According to Goodreads, my ratings for the year were 3,9 stars Which sounds about right. I feel like I read a lot of books I really enjoyed. I think I'd be hard-pressed to pick a favorite for the year. 15 of the 46 books I rated 5 stars. The only Tier I completed for the 2021 Reading Challenge was Tier 1. I jumped around a lot.
Level 1: Book of the Month Club: -Complete-
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, The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
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: -3 away from being completed-
13.) A book from https://www.whatshouldireadnext.com
14.) Read a Murder Mystery, Murder 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: -2 away from being completed-
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: - 3 away from being completed-
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/, The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George
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! Quest by Angie Sage (No Review)
Level 5: Overachiever Club: - 6 away from completion-
49.) Read a book with an interesting cover font, Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
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 Georgiana: The Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman
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 Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris
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, Burn This City to the Ground by N. Daniel
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! Star Mother by Charlie N. Holmberg (No Review)
