Thursday, October 28, 2021

2021 Reading Challenge Update July- October


 Hi, Readers! I hope everyone is doing well. Since it's nearing the end of October, I figured it's probably long past due for a challenge update. I'm skipping around a lot on the challenge. We'll see if I actually finish a full tier. Some of the books I read below seem like a lifetime ago. I think I added 9-10 books to the list since my last update in July.  I don't expect to make it to my 50 books read this year, but I do think I'll get pretty close. 

I"m currently torturing myself by reading three books at the same time. It's awful and I don't understand why I'm doing this. I do not recommend it. 

The books I'm currently working through are Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George for #46. I'm also working through Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris. I think this would be a good one for #55. I'm also working through an author submission that I'm not quite sure where I'm going to put it. We shall see when I get done with it. I'm trying to save my last two free spaces for something I really want to read but don't have a space for. 

Level 1: Book of the Month Club:

1.) Read a book obtained from Kindle Unlimited, Audible, Amazon First Reads, Paperback Swap, or the Library Spellbreaker by Charlie N. Holmberg

2.) Read a book under 400 pages, The Palace of Lost Memories by C.J. Archer

3.) Reread a book that makes you happy Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers (Link to original review, did not do a secondary review on it)

4.) Read a stand-alone novel (not in a series), The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

5.) Read a book that starts with the letter D Dear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce

6.) Read a book that was recommended to you
, The Passage by Justin Cronin

7.) Read a book with the color white on the cover, A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon

8.) Read a book where the main character is a High School or College Student, A Dream so Dark by L.L. McKinney

9.) Read a book by an author named Michael/Mike/Michelle or variant

10.) Read a book that's been turned into a TV series or a Movie, The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

11.) Read a book with exactly two words in the title Blood Rites by Jim Butcher

12.) Free Space! Pick any book! Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (Combined review with An Offer from a Gentleman)

Level 2: Casual Reader Club:

13.) A book from https://www.whatshouldireadnext.com

14.) Read a Murder MysteryMurder in Ratcliffe by Emily Organ

15.) Read the first book in a series you've wanted to start, Everlost by Neal Schusterman

16.) Read a book that has a person on the cover Everwild by Neal Shusterman (Review combined with the review for Everfound)

17.) Read a book where the main character's occupation is a chef or baker

18.) Read a book by an author born in the 20th Century (1901-2000), An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon

19.) Read a book with a form of royalty in the title (Queen, King, Prince, Princess, etc.) The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

20.) Read a book you meant to read on last year's challenge,
 The Fever Code by James Dashner

21.) Read a book by Barbara Cartland
 
22.) Read a book that takes place in Spring  Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers (Link to original review in 2015. Did not update)

23.) Read a book with the word Human/Person/People in the title, The Legacy Human by Susan Kaye Quinn

24.) Free space! Pick any book! The Deep by Alma Katsu

Level 3: Dedicated Reader Club:


25.) Read a book by a Self Published author Haunting Charlie by Wendy Wang

26.) Read a book for under $5, Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas 

27. Read a book from https://time.com/collection/100-best-fantasy-books/

28.) Read a book published in the 2010s The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness

29.) Read a book from your favorite genre Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon

30.) Read a book that has had at least three different covers, The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

31.) Read a book that takes place in Europe, An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn (Combined review with Romancing Mister Bridgerton)

32.) Read a book by an author with the same first name as one of your grandparents, When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal

33.) Read a book where the main character is a magic-user The Black Prism by Brent Weeks

34.) Read a book with a time of day in the title (Morning, Noon, Evening, Dusk, Dawn, etc.)

35.) Read a book by an author of a different ethnicity than you, Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

36.) Free Space! Pick any book! The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

Level 4: Speed Reader Club:

37.) Read the next book in a series you've started, Everfound by Neal Shusterman (Combined review with Everwild)

38.) Read a book with an orange cover Circe by Madeline Miller

39.) Read a book over 600 pages, The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks

40.) Read a book that uses the "Chosen One" trope, The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan

41.) Read a book where the main character is elderly, The Haunting of Leigh Harker by Darcy Coates

42.) Read a book with the letter V in the title or author's name Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers

43.) Read a Science Fiction

44.) Read a book that starts with the letter P

45.) Read a book with a bird on the cover

46.) Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) about a lady on this list: https://www.historyextra.com/100-women/100-women-results/

47.) Read a book with the main character of a different ethnicity than you, The Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

48.) Free space! Pick any book!

Level 5: Overachiever Club:

49.) Read a book with an interesting cover font

50.) Read a book about orphans

51.) Read a book with the word "wind" in the title

52.) Read a book by John Irving

53.) Read a book that was published with you were eleven

54.) Read a book that takes place in the 1960s

55.) Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) about a topic that's always interested you but you haven't read about it yet

56.) Read a nonfiction book that teaches you a new skill

57.) Read a book without a picture on the cover

58.) Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) involving mental illness

59.) Read a book that has had unfavorable reviews, but you're still curious about  Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne

60.) Free space! Pick any book!

That's all I got for right now. The countdown to the end of Grad School is 64 days. I'm hoping after graduation I'll have more time to read and also write. 

Oh, if you want to see the original post for the challenge you can find it
here

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