2024 Reading Challenge @Blydyn Square Books

 Doing this one again.

1. Won a major award: Flights--Olga Tokarczuk
2. Person's name in the title: The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez--Adrianna Cuevas
3. Something supernatural happens: Weyward--Emilia Hart
4. Profession (e.g., doctor, magician) in the title: Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker--Jennifer Chiaverini
5. Blue cover or spine: If You're Out There--Katy Loutzenhiser
6. Set in the 20th century: The Magnolia Palace--Fiona Davis
7. Biography or memoir: Paris: The Memoir--Paris Hilton
8. Book where no one dies: A Kind of Spark--Elle McNicoll
9. Set in a foreign country (foreign to you): City of Darkness and Light--Rhys Bowen
10. Book with a subtitle: Another Kind of Madness--Stephen P. Hinshaw
11. Children's book: My Video Game Ate My Homework--Dustin Hansen
12. Set in a major European city: The Paris Apartment--Lucy Foley 
13. Written before 1980: Watership Down--Richard Adams
14. Female protagonist: The Address--Fiona Davis
15. A sad book: Every Last Word--Tamara Ireland Stone
16. Focused on a family: Young Jane Young--Gabrielle Zevin
17. Mentions food or cooking: Rebel Chef--Dominique Crenn
18. Child as a major character: Greenglass House--Kate Milford
19. Been meaning to read for a long time: By the Light of the Study Lamp--Carolyn Keene
20. Been a bestseller: It Starts With Us--Colleen Hoover
21. Book you've never heard of before: The Cat Who Saved Books--Sosuke Natsukawa
22. By a favorite author: Summer Secrets--Jane Green
23. Set in a small town: The Jane Austen Society--Natalie Jenner
24. Book where two people fall in love: It Ends With Us--Colleen Hoover

Challenge completed on June 10

2024 Foodies Read

 Another favorite is now up.

My Books:

1. Fatally Frosted--Jessica Beck
2. Death by Cherry Chocolate Cheesecake--Sarah Graves
3. Sugar and Spice--Sarah Mlynowski
4. Rebel Chef--Dominique Crenn
5. Vanity Fare--Megan Caldwell
6. Life is Sweet--Elizabeth Bass
7. Evil Eclairs--Jessica Beck
8. Fry Bread--Kevin Noble Maillard
9. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store--James McBride
10. Powdered Peril--Jessica Beck  
11. Last Call--Elon Green

Calling challenge complete on December 30

My Year In Reading 2023

 

76,363

pages read

261

books read

Jamie Ghione

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Shortest Book

18

pages

Longest Book

1,070

pages

Average book length in 2023

 

292

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The highlights from my Goodreads page. My last book of the year was Cherry Ames, Student Nurse, finished this afternoon. Can't wait to begin again for next year! 

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The Nerd Daily’s 2024 Reading Challenge

 Another I have been doing for years now.

1. 2024 adaptation: It Ends With Us--Colleen Hoover
2. Recommended by the Nerd Daily: Something Wilder--Christina Lauren
3. Features your a favorite trope: Life is Sweet--Elizabeth Bass
4. Cover without people: If You're Out There--Katy Loutzenhiser
5. An author you love: It's Better This Way--Debbie Macomber
6. Title stars with C or M: The Cat Who Saved Books--Sosuke Natsukawa
7. Co-authored or anthology: The Magical Reality of Nadia--Bassem Youssef & Catherine R. Daly
8. Four-word title: Summers at the Saint--Mary Kay Andrews
9. Judge a book by its cover: Euphoria--Lily King
10. Set in a city: Behold the Dreamers--Imbolo Mbue
11. Gifted to you: Sourdough Sagas--Herbert L. Heller
12. Between 395-435 pages: The Girl From the Train--Irma Joubert
13. Set in the past or future: The Pilgrim's Progress--John Bunyan
14. By an indie author or from an indie bookstore: This Wound is a World--Billy-Ray Belcourt
15. Bought whilst on holiday: Girls Save the World in This One--Ash Parsons
16. Author starting with S: Leap of Faith--Danielle Steel
17. Title is silver: The Leper of St. Giles--Ellis Peters
18. Standalone: The Black Flamingo--Dean Atta
19. Retelling: Never Cry Werewolf--Heather Davis
20. Started but never finished: Snow White With the Red Hair 1--Sorata Akiduki
21. Debut author: The Fabulous Zed Watson!--Basil Sylvester
22. Has a map: Songs of Willow Frost--Jamie Ford
23. Purple on cover: XOXO--Axie Oh
24. Relevant topics: Another Kind of Madness--Stephen P. Hinshaw
25. Set in spring: Five Survive--Holly Jackson
26. Final installment in a series: It Starts With Us--Colleen Hoover
27. Author new to you: The Spanish Love Deception--Elena Armas
28. Won an award in 2022: The Paris Apartment--Lucy Foley
29. Historical or non-fiction: Into the Wild--Jon Krakauer
30. Features royalty: Red Queen--Victoria Aveyard
31. Recommended by a bookstore: The Idiot--Elif Batuman
32. Don't judge a book by its cover: Check & Mate--Ali Hazelwood
33. Blue spine: Summer Secrets--Jane 
34. Hybrid genre: The Fiery Cross--Diana Gabaldon
35. From our #readwithpride series: All That's Left in the World--Erik J. Brown
36. Different culture: Killers of the Flower Moon--David Grann
37. Quoted by an author you like: Remote Control--Nnedi Okorafor
38. Released in January 2024: Come & Get It--Kiley Reid
39. About an author or artist: Savage Beauty--Nancy Milford
40. Author surname starts with T: Flights--Olga Tokarczuk
41. Picked by a loved one: The Jane Austen Society--Natalie Jenner
42. Looks spooky: The House in the Pines--Ana Reyes
43. Fantasy or romance: The Summer Getaway--Susan Mallery
44. A 2023 release you neglected: River Sing Me Home--Eleanor Shearer
45. Book you nothing  little about: By the Light of the Study Lamp--Carolyn Keene
46. Less than 300 pages: Winter Stroll--Elin Hilderbrand
47. Protagonist starting with B: Where'd You Go, Bernadette--Maria Semple (reread)
48. Features a special event: The Sentence--Louise Erdrich
49. Released in July 2024: The Days I Loved You Most--Amy Neff
50. A sequel: Summer on Sag Harbor--Sunny Hostin
51. Features two perspectives: She's Too Pretty to Burn--Wendy Heard
52. Cover with three people: Burn for Burn--Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian

Challenge completed on December 30

What’s in a Name? 2024

 Another favorite is now up. 

1. Double letters: Fatally Frosted--Jessica Beck
2. An NFL team: Emma Brown--Clare Boylan
3. A natural disaster: The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez--Adrianna Cuevas
4. A virtue: Leap of Faith--Danielle Steel
5. A shape: Branded by the Pink Triangle--Ken Setterington
6. Footwear: In Her Shoes--Jennifer Weiner

Challenge completed on July 27

Four Moon Reading Challenge 2024

 Doing this one again, posted on the host's Instagram.

1. More than one face on the cover: Burn for Burn--Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian
2. Indie book: This Wound is a World--Billy-Ray Belcourt
3. Write a review for any one (or more if you wish) of the books you've read for this challenge: The Music Shop--Rachel Joyce (review)
4. Memoir or biography of someone who interests you: The Story of My Life--Helen Keller
5. Cartoon cover: Happy Place--Emily Henry
6. Book that has been or will be made into a movie: It Ends With Us--Colleen Hoover
7. Book you hope becomes a movie: The Book of Second Chances--Katherine Slee
8. The letters, R, S, T, L, N and E on the cover: Winter Stroll--Elin Hilderbrand
9. Reread a childhood favorite: These Happy Golden Years--Laura Ingalls Wilder
10. Read a book you wish you'd had as a child/teen/young adult: Close to the Edge--Gloria D. Miklowitz
11. Grey cover: Thunderstruck--Erik Larson
12. Heard about on social media: Check & Mate--Ali Hazelwood
13. Been on your TBR 5+ years: The Fiery Cross--Diana Gabaldon
14. Book from the Rory Gilmore Reading list: Savage Beauty--Nancy Milford
15. A thrifted or gifted book: Scandal--Amanda Quick
16. Chest on the cover: The Leper of St. Giles--Ellis Peters
17. Odd number in the title: Five Survive--Holly Jackson
18. Between 350-375 pages: Red Queen--Victoria Aveyard
19. Graphic novel: With a Dog AND Cat, Every Day is Fun, Volume 1--Hidekichi Matsumoto
20. Wordless book: Look Book--Tana Hoban
21. Free Space: Life is Sweet--Elizabeth Bass
22. Most recently purchased book (or the last book you borrowed): It's Better This Way--Debbie Macomber
23. Book that had made others cry, or laugh out loud if you don't want to cry: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry--Rachel Joyce
24. Beverage on the cover: The Kept Woman--Susan Donovan
25. 4-star rating or higher on Goodreads: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store--James McBride
26. On Four Moon Reviews Top Books of 2023 list: The Best We Could Do--Thi Bui
27. Book based on its 1-star reviews: The Summer I Turned Pretty--Jenny Han
28. Book about a family: Garden Spells--Sarah Addison Allen
29. Published the year you were born: The First Four Years--Laura Ingalls Wilder (reread)
30. Randomize your TBR (use a TBR jar, dice or any other method and choose a random book): Patty Jane's House of Curl--Lorna Lindvik
31. Book involving a mythical creature: Bo's Magical New Friend--Rebecca Elliott
32. Sci-fi or fantasy: Tess of the Road--Rachel Hartman
33. Published in 2004: Lilibet--Carolly Erickson
34. Published in 2014: Greenglass House--Kate Milford
35. Published in 2024: Funny Story--Emily Henry
36. Book involving an animal: The Cat Who Saved Books--Sosuke Natsukawa
37. Book recommended for your zodiac sign: Briarheart--Mercedes Lackey
38. Thought-provoking book: Into the Wild--Jon Krakauer
39. Book with dual timelines: The Address--Fiona Davis
40. With a main character over 50 years old: Young Jane Young--Gabrielle Zevin

Challenge completed on November 12