What a year this has been! I think we all would agree that it has been challenging to say the least, but thankfully books are always there to help take my mind off of things. So, here is my list of favorite reads of 2020:
This is my first year participating in this one and I'm pretty excited about it! Here are the details:
The Alphabet Soup Challenge means that by December 31, 2021
your bowls must be filled with one book for each letter of the Alphabet.
Each Letter Counts As 1 Spoonful
Details
This challenge will run from January 1st, 2021 until December 31st, 2021.
You can join anytime. You do not have to post a review of the book. Books can come from any genre.
You do not need to link up each spoonful.
Make a page or a post or a GoodReads shelf where you will keep track of your spoonfuls. I keep track of mine on my Challenge Page.
Crossovers to other challenges are allowed and encouraged!
It’s an alphabet challenge!!! The challenge is to read one book that has a title starting with every letter of the alphabet.
You can drop the A’s and The’s from the book titles as shown below.
So there are two different ways you can set up your own A-Z Reading Challenge.
A – How I plan to do it: Make a list on your blog from A-Z. Throughout the year, as you go along, add the books you are reading to the list. Towards the end of the year, you can check and see which letters you are missing and find books to fit.
OR
B – Make a list now of 26 books, picking one for each letter of the alphabet.
HERE ARE MY BOOKS:
A - All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
B - The Bronze Horseman by Paulina Simons
C - The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
D - The Darkest Star by Jennifer Armentrout
E - Everything I Thought I Knew by Shannon Takaoka
F
G - Ghost Story by Peter Straub
H - The Husband by Dean Koontz
I - The Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley
J - Julius Winsome by Gerard Donovan
K
L - Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
M - A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
N - Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
O - Obsessed by Ted Dekker
P - The Prosecution Rests by multiple authors
Q
R - The Radleys by Matt Haig
S - The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
T - These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf
U
V - Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore
W - We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
X
Y - You Suck by Christopher Moore
Z - The Zookeepers Wife by Diane Ackerman
This is one of my favorite challenges, and after going through my mountain of books I am going to pick some to try and actually read this year...have to keep BOTM, Netgalley, Amazon and Sora at bay, lol. I don't want to bite off more than I can chew, so will start with the Mount Blanc challenge which is 24 books. I have more than that picked from my pile so far, so will list them and add as I go. Will hopefully continue to climb those peaks and make it way past this goal. The books I have chosen so far are:
So, this is my first year participating in this challenge. Guess it's time to start trying to decide what books and level I'm going to try and tackle. Any book suggestions appreciated. Here are the details:
For those of you who are new to the challenge, here's how it works. Our challenge is really kind of like five challenges in one. There are five tiers divided into 60 categories. We try to alternate the types in a way that gives a lot of variety and increases in difficulty. Tier one is generally the easier category. You can complete it tier by tier, pick the tiers you want, pick the categories you want, or go about it haphazardly (my preferred method). Tress prefers to plan hers out, so part of our releasing it early is to give other planners a chance to do so. You can find Tress's blog here. Your book format of choice is totally okay! And if you have a blog and want to drop a link in the comments, that is totally fine. If you don't want to, that's okay too. If you want to follow me on Goodreads or Twitter and tell me what you're reading, I'm all for it (if I don't respond on Twitter, it's not personal; I'm just terrible about being on Tweety-thing more than once or twice a week).
1.) Read a book obtained from Kindle Unlimited, Audible, Amazon First Reads, Paperback Swap, or the Library - Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
2.) Read a book under 400 pages - The Silent Friend by Diane Jeffrey
3.) Reread a book that makes you happy - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
4.) Read a stand-alone novel (not in a series) - Everything I Thought I Knew by Shannon Takaoka
5.) Read a book that starts with the letter D - Dangerous Women by Hope Adams
6.) Read a book that was recommended to you - The Other Side of the Door by Nicci French
7.) Read a book with the color white on the cover - The Last Secret You'll Ever Keep by Laurie Faria Stolarz
8.) Read a book where the main character is a High School or College Student
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 - House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus
11.) Read a book with exactly two words in the title - The Others by Sarah Blau
12.) Free Space! Pick any book! - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
13.) A book from https://www.whatshouldireadnext.com
14.) Read a Murder Mystery
15.) Read the first book in a series you've wanted to start
16.) Read a book that has a person on the cover
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)
19.) Read a book with a form of royalty in the title (Queen, King, Prince, Princess, etc.)
20.) Read a book you meant to read on last year's challenge
21.) Read a book by Barbara Cartland
22.) Read a book that takes place in Spring
23.) Read a book with the word Human/Person/People in the title
24.) Free space! Pick any book!
25.) Read a book by a Self Published author
26.) Read a book for under $5
27. Read a book from https://time.com/collection/100-best-fantasy-books/
28.) Read a book published in the 2010s
29.) Read a book from your favorite genre
30.) Read a book that has had at least three different covers
31.) Read a book that takes place in Europe
32.) Read a book by an author with the same first name as one of your grandparents
33.) Read a book where the main character is a magic user
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
36.) Free Space! Pick any book!
37.) Read the next book in a series you've started
38.) Read a book with an orange cover
39.) Read a book over 600 pages
40.) Read a book that uses the "Chosen One" trope
41.) Read a book where the main character is elderly
42.) Read a book with the letter V in the title or author's name
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
48.) Free space! Pick any book!
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
60.) Free space! Pick any book!