2021 Reading Challenge

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!