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Here are my challenges for the upcoming year.

Challenges Completed

Challenge One
Challenge Two COMPLETED 17 November
Challenge Three COMPLETED 30 November
Challenge Four
Challenge Five
Challenge Six COMPLETED 26 June
Challenge Seven COMPLETED 27 June
Challenge Eight COMPLETED 28 November
Challenge Nine COMPLETED 11 December
Challenge Ten COMPLETED 9 November
Challenge Eleven COMPLETED 21 April
Challenge Twelve COMPLETED 9 November
Challenge Thirteen COMPLETED 28 November

Challenge One: The Fairyloot Challenge
(One book only for each number, can be used in other challenges.)
(Audiobooks do not count, expect for number 21

1. Read a book received in a fairyloot box
Fable by Adrienne Young (finished 7 November)
2. Read a book with colour sprayed edges
Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin
3. Read an own voices book
What Stars Are Made of by Sarah Allen (finished 14th April)
4. Read a book set in your state/country
Nora Webster by Colm Tóibín (finished 31 December)
5. Read a retelling
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
6. Read a book in a genre you don’t read often
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport (psychology based self- help/productivity non-fiction book) (finished 14 July)
7. Read a debut novel
What Stars Are Made of by Sarah Allen (finished 14 April)
8. Read a book you can finish in a day The Magpie Society: One for Sorrow by Zoe Sugg (finished 10 November)
9. Read a book with the most beautiful cover you own: Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez (finished 19 February)
10. Read a book that was published in 2020
The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
11. Read a book set in winter
12. Read a book that was made into a show or a movie
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (finished 20 February)
13. Read a book with mythology inspired elements
14. Read a book written by a female author
15. Read a book with a LGBTQ+ protagonist
Love Frankie by Jacqueline Wilson (finished 26 September)
16. Read a book set out in the sea
By Sea & Sky: An Esowon Story by Antoine Bandele (finished 10 August)
17. Read a book that is over 500 pages
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand 1,168 pages
18. Reread a favourite
19. Read a book recommended by a friend
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
20. Read a book that’s famous for its villain
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (finished 3 December)
21. Listen to an audiobook
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara (finished 13 June)
22. Read a goodreads award winner
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
23. Start a new series
American Royals by Katharine McGee (finished 5 October)
24. Read a standalone
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
25. Read 25 books

Challenge Two: Listen to 50 audiobooks
(Audible originals don't count towards this challenge.)

1. Specials by Scott Westerfeld (finished 1st January)
2. Rewrite the Stars by Emma Heatherington (finished 3rd January)
3. Extras by Scott Westerfeld (finished 4 January)
4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (finished 5 January)
5. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
6. Little Men by Louisa May Alcott
7. Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi (finished 26 February)
8. Who’s That Girl? by Mhairi McFarlane (finished 27 February)
9. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (finished 9 March)
10. Emotional Detox for Anxiety: 7 Steps to Release Anxiety and Energize Joy by Sherianna Boyle (finished 18 March)
11. The Color Purple by Alice Walker (finished 26 March)
12. The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron (finished 4 April)
13. Roomies by Christina Lauren (finished 4 April)
14. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (finished 4 April)
15. The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri (finished 5 April)
16. The Last Train to London by Meg Waite Clayton (finished 10 April)
17. Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell Summary & Study Guide by George Orwell (finished 13 April)
18. Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker (finished 14 April)
19. Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams (finished 15 April)
20. The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab (finished 18 April)
21. Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman (finished 21 April)
22. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (finished 29 April)
23. The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel (finished 5 May)
24. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (finished 14 May)
25. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (finished 22 May)
26. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (finished 30 May)
27. I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara (finished 13 June)
28. In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park (finished 17 June)
29. Delirium by Lauren Oliver (finished 27 June)
30. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (finished 5 July)
31. The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton (finished 8 July)
32. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (finished 23 July)
33. The Switch by Beth O'Leary (finished 24 July)
34. Normal People by Sally Rooney (finished 27 July)
35. By Sea & Sky: An Esowon Story by Antoine Bandele (finished 10 August)
36. The Cherry Tree Café by Heidi Swain (finished 18 August)
37. The Confession by Jessie Burton (finished 21 August)
38. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (finised 26 August)
39. Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver (finished 27 August)
40. A Girl Made of Air by Nydia Hetherington (finished 30 August)
41. Requiem by Lauren Oliver (finished 31 August)
42. Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King (finished 20 September)
43. Love Frankie by Jacqueline Wilson (finished 26 September)
44. American Royals by Katharine McGee (finished 5 October)
45. Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier (finished 13 October)
46. The Whisper Man by Alex North (finished 16 October)
47. Athena's Choice by Adam Boostrom (finished 27 October)
48. Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva (finished 9 November)
49. The Magpie Society: One for Sorrow (finished 10 November)
50. Majesty by Katharine McGee (finished 17 November)

Challenge Three: Read and Review Thirty Books From Netgalley.co.uk

1. The House on the Lake by Nuala Ellwood (finished 1 January) Review here
2. The Guest List by Lucy Foley (finished 11 January)Review here
3. Set My Heart to Five by Simon Stephenson (finished 17 January) Review here
4. Finding Clara by Anika Scott (finished 18 January) Review here
5. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel (finished 26 January) Review here
6. Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi (finished 21 March) Review here
7. The Deep by Alma Katsu (finished 3 April) Review here
8. What Stars Are Made of by Sarah Allen (finished 14 April) Review here
9. The Eve Illusion by Giovanna Fletcher (finished 16th April) Review here
10. The Age of Witches by Louisa Morgan (finished 26th April) Review here
11. Love in the Blitz: The War Letters of Eileen Alexander to Gershon Ellenbogan by Eileen Alexander (finished 26 April) Review here
12. The Sin Eater by Megan Campisi (finished 14 May) Review here
13. Handle With Care: Confessions of an NHS Health Visitor by Rachael Hearson (finished 11 June) Review here
14. The Switch by Beth O'Leary (finished 24 July) Review here
15. Feathertide by Beth Cartwright (finished 29 July) Review here
16. By Sea & Sky: An Esowon Story by Antoine Bandele (finished 10 August) Review here
17. The Cherry Tree Café by Heidi Swain (finished 18 August) Review here
18. The Smallest Lights in the Universe: A Memoir by Sara Seager (finished 20 August) Review here
19. The Confession by Jessie Burton (finished 21 August) Review here
20. Before the Crown by Flora Harding (finished 30 August) Review here
21. Daughters of Night by Laura Shepherd-Robinson (finished 27 August) Review here
22. A Girl Made of Air by Nydia Hetherington (finished 30 August) Review here
23. The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus by Jaime Jo Wright (finished 31 August) Review here
24. The Witching Stone by Danny Weston (finished 8 October) Review here
25. The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story by Kate Summerscale (finished 16 October) Review here
26. The Chalet by Catherine Cooper (finished 22 October) Review here
27. The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk (finished 24 October) Review here
28. Athena's Choice by Adam Boostrom (finished 27 October) Review here
29. Ghosts by Dolly Alderton (finished 15 November) Review here
30. Fragile Monsters by Catherine Menon (finished 28 November) Review here

Challenge Four: Read 20 books given to me in my fairyloot subscription box

1. The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh (finished 9 January)
2. Eight Will Fall by Sarah Harian (finished 9 January)
3. Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez (finished 19 February)
4. The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller (finished 20 March)
5. Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan (finished 11 April)
6. Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova (finished 16 July)
7. Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust (finished 27 August)
8. Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee (finished 13 September)
9. Shielded by KayLynn Flanders
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Challenge Five: Write Reviews for ten other books (not related to netgalley books)

1. Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell (finished 13 April) Review here
2. The Battered Body Beneath the Flagstones, and Other Victorian Scandals by Michelle Morgan (finished 1 July) Review here
3. Love Frankie by Jacqueline Wilson (finished 26 September) Review here
4. American Royals by Katharine McGee (finished 5 October) Review here
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Challenge Six: Find new authors, read ten books by authors completely new to you.
(Fairyloot or netgalley books do not count)

1. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
2. Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
3. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
4. Roomies by Christina Lauren (finished 4 April)
5. The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri (finished 5 April)
6. The Last Train to London by Meg Waite Clayton (finished 10 April)
7. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy (finished 16 May)
8. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (finished 30 May)
9. I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara (finished 13 June)
10. The House Guest by Mark Edwards (finished 26 June)

Challenge Seven: Read five autobiographies/diaries/memoirs/biographies

1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (finished 5 January)
2. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (finished 9 March)
3. This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay
4. Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell Summary & Study Guide by George Orwell (finished 13 April)
5. Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen (finished 27 June)

Challenge Eight: Read 20 standalone novels (fiction only)

1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (finished 5 January)
2. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (finished 9 March)
3. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant (finished 6 May)
4. Love Frankie by Jacqueline Wilson (finished 26 September)
5. The Witching Stone by Danny Weston (finished 8 October)
6. Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier (finished 13 October)
7. Clean Break by Jacqueline Wilson (finished 14 October)
8. The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story by Kate Summerscale (finished 16 October)
9. The Whisper Man by Alex North (finished 16 October)
10. The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk (finished 24 October)
11. Athena's Choice by Adam Boostrom (finished 27 October)
12. The Other Girl by C.D. Major (finished 31 October)
13. The Girl with the Hazel Eyes: Finalist for the 2019 JAAWP Caribbean Writer's Prize by Callie Browning (finished 31 October)
14. I, Eliza Hamilton by Susan Holloway Scott (finished 31 October)
15. Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva by Rosemary Sullivan (finished 9 November)
16. Ghosts by Dolly Alderton (finished 15 November)
17. Woman in Red: Magdalene Speaks by Krishna Rose (finished 21 November)
18. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (finished 22 November)
19. The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult (finished 28 November)
20. 11.22.63 by Stephen King (finished 28 November)

Challenge Nine: Read ten books talked about on booktube

1. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (finished 9 March)
2. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
3. Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin
4. Love Frankie by Jacqueline Wilson (finished 26 September)
5. American Royals by Katharine McGee (finished 5 October)
6. There’s a Monster in Your Book by Tom Fletcher (finished 8 October)
7. The Magpie Society: One for Sorrow by Zoe Sugg (finished 10 November)
8. Majesty by Katharine McGee (finished 17 November)
9. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (finished 22 November)
10. Alex and Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz (finished 11 December)

Challenge Ten: Read twelve books from All About Books Group Reads.

1. The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (finished 10 January)
2. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (finished 9 February)
3. 1984 by George Orwell (finished 15 February)
4. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (finished 9 March)
5. This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay (finished 17 April)
6. City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (finished 14 May)
7. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo (finished 11 July)
8. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (finished 26 August)
9. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (finished 15 August)
10. Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier (finished 13 October)
11. The Whisper Man by Alex North (finished 23 October)
12. Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva by Rosemary Sullivan (finished 9 November)

Challenge Eleven: Read ten book that have been/are going to be made into movies

1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (finished 5 January)
2. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (finished 11 January)
3. Dumplin' by Julie Murphy (finished 11 January)
4. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (finished 9 February)
5. 1984 by George Orwell (finished 15 February)
6. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (finished 20 February)
7. The Color Purple by Alice Walker (finished 26 March)
8. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (finished 3 April)
9. Divergent by Veronica Roth (finished 4 April)
10. Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman (finished 21 April)

Challenge Twelve: Read ten non-fiction books

1. Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men by Harold Schechter (finished 7 January)
2. Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell (finished 13 April)
3. This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay (finished 17 April)
4. Handle With Care: Confessions of an NHS Health Visitor by Rachael Hearson (finished 11 June)
5. I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara (finished 13 June)
6. In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park (finished 17 June)
7. Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen (finished 27 June)
8. The Battered Body Beneath the Flagstones, and Other Victorian Scandals by Michelle Morgan (finished 1 July)
9. The Smallest Lights in the Universe: A Memoir by Sara Seager (finished 20 August)
10. Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva by Rosemary Sullivan (finished 9 November)

Challenge Thirteen: Read ten historical fiction books

1. Finding Clara by Anika Scott (finished 18 January)
2. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (finished 9 March)
3. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant (finished 6 May)
4. City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (finished 15 May)
5. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy (finished 16 May)
6. Tidelands by Philippa Gregory (finished 30 May)
7. The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton (finished 8 July)
8. The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo (finished 11 July)
9. The Confession by Jessie Burton (finished 21 August)
10. The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult (finished 28 November)

I have made a great start and already added a few books to the different lists.

Looks like I have two challenge tens, will sort this out now. So I have 13 challenges.

Adding Eight Will Fall by Sarah Harian to challenge four.

Completed my first book for challenge thirteen, it will be added to the NetGalley challenge as well.

Really need to catch up with this, I'm not going to go back and add the books I have already read.

Happy reading Alannah!

Christine wrote: "Happy reading Alannah!"

Thank you :)

Added Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid to a few of challenges.

Added The Red Tent by Anita Diamant to a few challenges as I have just started it.

Your welcome Alannah

It's been nearly three months since I have looked at this, hope to spend some time updating it this afternoon.

Finally added another book to challenge five.

Updating my challenges and I've noticed that I've already finished challenge eleven which was to read ten book that have been/are going to be made into movies.

Have finished challenge seven which was to read five autobiographies/diaries/memoirs/biographies.

I would say my challenges are now up to date now. Just have to make sure to keep them this way from now on.

Taking the time to go through and update my challenge, managed to finish both challenges two and eight already. It will be interesting to see how I have actually finished.

1. The House on the Lake by Nuala Ellwood (finished 1 January) Review here
2. The Guest List by Lucy Foley (finished 11 January)Review here
3. Set My Heart to Five by Simon Stephenson (finished 17 January) Review here
4. Finding Clara by Anika Scott (finished 18 January) Review here

Currently working on fixing my list for one of the challenges, posting here so I don't lose it.

Three challenges left to complete.