This will be the second year I have participated in this one. Last year, I'd originally signed up for the Baker's Dozen level, but after reaching that level in April, decided to upgrade to Fortnightly, and will be choosing that level again. The prompts are in the graphic below. Click the link above to see a larger image. I made it smaller to fit on my page.
Shapes and Colors
Primarily Black Cover: Crank--Ellen Hopkins
Shapeshifting Character: Kissed--Cameron Dokey
Author Whose Name is a Color: This Christmas--Jane Green
Shape on the Cover That Reminds You of a Rorschach Test: Black Sun--Rebecca Roanhorse
It's All Relative
"Father" in the Title: The Dogfather--Susan Conant
About an Estranged Family: American Royals--Katharine McGee
Would Share With a Child: The Courage of Sarah Noble--Alice Dalgliesh
Set in Your Grandparents' Era: His Majesty's Hope--Susan Elia MacNeal
Who's in Charge?
About an Empire: The Glittering Court--Richelle Mead
About a Cat: A Street Cat Named Bob--James Bowen
About a Social Movement: Harlem--Walter Dean Myers
About Being a First-Time Parent: Mrs. Bennet Has Her Say--Jane Juska
Things We Don't Talk About
Book by a Politician: The Truths We Hold--Kamala Harris
Book About Oppression: A Burning--Megha Majumdar
Book About Terminal Illness: The End of Your Life Book Club--Will Schwalbe
"Naked" in the Title: Dancing Naked...In Red Fuzzy Slippers--Carmen Richardson Rutlen
Challenges
Over 500 Pages: Queen of Air and Darkness--Cassandra Clare
Overcoming Obstacles: The Girl With the Louding Voice--Abi Dare
"Hard" in the Title: Hard Times--Charles Dickens
Set Aside in the Past Because It Was Hard to Get Into: Praise of Folly--Erasmus
Bringing the World Into Your Home
A Culture Other Than Your Own: Thirteen Senses--Victor Villaseñor
Book About Feng Shui: Feng-Shui--Ernest J. Eitel
About Taking in a Stranger: The End of the Dream--Ann Rule
About How Radio, Television, or the Internet Has Changed Us: Against the Machine--Lee Siegel
Picture This
Photograph on the Cover: From Scratch--Tembi Locke
Illustrated Book: The Corona Chronicles--Terrance T. Toth
Book by a Journalist or News Photographer: Fear--Bob Woodward
"Picture" in the Title: Pictures of Hollis Woods--Patricia Reilly Giff
Generations
Book About Flappers: The Edge of Town--Dorothy Garlock
Book About Millennials: Drive Me Crazy--Erin Downing
Book About Hippies: Hippie--Paulo Coelho
About Baby Boomers: Girls Like Us--Sheila Weller
Make 'Em Laugh
Pun in the Title: A Killer in the Rye--Delia Rosen
Funny Graphic Novel: Check, Please!: Hockey--Ngozi Ukazu
About a Comedian: If You Ask Me--Betty White
Someone Laughing on the Cover: Bel Canto--Ann Patchett
Swashbuckling
Sword on the Cover: Chain of Gold--Cassandra Clare
Rollicking Adventure Story: Elizabethan Lover--Barbara Cartland
Book About Pirates: How to Be a Pirate--Cressida Cowell
Map on the Cover: I Would Leave Me If I Could--Halsey
Reflections
Memoir: Untamed--Glennon Doyle
Self-Help Book: Roadmap to Redemption--Rebecca Bender
Mirror on the Cover: Mirror--Alexandra Day
Fiction Book About Reminiscing: We Were Liars--E. Lockhart
Drinking Game
Picture of an Alcoholic Beverage on the Cover: The Playboy--Carly Phillips
Cozy Mystery With a Beverage in the Title: Chamomile Mourning--Laura Childs
Title That Could Be a Drinking Game: Shades of Earl Grey--Laura Childs
Nonfiction Book About Alcohol: Girl Walks Out of a Bar--Lisa F. Smith
TBR Burners:
Book You're Excited to Read: One to Watch--Kate Stayman-London
Book Someone Gave to You That You Haven't Read Yet: Olive Kitteridge--Elizabeth Strout
Anything You Want: The White Stag--Kate Seredy
On TBR List More Than a Year: Twice Loved--LaVyrle Spencer
Those Bodies
Picture of an Ocean on the Cover: The Blue Bistro--Elin Hilderbrand
By a Celebrity Known for Body Positivity: Making the Cut--Jillian Michaels
Children's Book About Body Parts: What I Like About Me--Allia Zobel Nolan
Dead Body on the Cover: The Dove's Necklace--Raja Alem
Borrowing
A Fairy Tale or Myth in a Modern Setting: Never Look Back--Lilliam Rivera
A Book Borrowed From the Library: The Orange Cat Bistro--Nancy Linde
Book With a Character From a Different Book: The Seven-Per-Cent Solution--Nicholas Meyer
By an Author With a Pseudonym: The Santa Suit--Mary Kay Andrews
Crossing Boundaries:
Interracial Romance: The Vanishing Half--Brit Bennett
Immigrant Experience: Ties That Tether--Jane Igharo
About Reconciliation: Olive, Again--Elizabeth Strout
About Cross Dressing: Who Was Joan of Arc?--Pam Pollack
Occupations:
About a Librarian or Bookseller: Twelve Angry Librarians--Miranda James
Book About a Scientist: Lab Girl--Hope Jahren
Book About a Farmer: The Four Winds--Kristin Hannah
Written by a College Professor: Madness in Civilization--Andrew Scull
That Creepy Feeling:
Horror Story or Thriller: Girl on a Train--A.J. Waines
Insect on the Cover: Chain of Iron--Cassandra Clare
Monster on the Cover: Moldilocks and the Three Scares--Lynne Marie
About Something That Scares You: The Silent Girls--Eric Rickstad
Ways to Die
True Crime Murder Story: The Last Days of John Lennon--James Patterson
About Dealing With Suicide: I Never Promised You a Rose Garden--Joanne Greenberg
"Poison" in the Title: The Poisonwood Bible-Barbara Kingslover
Knife on the Cover: The Invisible Code--Christopher Fowler
Putting 2020 Behind Us
Crowded Cover: Junior High Drama--Louise Simonson
Book About Recovery or Self-Care: To Love and Let Go--Rachel Brathen
"Better" in the Title: The Better Liar--Tanen Jones
Set After a Major World Event: Voices From Chernobyl--Svetlana Alexievich
Favorites
From a Celebrity Favorite List: The Alice Network--Kate Quinn
A Favorite Author: Hello, Summer--Mary Kay Andrews
Favorite Color on the Cover: The Roommate--Rosie Danan
A Favorite Genre (Memoir): Touched by the Sun--Carly Simon
The Tools of Writing
Paperback Book: The Wedding Dress--Rachel Hauck
"Words" in the Title: Fighting Words--Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Typewriter on the Cover: The Poetry of Strangers--Brian Sonia-Wallace
"Deadline" in the Title: Deadline--Chris Crutcher
Where You Sleep at Night
About a Hotel: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet--Jamie Ford
"House" in the Title: The Cider House Rules--John Irving
Cabin on the Cover: On the Banks of Plum Creek--Laura Ingalls Wilder (reread)
About a Haunted House: Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House--M.C. Beaton
Plaids
Kilt on the Cover: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You--Ally Carter
Plaid Cover: The Raven's Moon--Susan King
By Someone From Scotland: Ace of Spades--Faridah Abike-Iyimide
Flannel Shirt on the Cover: Barracoon--Zora Neale Hurston
Shh...
"Secret" in the Title: The Secret Garden--Frances Hodgson Burnett
Children's Book About Bedtime: Way Past Bedtime--Tara Lazar
Book With a Peaceful Cover: The Summer's End--Mary Alice Monroe
About Secret Societies/Clubs: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Volume 1--Shiro Amano
Weather
Nonfiction Book About a Weather-Related Disaster: Isaac's Storm--Erik Larson
Picture of a Clear Blue Sky on the Cover: Same Beach, Next Year--Dorothea Benton Frank
Comforts You on a Rainy Day: Mooncakes--Suzanne Walker
"Snow" in the Title: Let It Snow--John Green
Wildcards
Collection of Essays: Disability Visibility--Alice Wong (ed.)
2021 Release: Everybody Fights--Kim and Penn Holderness
Two or More Authors: Sanctuary--Paola Mendoza & Abby Sher
Book by an Author Under 30: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit--Jeanette Winterson (26 when published)
Comic Book: Kyle's Little Sister--BonHyung Jeong
Challenge absolutely complete on December 19
1 comment:
Given your reading habits I suspect you could easily manage the top tier in any of your challenges.
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