My Year in Reading

 Here are my Goodreads reading stats for 2022:

80,461

pages read

278

books read

Jamie Ghione

Shortest Book

18

pages

Longest Book

1,059

pages

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Can't wait to begin again tomorrow! I'm still waiting for some challenges to post so I can sign up. I decided to skip a few I had done for the last few years. There was one I had been doing whose blog has been down for a while now.

I was only two books short of tying my 2021 total. 

My least popular book of 2022 was this one, by someone from my hometown. Another I read that also had no other reviews was this, also by someone in my home town, who was originally from New Jersey.

Staying Home for New Year's Eve

 Even before the pandemic hit, I had pretty much given up on going out on New Year's Eve. And once again, I will be staying home this year. Fear of getting sick (This happened the last time I was out at a bar on New Year's Eve; though I have since gotten flu shots) and fear of excessively large crowds are just two factors in my decision. And it has been raining in my neck of the woods. That certainly puts a damper on going out. It's hard for me just to get to the store in the rain! 

I don't feel I'm missing much by staying home. I don't even plan on watching the ball drop.

And here is some NYE humor.  Have a good one, everyone, whatever you are doing.

Feminist Reading Challenge 2023

 Doing this one again, at Instagram.

1. Read a book for #JanuaryinJapan: Tokyo Dreaming--Emiko Jean
2. A book by Jamaica Kincaid
3. A graphic nonfiction work: Almost American Girl--Robin Ha
4. A book by a writer from Oceania
5. Poetry by a woman of color
6. A feminist essay collection: White Women--Regina Jackson
7. About sex work
8. A book inspired by a fairytale from a country that is not your own
9. Historical fiction from a South-East Asian writer 
10. About mental health
11. A queer love story 
12. Fantasy by a woman of color
13. A memoir by an African writer
14. By an Arab writer
15. Feminist work in translation 
16. A multi-generational family saga: Three Sisters, Three Queens--Philippa Gregory 
17. A book under 150 pages 
18. A short story collection
19. By a disabled writer
20. By a Black British writer: Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems--Warsan Shire
21. About nature 
22. Published by a Black female writer before 1980
23. By a trans author / with trans rep

2023 Book to Movie (and TV) Reading Challenge

 

Doing this one again.

My books:

1. They Both Die at the End--Adam Silvera

The Nerd Daily’s 2023 Reading Challenge

 Doing this one again.

1. Recommended by the Nerd Daily:
2. 2023 adaptation:
3. A sequel: Tokyo Dreaming--Emiko Jean
4. Illustrated cover: Jackie & Me--Louis Bayard
5. Debut author:
6. Title starts with K or N:
7. Translated book:
8. Romance or Horror:
9. Quoted by an author you like:
10. Coming-of-age story:
11. Protagonist starts with S:
12. Surname could be a first name: Three Sisters, Three Queens--Philippa Gregory
13. Standalone:
14. Book you know nothing about:
15. Thrifted or gifted:
16. Award-winning book:
17. Orange spine:
18. Guilty pleasure:
19. Set in a small town: Tending Roses--Lisa Wingate
20. Author you love: Beach House Reunion--Mary Alice Monroe
21. Between 380-430 pages:
22. Released in August 2023:
23. 2022 release you neglected:
24. Opposite side of the world:
25. Sun, moon or stars on the cover:
26. Recommended by bookstore:
27. Book with illustrations inside: The Green Ember--S.D. Smith
28. Told from three perspectives:
29. Sports or space:
30. Two-word title:
31. Silver on cover:
32. A bilingual character:
33. Set in the summer:
34. From our #readwithpride series:
35. Indie author:
36. Chapters have titles:
37. Selected by family or friend:
38. Romantic interest starts with M:
39. Author new to you: The Ex Talk--Rachel Lynn Solomon
40. Dual timelines: Lost Autumn--Mary-Rose MacColl
41. Author starting with L:
42. Title without "The":
43. Middle grade or nonfiction:
44. Flora on cover: This is Where We Live--Janelle Brown
45. Released in March 2023:
46. #ownvoices author:
47. Holiday that isn't Christmas:
48. #booktok recommendation:
49. Anthology: Matchup--Lee Child (ed.)
50. Historical or fantasy:
51. Book 15 years older than you:
52. Features an animal:

Fairytale Reading Challenge

Doing this one again at Charity Rau.

This is a laid back challenge – you can read a retelling or the original fairytale. Some people also like to do the added challenge of watching a movie or tv show based on each fairytale. 

JAN: Snow White and the Seven Robots--Stewart Ross

FEB:  The Twelve Dancing Princesses--Jane Werner Watson

MARCH:

APRIL:

MAY:

JUNE:

JULY:

AUG:

SEPT:

OCT:

NOV:

DEC:

Happy Holidays

 Hope you have a happy holiday season. Only one week till the new year!

Reading Challenge: #ReadQueerly2023

Doing this one again at Enthralled Bookworm. Will read as many book and fill as many of the squares as possible.

My Books:

1. They Both Die at the End--Adam Silvera (Bi MC)
2. The Ex Talk--Rachel Lynn Solomon
3. White Women--Regina Jackson
4. Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems--Warsan Shire (Poetry)

Christmas Eve--Still More Humor

 

Seinfeld Festivus

The 2023 Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge

Once again doing this one, and setting my level at Fortnightly. I will then see how much further I get with the list. Click above to see  larger image of the graphic below.

Standards

A Classic

A Mystery

A Historical Fiction Book

A Thriller

Lost and Found

About a missing person:

About a civilization that no longer exists

About self-discovery

Book you find on your TBR list

Hobbies

About a hobby you do or would like to do

Cozy mystery with a hobby-related pun title

Memoir or biography about someone with an unusual hobby

A book from your "collection"

Who Wrote That

Twofer: two books by the same author using different names (counts as

two books)

An author you have always wanted to read

A local author

Series or Not

Read (or re-read so you remember it) the first book in a series

The second book in a series

Any book from a series

A standalone book

Cuddly and Cute

Book by an author you'd like to hug

Toy on the cover

Book that makes you think of warm fires and cozy beds

Pair of slippers on the cover

Regarding the Moon

The word "tide" in the title

A moon on the cover: They Both Die at the End--Adam Silvera

About a werewolf

A word in the title that rhymes with "moon" or "moony"

The Number Four

Book published in a year that contains a 4

Book about a cult: Parable of the Talents--Octavia E. Butler

Author whose first or last name is only four letters

Four-word title

Preparing for the Robot Uprising

"Machine" or "mechanic" in the title

About rocket science

Book with a cyborg, robot or AI character: Snow White and the Seven Robots--Stewart Ross

Steampunk book

Road Trips

Name of a street or highway in the title

Luggage on the front cover

Travel memoir

Car, truck or bus on the cover

Initial Impression

Go ahead--choose a book because of its cover

Author with initials in their name: The Green Ember--S.D. Smith

A book your initial reaction to is "I know I'll love this"

Book you expect will expand your initial knowledge of a subject

Weather or Not

Picture of a foggy street on the cover

"Chill" in the title

Nonfiction book about a natural disaster or weather event

Book set in winter

Not As It Seems

Fiction with a real person as the protagonist: Jackie & Me--Louis Bayard

Book with an animal on the cover that is not that animal

Book title that begins with "how to" that is not a "how to" book

Book written by an author using a psedonym of the opposite gender

Taking a Flying Leap

Person jumping on the cover

Book you want to dive into

Memoir or biographe of a "daredevil"

About taking chances

Sparkles and Glitter

Gem in the title

Book whose cover makes you think of a middle school girl

Memoir by someone who might use glitter regularly

Gold writing on the cover

Matching

Book with a color that matches your shirt (on the day you start it)

About marriage

About twins

About something that can be lit by a match

Love Them Critters

Author who has a pet listed in their bio

"Lion," "elephant," or "mouse" in the title

House pet on the cover

Book you would wrestle from the jaws of a tiger to read

Shakespeare-Inspired

Romeo and Juliet: Balcony on the cover

Midsummer's Night's Dream: About fairies

Sonnets: Book of poetry

Macbeth: Set in Scotland: Three Sisters, Three Queens--Philippa Gregory

Bucket List

Elderly protagonist

book you definitely want to read before you die

Beach on the cover

About a place you want to visit

Spirits

About alcoholic beverages

About ghosts

A book you hope will soothe your soul

Super cheerful person on the cover

Museums

Natural History: Book with dinosaurs in it

Art: Well-known painting on the cover

Children's: Protagonist 12 or younger

Maritime: About ships or sailing 

Dinner Time!

Restaurant on the cover

Book you'd skip a dinner date for

Book off a "Sizzling Summer Reads" list

Book you've been waiting to gobble up

Roots 

About going home

Tree on the cover

"Teeth" in the title

About our ancestors

The Darkness Around Us

Book that employs dark humor 

A "noir" book

Set someplace that has a "long night" during winter 

About finding hope when life is challenging 

Ain't That Sweet

Nonfiction book about sugar

With an adorable cover 

"Ain't" or "sweet" in the title

Set in a bakery or sweet shop

Music

Instrument in the title 

Title that is a song name: Back in Black--Lori Foster

Musical notes on the cover

Memoir by a singer or musician

Wildcards

Book set in the 1800s

Book you can read in a day: Almost American Girl--Robin Ha

Book you wish you had written

Chess piece on the cover

Translated from a different language 

2023 Bingo Reading Challenge @ My Reader's Journey

 Another new one to me. I like the prompts on this one. A Harder version of the prompts is also available.

Bingo Challenge Normal Mode

First Row

Detective: Book with a mystery.

1,2 in a series. – First OR second book in a series

500+ Pages

Rainbow heart: LGBT+ or BIPOC

Novella

Second Row

3,4,5 in a series – third, OR fourth, OR fifth book in a series.

Red, Pink, Orange Cover or Spine: The Ex Talk--Rachel Lynn Solomon

3 Books: On your physical bookshelf

Number in the Title

Ufo: Spaceship on the cover or with aliens.

Third Row

Black, Grey, White Cover or Spine

Audiotape: Audiobook or, if you don’t like audiobooks, a book in a genre you usually don’t read: Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems--Warsan Shire

Free Space

Many Books: A book part of a series: Beach House Reunion--Mary Alice Monroe

A Book out of your comfort zone.

Fourth Row

Rabbit: Animal or Rabbit on the cover: The Green Ember--S.D. Smith

Green, Purple, Yellow Cover or Spine: Tokyo Dreaming--Emiko Jean

Record: A book published before you were born

I didn’t buy this one – A book from the library or an ARC: Lost Autumn--Mary-Rose MacColl 

Poetry, Nonfiction or Graphic Novel: Almost American Girl--Robin Ha

Fifth Row

A book by an author you never read before

Knot: Book with a twist.

Reread or favorite author.

Castle: Fantasy, Romance or Castle on the cover

One Book: A standalone: This is Where We Live--Janelle Brown

23 Books in 2023 @Storygraph

I still don't use Storygraph, but saw this challenge via one of the people who signed up for my Memoir Challenge. This sounds like a good one. The original post at Storygraph is here.

1. A book published in 2023
2.  book with a gray cover The 23rd element on the periodic table is vanadium, a silvery-gray metal
3. The third book in a series
4. A book by an author who shares your birthday The birthday paradox suggests that in a data sample of only 23 people, there is a 50% chance that two people will share a birthday.
5.  A book that starts with the letter W W is the 23rd letter of the alphabet: White Women--Regina Jackson
6. A book told from three perspectives or with three points of view
7.  A book with a tricycle or other child-related object on the cover
8.  A book related to crime or about a crime The number 3 is written with a flat top to prevent fraud
9. A book with a prime number in the title  23 is a prime number: Three Sisters, Three Queens--Philippa Gregory
10.  A book that has been made into a movie 
11. A book by William Shakespeare or a retelling Shakespeare was thought to be born on the 23rd, died on the 23rd, and Caeser was stabbed 23 times
12. A book with a rabbit on the cover or in the title 2023 is the year of the rabbit: The Green Ember--S.D. Smith
13.  A book containing a sport NHL legend Bob Nystrom, NBA’s Michael Jordan, and soccer superstar David Beckham all wore/wear the number 23 jersey (or so I read hahaha): Back in Black--Lori Foster
14. A book that won the Nobel Prize In honor of John Forbes Nash, a mathematician who won the Nobel Prize and was fascinated with the number 23
15. A book about a religion you don't practice The number 23 is a holy number in some religions
16. A book written in verse or containing poetry  In an ode to the 3 little pigs, 3 blind mice, 3 bears... 
17.  A book with a triangle (or pointed building/house) on the cover
18. A book set in at least three different cities 
19.  A book with shiny details on the cover, or a title containing a shiny synonym 
20. A book with a title containing a word you don't know In honor of icositrigon - a 23-sided polygon
21. A book containing Latin or that has been translated to or from Latin There are 23 letters in the classic Latin alphabet 
22.  A book about the body, medicine, or science 23 chromosomes
23.  A book that makes you happy  23 is a happy number