2021 Reading Challenge at Melbourne Mama

 Another I decided to join. Don't know how much longer we will be on lockdown, so why not? This is a new one to me.

MUST READ BOOKS FOR 2021 READING CHALLENGE

• A book with 21 letters in the title: Queen of Air and Darkness--Cassandra Clare
• A book by an Australian author: Jane in Love--Rachel Givney
• A book recommended by a family member: The Valley of Horses--Jean M. Auel
• A bestseller from the 1980s: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit--Jeanette Winterson
• A book set in a country that you’ve always wanted to visit: From Scratch--Tembi Locke
• A book you borrowed or received as a gift: Abide With Me--Elizabeth Strout
• A book with more than 500 pages: Credo--Melvyn Bragg
• A bestseller from 2020: The 20th Victim--James Patterson
• A book you want to read based purely on the cover: Ties That Tether--Jane Igharo
• A book you currently own but have not read: Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend--Matthew Dicks
• A book recommended by a celebrity: Olive, Again--Elizabeth Strout
• A book that I’ve read for this challenge (search #mmreadingchallenge2021 on Instagram or Facebook): Anxious People--Frederik Backman

EXTRA BOOKS TO READ

• A book that will improve your life: Feng-Shui--Ernest J. Eitel
• A book with a person’s name in the title: Cordelia--Winston Graham
• A book that’s been on your TBR pile for a long time: A Killer in the Rye--Delia Rosen
• A book written by a first time author: My Dark Vanessa--Kate Elizabeth Russell
• A book was written by a famous author who you have never read before: Absalom, Absalom!--William Faulkner
• A book being made in to a movie this year: The Queen's Gambit--Walter Tevis

Challenge completed on November 26

2021 Reading Challenge @ Foggy Pine Books

 Decided to do this one again.

1. Epistolary Novel: The History of Emily Montague--Frances Brooke
2. Set on a Different Planet: Black Sun--Rebecca Roanhorse
3. About Mythology: Never Look Back--Lilliam Rivera
4. Historical Fiction Takes Place After 1900 (And Not Set in WW1 or WW2): Ziggy, Stardust and Me--James Brandon
5. Local Nonfiction (Local = State You Reside): Miracles and Grace in an Unlikely Place--Charisse Tyson (reread)
6. Romance by BIPOC Author: Finding Yvonne--Brandy Colbert
7. Memoir About Travel: The Hare With Amber Eyes--Edmund De Waal
8. Graphic Novel by Trans/Nonbinary Author/Illustrator: A Map to the Sun--Sloane Leong
9. A Manga: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Volume 1--Shiro Amano
10. Latinx Author: Clap When You Land--Elizabeth Acevedo
11. Passes the Bechdel Test: Heartless--Gail Carriger
12. Nonfiction Book About Climate Change: Isaac's Storm--Erik Larson
13. Non-American Author: Cordelia--Winston Graham
14. By an Activist: Assata: An Autobiography--Assata Shakur
15. YA Novel: The Siren--Kiera Cass 
16. Book With a Yellow Cover: The Playboy--Carly Phillips
17. Nonfiction Title About any Historic Event That Interests You: Code Girls--Liza Mundy
18. Southern Gothic Novel: Lost Soul, Be At Peace--Maggie Thrash
19. Indigenous Author: Empire of the Summer Moon--S.C. Gwynne
20. Middle-Grade Graphic Novel: Junior High Drama--Louise Simonson
21. Finalist for 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction: Girl, Woman, Other--Bernardine Evaristo
22. "Love" in the Title: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You--Ally Carter

Extra Credit:

1. Collection of Short Stories: My Man Jeeves--P.G. Wodehouse
2. Book of Poetry by a Queer Poet: Sister Outsider--Audre Lorde

Challenge completed on December 9

One More Day

Some cartoons to say it all. 

Blydyn Square Books 2021 Reading Challenge

 I first did this challenge in 2018, and was not aware of it taking place again until now. 

• Season in the Title: Hello, Summer--Mary Kay Andrews
• Color in the Title: Black Ribbon--Susan Conant
• Body of Water in the Title: On the Banks of Plum Creek--Laura Ingalls Wilder (reread)
• Last Name in the Title: Olive Kitteridge--Elizabeth Strout
• At Least 300 Pages: Cordelia--Winston Graham
• Children's Book: Caddie Woodlawn--Carol Ryrie Brink
• About Religion: Abide With Me--Elizabeth Strout
• Discusses Illness/Disease: Disability Visibility--Alice Wong (ed.)
• Major Character Dies: Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend--Mathew Dicks
• Place Name: Harlem--Walter Dean Myers
• Supposed to Read in School: Absalom, Absalom!--William Faulkner

Challenge completed on September 4

Only Four Days Now...

This video is a few months old, but I only discovered it yesterday: 

 

 And I want to repost this video (in case some of you haven't already seen it):

 

Quiz: The Popsicle Test

I agree with most of this one. Click for quiz.

You Are Open Hearted

You are patient and focused. You are good at sticking with projects and following instructions.
You like to blend in. Standing out in the crowd is overrated.

You are a spiritual soul. You are a person who tries to find meaning in everything, and you often do.
You dislike working with theories. You are more concerned with the practicalities of life.

2021 Reading Challenge @Debbie Macomber on Twitter

 Another I want to join. 

January:  Ravished--Amanda Quick

February: The 20th Victim--James Patterson

March: Untamed--Glennon Doyle

April: The Vanishing Half--Brit Bennett

May: The Wedding Dress--Rachel Hauck

June: Olive Kitteridge--Elizabeth Strout

July: Touched by the Sun--Carly Simon

August: The Quiet American--Graham Greene

September: Teardrop--Lauren Kate

October: Let's Pretend This Never Happened--Jenny Lawson

November: His Majesty's Hope--Susan Elia MacNeal

December: Jingle All the Way--Debbie Macomber

Challenge completed on December 5