2020 Reading Challenges

Posted August 26, 2020 in Reading / 0 Comments

I know it is a little late in the year to be doing a post on 2020 reading challenges, but here I am. I have, apparently, been slacking in the realm of the blog and now I am trying to return to some normalcy here… and that means reading challenges. If you have been a long-time reader of the blog, you know I love a good reading challenge… and so here goes…

Last Updated: 29 December 2020

1. Annual Goodreads Challenge

I have actually not been reading very much at all. *hides face* 2016 was the last year I did a reading challenge post… *eek* But I HAVE been reading… a little bit at least. My 2016 Goodreads goal was 100, 2017 was 75, 2018 was 40, 2019 was 20, and this year the goal is 25… but I really do hope to pass that!

The list of books for this reading challenge can be found on My Bookshelf page where I list all the books I read each year.

2. 2020 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge hosted by Escape with Dollycas

This is a fun challenge where the goal is to read one book for each letter of the alphabet. Typically it is for books starting with that letter but I make exceptions for some of the harder letters to find.

List of Books

13/26

A:
B: The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll
C: Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
D:
E:
F: The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
G: Getting Things Done by David Allen
H: The Home Edit by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin
I: In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden
J:
K:
L: Living Memento Mori by Emily DeArdo
M: Masquerade at Middlecrest Abbey by Abigail Wilson
N: Nothing Short of Wondrous by Regina Scott
O: The Orphan’s Wish by Melanie Dickerson
P:
Q: The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
R:
S: Smoke in the Sunby Renee Ahdieh
T: Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce
U:
V:
W: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
X:
Y:
Z:

3. 2020 Color Coded Reading Challenge hosted by My Reader’s Block

This is a fun challenge that is an attempt to read nine books that fit the different color categories. The color can either be in the name or the main color on the cover. This is always a fun one to try.

List of Books

8/9

Blue: The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
Red: Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
Yellow: The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
Green: Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
Brown: Becoming Women of the Word by Sarah Christmyer
Black: The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll
White: Living Memento Mori by Emily DeArdo
Other Color: Smoke in the Sunby Renee Ahdieh
Implies Color:

4. 2020 What’s In A Name Reading Challenge hosted by Carolina Book Nook

I have participated in this challenge in the past and always found it fun to see how many of the books I read fit the categories. I tend not to read just to fit the categories but more just fit what I already read into the categories.

List of Books

5/6

An Ampersand (&):
An Antonym: The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
4 Letters or Less: Son by Lois Lowry
A Given/First Name: Isaiah’s Legacy by Mesu Andrews
A Reference to Children: The Orphan’s Wish by Melanie Dickerson
One of the Four Natural Elements (Water, Air, Earth, Fire): Smoke in the Sun by Renee Ahdieh

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