Was Good
✔T - Read a Thriller of your own choice The Experiment of Dreams by Brandon Zenner
✔U - Read a book set in the USA The Housekeeper by Natalie Barelli
✔V - Read a book with a variety of colours on the cover (at least four)Poison Orchids by Sarah A. Denzil
✔W - Read a book with a weapon on the cover My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing
✔X - Read a book which is EXTRA good (lots of five star reviews)The Sixth Wicked Child by J.D. Barker
✔Y - Read a book with a yellow cover The Whisper Man
✔Z - Read a book where the title (including a series title) has a Z in it.Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic
Wimmera by Mark Brandi The Last Resort by Marissa Stapley Ragdoll (Fawkes and Baxter, #1) by Daniel Cole The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Nobody Walks by Mick Herron The Ones You Trust by Caroline Overington The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy, #1) by Adrian McKinty How I Lost You by Jenny Blackhurst Good Girl, Bad Girl (Cyrus Haven, #1) by Michael Robotham Flight Risk by Michael McGuire The Secrets of Lake Road by Karen Katchur Broken Promise (Promise Falls, #1) by Linwood Barclay Where the Memories Lie by Sibel Hodge The Good Turn (Cormac Reilly, #3) by Dervla McTiernan The Killings at Badger's Drift (Chief Inspector Barnaby #1) by Caroline Graham Ashley Bell (Ashley Bell, #1) by Dean Koontz Quite Ugly One Morning (Jack Parlabane, #1) by Christopher Brookmyre Silent Child by Sarah A. Denzil When She Was Good (Cyrus Haven, #2) by Michael Robotham The Experiment of Dreams by Brandon Zenner The Housekeeper by Natalie Barelli Poison Orchids by Sarah A. Denzil My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing The Sixth Wicked Child (4MK Thriller, #3) by J.D. Barker The Whisper Man by Alex North Resurrection Bay (Caleb Zelic, #1) by Emma Viskic

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message 6: by Kerri (last edited Mar 11, 2020 12:32PM) (new)

Kerri | 375 comments BT Annual Challenge

January
February
March


message 7: by Kerri (last edited Jun 12, 2020 12:00AM) (new)

Kerri | 375 comments Senior Booklovers Annual Challenge

January
✔Travel - Read a book set in France The Perfect Nanny
✔Read a book with a Blue Cover Ducks, Newburyport
✔Read a book written by a male author Good Girl, Bad Girl

February
✔Travel - Read a book set in Canada Annabel
Read a book with food on the cover 100 Days of Real Food: How We Did It, What We Learned, and 100 Easy, Wholesome Recipes Your Family Will Love
Read a book that has romance in it - does not have to be tagged ✔romance Hausfrau

March
✔Travel - Read a book set in an African country My Sister, the Serial Killer
✔Read a book tagged Historical An Uncommon Woman
✔Read a book written by a female author Big Lies in a Small Town

April
Travel - read a book set in Scotland
✔Read a book set on, or near, water Silent Child
✔Read a book that has a child playing an pivotal role The Ones You Trust

May
Travel - read a book set in the Middle East
Read a book tagged Adventure The Mountain Story
✔Read a book with a two people only on the cover You Are Not Alone

June
Travel - read a book set in Germany You Are My Sunshine
Read a book with a building on the cover
Read a book that has snow on the cover

July
✔Travel - read a book set in Australia Wimmera
Read a book is tagged “Classic”
Read a book where the initials of the author can be found in the word COOPERATION

August
Travel - read a book set in the USA
✔Read a book with plants on the cover Home Fires
✔Read a book where a character catches a train The Girl From the Train

September
Travel - read a book set in one of the Scandinavian countries
Read a book with a form of transportation on the cover
✔Read a book that has a single person only on the cover Liar

October
Travel - read a book set in China
✔Read a non-Fiction book Becoming
Read a book with a item that is linked to Halloween on the cover

November
✔Travel - read a book set in SE Asia She Weeps Each Time You're Born
Read a book set in either WWI or WWII
✔Read a book with a red cover Hangman

December
✔Travel - read a book set in England The Secret by the Lake
✔Read a book that has a beautiful cover (your interpretation) Landfalls
Read a book with a Christmas theme


message 11: by Kerri (last edited Sep 22, 2020 01:53PM) (new)


message 14: by Kerri (last edited Jan 31, 2020 01:51PM) (new)

Kerri | 375 comments January

TBR 2015
1. The Good Sister ★★★
2. Broken Promise ★★★
3. Dismantled ★★★
4. The Insect Farm ★★★
5.Kafka on the Shore ★★
6.The Things They Carried ★★★★
Owned
7. The Last Resort ★★★★
8. The Secret Runners of New York ★★
Non Fiction
9.The Beautiful Ones★★
Buddy/Book of the month
10. Good Girl, Bad Girl ★★★★
Out of my zone
11. The Handmaid's Tale★★★☆
Series
12. The Cold Cold Ground ★★★
TOB
13. The Testaments★★★★
Recommended/Interesting
14. Ducks, Newburyport


message 15: by Kerri (last edited Mar 03, 2020 04:03PM) (new)

Kerri | 375 comments February

TBR 2015
1. The Secret Life of Luke Livingstone ★★★★
2. Black Swan Green ★★☆
3. Sarah Canary★★
4. Black Roses ★★
5. The Remains of the Day ★★
6. Quite Ugly One Morning ★★★★
Owned
7. The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant★★☆
8. The Mothers ★★★☆
Non Fiction
9. I Spy: My Life in MI5★★★
Buddy/Book of the month
10. An Uncommon Woman ★★☆
Out of my zone
11. The Remains of the Day★★
Series
12. Hangman ★★★
TOB/Women's Prize
13. My Sister, the Serial Killer ★★★★
Recommended/Interesting
14. The Dutch House ★★★★


message 16: by Kerri (last edited Aug 25, 2020 04:26PM) (new)

Kerri | 375 comments Autumn Challenge
Level: Easy
4/6
TASKS: Each title must contain the following:
1. A colour
The Whole Golden World by Kristina Riggle

2. A number
The Ones You Trust by Caroline OveringtonAA

3. A first name
Annabel by Kathleen Winter

✔4. A place
The Secrets of Lake Road by Karen Katchur

5. A form of water
The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman

6. A day, month or season
Autumn Manor by Helen Goltz AA

The Whole Golden World by Kristina Riggle The Ones You Trust by Caroline Overington Annabel by Kathleen Winter The Secrets of Lake Road by Karen Katchur The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman Autumn Manor by Helen Goltz

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Aussie Crime
Part one: Find the Missing Books.
✔1. Read a book with a blue cover by a male author. The Bright Forever
✔2. Read a book set in the U.K. and written by a female author. The Crossing Places
✔3. Read a book with 300- 350 pages. The Ones You Trust
✔4. Read a book written by an Australian author. The Good Turn
✔5. Read a book published in 2020. When You See Me

The Bright Forever by Lee Martin The Secret by the Lake by Louise Douglas The Ones You Trust by Caroline Overington The Good Turn (Cormac Reilly, #3) by Dervla McTiernan When You See Me (Detective D.D. Warren, #11; Gardner Universe, #20) by Lisa Gardner

Part two: Now Find the Thief.
✔1. Check for fingerprints. Read a book where both of someone's hands show clearly on the cover. How I Lost You
✔2. Screen your suspects for alibis - where were they at the time of the theft? Read a book with a place name in the title. (this can be a name or a location e.g. river, street, house etc) The Secrets of Lake Road
✔3. Follow your suspect. Read the next book in a series you are reading. The Janus Stone
✔4. Catch your suspect in the act of stealing another book! Read a book from the library. The Killings at Badger's Drift
✔5. The thief turns out to be a famous author of mysteries and thrillers. Hand him - or her - over to the police. Read a book of your choice. Alice To Nowhere

How I Lost You by Jenny Blackhurst The Secrets of Lake Road by Karen Katchur Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus, #2) by Ian Rankin The Killings at Badger's Drift (Chief Inspector Barnaby #1) by Caroline Graham Alice To Nowhere by Evan Green


message 17: by Kerri (last edited Apr 27, 2020 01:34PM) (new)

Kerri | 375 comments March

TBR 2015
1. Annabel★★★★
2. The Ice Queen★★
3. The Fourth Monkey (2017)
4. Alice to Nowhere (2018)
5. My Lovely Wife (2019)
6. Three Days Missing (2018)
Owned
7. Pieces of Her★★★
8. The Last Dance
Non Fiction
9. Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story★★★
Buddy/Book of the month
10. Every Note Played★★★★
Out of my zone
11. The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle★★
Series
12.The Sixth Wicked Child★★★★
TOB/Women's prize
13. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous★★
Recommended/Interesting
14. Ask Again, Yes ★★★★


message 18: by Kerri (last edited Apr 29, 2020 02:25AM) (new)

Kerri | 375 comments April

TBR 2015
1. Annie Dunne
2. The Secrets of Lake Road
3. The Curse of Allie Mae
4. Hausfrau
5. Lost Lake (2016)
6. Liar (2017)
Owned
7.
8.
Non Fiction
9. Becoming
Buddy/Book of the month
10. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Out of my zone
11. Legendary
Series
12. When You See Me
TOB
13. Normal People
Recommended/Interesting
14. Home Fires


message 19: by Kerri (last edited May 25, 2020 02:41PM) (new)


message 20: by Kerri (last edited Aug 25, 2020 04:32PM) (new)

Kerri | 375 comments Winter
Bound Together Bingo - Autumn & Winter
✔B1 A form of money Every Note Played
✔B2 An emotion The Tsar of Love and Techno
✔B3 A direction The Good Turn
✔B4 A landmark Maralinga
✔B5 A holiday Three Days Missing

I1 An insect The Light of the Fireflies
✔I2 A country The Korean Word For Butterfly
✔I3 A month The Ten Thousand Doors of January
I4 A food 100 Days of Real Food: How We Did It, What We Learned, and 100 Easy, Wholesome Recipes Your Family Will Love
I5 A state An Untamed State

✔N1 Someone famous Robin
✔N2 A place The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
✔N3 A flower Poison Orchids
N4 A nationality American Boy
✔N5 A lady's first name Annabel

✔G1 A time Two O'Clock Boy
✔G2 A movie name The Killings at Badger's Drift
✔G3 A city name Alice To Nowhere
✔G4 The word 'book' Facebook Stalker, Book 1
G5 A season Autumn Manor

✔O1 A colour When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
✔O2 A number The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
O3 A day Sold on a Monday
✔O4 A facial feature Eggshell Skull
O5 An animal Good Dogs Don't Make it to the South Pole

******
Winter Challenge - Hide & Seek
Duration: 1st June to 31st August 2020
Level: All of them
3/15

✔1. Michael Author name When She Was Good by Michael Robotham
✔2. Katie Character The Bright Forever by Lee Martin
✔3. Amy Character The Secret by the Lake by Louise Douglas
✔4. Jack The Last Place You Look
✔5. Will Title How I Lost You by Jenny Blackhurst
✔6. Daniel Title The Killings at Badger's Drift by Caroline Graham
✔7. David Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
✔8. Jane Write About Me by Melissa-Jane Pouliot
✔9. Harry The Two O'Clock Boy by Mark Hill
10. Joe Joe Country
11. Helen Love Me Not
✔12. Eve Title The House on Seventh Street by Karen Vorbeck Williams
✔13. Peter Title The Experiment of Dreams by Brandon Zenner
✔14. James Under the Dome by Stephen King
✔15. Ruth The House at Sea's End by Elly Griffiths
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message 21: by Kerri (last edited Jun 27, 2020 10:42PM) (new)

Kerri | 375 comments June
TBR 2015
1. The Korean Word For Butterfly★★
2. The Girl From the Train★★
3. How I Lost You★★★
4. The Secret by the Lake★★★☆
5. The Experiment of Dreams★★★
6. You Deserve Nothing
Owned
7.
8.
Non Fiction
9. Robin★★☆

Buddy/Book of the month
10. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Out of my zone
11. LIFEL1K3
Series
12. The House at Sea's End
TOB
13. Fleishman Is in Trouble
Recommended/Interesting
14. Whiskey When We're Dry★★★


message 22: by Kerri (last edited Jul 19, 2020 02:33PM) (new)

Kerri | 375 comments July

TBR 2015
1. The Woman Who Walked Into Doors ★★★
2. The Bright Forever★★★★
3. Tinkers★★
4. The Killings at Badger's Drift★★
5. Little Bird of Heaven★★
6. A Ship Made Of Paper ★★
Owned
7.
8.
Non Fiction
9. Made In Scotland: My Grand Adventures in a Wee Country
Buddy/Book of the month
10.
Out of my zone
11.
Series
12. The Good Turn
TOB
13.
Recommended/Interesting
14. The Sun Down Motel


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message 24: by Kerri (last edited Dec 21, 2019 03:48PM) (new)

Kerri | 375 comments Spring


message 25: by Kerri (last edited Sep 19, 2020 01:16PM) (new)

Kerri | 375 comments September

TBR 2015
1.Boo
2.The Grief of Others
3.Dear Thing
4.The Bean Trees
5. The Call
6. American Boy
Owned
7.Fauna
8.
Non Fiction
9. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Buddy/Book of the month
10.
Out of my zone
11.
Series
12. When She Was Good
TOB
13.Shuggie Bain
Recommended/Interesting
14.The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy


message 26: by Kerri (last edited Oct 16, 2020 03:22PM) (new)

Kerri | 375 comments October

TBR 2015
1.The Condition
2. American Rust
3. A Free Life
4. An Invisible Sign of My Own
5. Go Ask Alice
6. Where the Memories Lie
7. Bliss
8. Remembering the Bones
Owned
7.Send Me No Flowers
8.
Non Fiction
9. I: The Creation of a Serial Killer
Buddy/Book of the month
10.
Out of my zone
11. The Doll Factory
Series
12.
TOB
13.
Recommended/Interesting
14.


message 27: by Kerri (last edited Dec 21, 2019 03:49PM) (new)

Kerri | 375 comments November

TBR 2015
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Owned
1.
2.
Non Fiction
1.
TBR
1.
Free
1.
2.
TOB
13.
Recommended/Interesting
14.


message 28: by Kerri (last edited Dec 21, 2019 03:50PM) (new)

Kerri | 375 comments Summer


message 29: by Kerri (last edited Dec 21, 2019 03:50PM) (new)

Kerri | 375 comments December

TBR 2015
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Owned
7.
8.
Non Fiction
9.
Buddy/Book of the month
10.
Out of my zone
11.
Series
12.
TOB
13.
Recommended/Interesting
14.


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Kerri | 375 comments spare


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Kerri | 375 comments spare


message 32: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 80674 comments Mod
Good luck Kerri! Great challenge :)


message 33: by Kathryn (new)

Kathryn | 3569 comments I like your monthly layout, Kerri - I'm going to give it a try myself...!


message 34: by Deb (new)

Deb Omnivorous Reader | 1929 comments Very structured, I am impressed! I tried one year to reduce the number of books I read, just to improve the quality of reading time and maybe read some of my longer and more 'difficult' books. I can't say it worked for me that year, hope you do better.


message 35: by Sharon (new)

Sharon | 5623 comments Looks like a busy reading year ahead for you, Kerri. Good luck and happy reading 😊📚📚


message 36: by Laur (new)

Laur (httpswwwgoodreadscomlaur) Whoa...you are so organized. Best wishes in all your reading endeavors! 💫


message 37: by Kylie (new)

Kylie (kyliemaree) | 878 comments Brilliant layout Kerri! All the best and enjoy your reading journey! xo :)


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