Amy’s Comments (group member since Jan 08, 2022)

Amy’s comments from the 2025 Reading Challenge group.

Fun challenge! I'm cutting it close. I'm in for 4/10 Here is what I have left...


Progress 2/4

1. February's birthstone is amethyst which is a purple quartz.
Read a book published in or set in February.
Published in February: Cleopatra and Frankenstein

2. Purple is often associated with mystery. Read a mystery or a book about something mystical.
Completed 2/6/23

3. Read a book about a musician/band/orchestra that is set in the 1960s or 1980s,
Daisy Jones & The Six

4. Purple is often liked by creative or eccentric people. Read a book featuring an artist/actor/musician or someone who is very eccentric.
Completed 2/25

FEBRUARY:

Purple People Eater Challenge - pledging 4 books
Prompts I'm completing:
1. February's birthstone is amethyst which is a purple quartz.
Read a book published in or set in February.
(Published in Feb)

2. Purple is often liked by creative or eccentric people.
Read a book featuring an artist/actor/musician or someone who is very eccentric.

3. Porphyrophobia is the fear of purple.
Read a scary book or a book set during a crisis.

4. Purple is often associated with mystery.
Read a mystery or a book about something mystical.



5. Purple Rain is a 1984 American film about rock music and Deep Purple is a rock band formed in 1968 during the flower child era.
Read a book about a musician/band/orchestra that is set in the 1960s or 1980s, OR read a book about a musician/band/orchestra that was written in the 1960s or 1980s. Prompt edited for clarification


6. The Color Purple is a prize winning American book by Alice Walker.
Read a book by an author of colour.


Additional reads:
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JANUARY - My reading line-up:

1. 4/5 - Excellent
2. 5/5 - Exceptional
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5. 4/5 Needs more editing
6. 4/5 Started so slow but grew on me

Goals for 2023:
* Read more than last year (50ish books)
* Read 2 TBR a month
* Play Book Genre BINGO to add variety
* Choose a monthly challenge and participate each month
* Have fun and journal the year!

Hi all! I'm Amy from Colorado in the USA. I'm going to try for 50ish books this year. I am an eclectic mood reader but gravitate toward magical realism, short story collections and historical fiction. Some of my best reads last year were:
West with Giraffes
The Strange Bird: A Borne Story
Orange World and Other Stories
Project Hail Mary
What Moves the Dead

I'm here for fun challenges and can't wait to meet some great people.