Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Excited to begin 2020, grouping my books for next year's reading challenges! I have not been able to complete challenges in the past, even though I try (due to being in grad school). I enjoy challenges and reading comments from other readers and look forward to being introduced to new books. I am challenging myself to step out of my comfort zone and open new avenues of Authors and Genres.

This year's goal is set to read 50 books. 9/50

MY 2020 READING GOALS.
Complete the books I already own - personal goal read two books from TBR before buying another one (news years resolution)
Read more books from authors I have not read
Make time for self-care by allowing time to read!

THE CHALLENGES I'LL BE DOING.
1- A-Z title challenge
2- Pop-sugar 2020 Reading Challenge
3- TBR Jar
4- Let's Turn Pages 2020
5- Color Challenge
6- Clear the Shelves
7- New to You 2020
8- TBR Twins - January - COMPLETED
9- Monthly Challenge - January - COMPLETED
10- Jan/March Quarterly Challenge - meet us at the book-shop - COMPLETED
11- Marathon Challenge - January - COMPLETED
12- Best Book of the Month
13- Group Read
14- New Release Challenge
15- The Wedding Challenge
16-Celebration of Chinese New Year - COMPLETED
17- Rainbow challenge
18- February monthly challenge - clean out your computer day - --------------------------------------COMPLETED
19- February monthly challenge - love/hate challenge - COMPLETED
20- February monthly challenge - have book will travel
21- February monthly challenge - 5 love languages -COMPLETED

Pop-sugar 2020
Goal 25. 14/25

1 - (47) A book with more than 20 letters in its title -Holly Banks Full of Angst
2- (35) A book with a three-word title - The Library Book
3- (48) A book published in the 20th century - The Sunday Lunch Club
4- (23) A book that won an award in 2019 - The Immortalists
5- (38.)A book by or about a journalist - The Imperfectionists
6- (20)A book you picked because the title caught your attention -
Paris For One & Other Stories
7- (6) A Bildungsroman - Little Women
8- (29) A book with a bird on the cover - The Astonishing Color of After
9- (10.)A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - Happy People Read and Drink Coffee
10-(33) A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - Don't Worry, Life is Easy
11- (1) A book that's published in 2020 - American Dirt
12- (16) A book that has a book on the cover - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
13- (32) Book by a Woman of Color - The Wedding Date
14- (32) A book by a WOC - The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

COLOR CHALLENGE This looks like fun
Goal: 18. 12/18

1- (3) Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...). The Library Book
2- (9) Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...). Holly Banks Full of Angst
3. (7) Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...). The Sunday Lunch Club
4. (11) Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...). The Immortalists
5. (12) Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...). The Imperfectionists
6. (16) Read a book with two or more color words in the title (yellow gold, black & white, etc...). Paris for One & Other Stories
7. (6.)Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...) - Little Women
8. (17) Read a book with the word “Color” in the title. - The Astonishing Color of After
9. (5) Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).- Happy People Read and Drink Coffee
10. (13) Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover - The Bride Test
11. (1). Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover - American Dirt
12 - (4.) Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

TBR JAR
This sounds exciting - I will sign up for 10 random books
Goal: 10. PROGRESS 4/10

1- The Immortalists
2- The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
3- The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
4- The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

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CLEAR THE SHELVES Read a book that you own that will help towards a yearly challenge
GOAL: 50.
16/50

1- Holly Banks Full of Angst by Julie Valerie
2- The Sunday Lunch Club by Juliet Ashton
3- The Library Book by Susan Orlean
4- The Immortalists by Chelo Benjamin
5- The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
6- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
7- The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
8- Happy People Read and Drink Coffee by Agnes Martin-Iugand
9- The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
10 - Don't Worry, Life Is Easy by Agnes Martin Lugand
11- Paris for One & Other Stories by Jojo Moyes
12- American Dirt by Jeanine Cummin
13- The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
14 -The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
15- The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay
16- The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

Jan/March Quarter Challenge - 6 books
Meet us at the Bookshop
6/6
COMPLETED

1- genre/book - Romance - The Sunday Lunch Club
2- genre/book - Humor - Holly Banks Full of Angst
3- genre/book - True Crime - The Library Book
4- genre/book - Historical Fiction - The Immortalists
5- genre/book - Fiction - The Imperfectionists
6. Genre: / Book: Bildungsroman - Little Women

2020 January Monthly Challenge
Message #7
Level - Medium
3/3. COMPLETED

1. Brand New Book - The Sunday Lunch Club by Julliet Ashton 1/2020
2. Debut novel- Holly Banks Full of Angst by Julie Valerie 1/2020
3. New Author - The library Book by Susan Orlean 1/2020 -

A-Z title challenge
message #4
9/26

A- The Astonishing Color of After
B- The Bride Test
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D- Don't Worry, Life Is Easy
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H- HOLLY BANKS FULL OF ANGST
I- THE IMMORTALISTS
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L - THE LIBRARY BOOK
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P - PARIS FOR ONE & OTHER STORIES
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T - THE SUNDAY LUNCH CLUB
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W - The Wedding Date
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Maxi Challenge 2020
New to You 2020
message #10
*******************************COMPLETED

Level 1 - 1 new author
1- Juliet Aston

Level 2 - 3 new authors
2- Julie Valerie
3- Susan Orlean

Level 3 - 6 new authors
4- Chloe Benjamin
5- Tom Rachman
6- Louisa May Alcott

Level 4 - 10 new authors
7- Emily X.R. Pan
8- Anges Martin-Lugand
9- Helen Hoang
10- Jeanine Cummin

January Marathon Challenge
Jan 1st - Jan 31st
message #8

4/4

1- Holly Banks Full of Angst
2- The Sunday Lunch Club
3- The Library Book
4- The Immortalists

COMPLETED!

2 extra :).

Chinese New Year 2020

I picked a book from my TBR pile The Astonishing Color of After

COMPLETED!

Best Book of the Month in 2019

January: The Library Book by Susan Orlean *****

February: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott *****

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Group Read
4 Group Reads this year
0/4

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Let's turn the page
Please sign me up for level Elf - 5,000

Goal 5,000 Progress 4,424/5,000 ---COMPLETED

NEW GOAL: NEW GOAL: 🦄 Unicorn: 20,000 pages
5,404/20,000

**********January
1- Holly Banks full of Angst - p. 373
2- The Sunday Lunch Club - p. 416
3- The Library Book -p. 336
4- The Immortalist - p.343
5- The Imperfectionists - p 269
6- Paris for one & other stories - p 174
Total Number of Pages: 1,911
Total Number of Books: 6
**********February
1-Little Women - p. 546
2-The Astonishing Color of Astonishing Color of After - p. 462
3- Happy People Read and Drink Coffee p. 224
4- The Bride Test p. 300
5- Don't Worry, Life Is Easy p 243
Total Number of Pages: 1,793
Total Number of Books: 5
**********March
1- American Dirt- p 387
2- The Bookish Life of Nina Hill p 333
3- The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory p336
4- The Printed Letter Bookshop p319
5- The Proposal p. 325
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Wedding 4x4 Challenge
Duration: 6 months
Completed: 11/16

Something Old
* The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
* The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
* The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
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Something New
* Holly Banks Full of Angst by Julie Valerie
* Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
* The Library Book by Susan Orlean
* The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman

Something Borrowed
* Paris for One & other stories by Jojo Moyes
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Something Blue
* The Sunday Lunch Club by Juliet Ashton
* Happy People Read and Drink Coffee
* Don't Worry, Life is Easy
* The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

Hi Nancy Ann :)

I love how organized and specific your challenges are! Since there isn’t an ATY challenge in there, I’m going to move this to the “Infinity” folder.

February 2020 Monthly Challenge
Duration: 2/1/20-2/29/20
Level: Easy
Progress: 2/2. COMPLETED

1- Read a book with a red or pink cover - The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
2- -Read a book where a character falls in love or gets his/her heart broken- Happy People Read and Drink Coffee -
by Agnes Martin-Lugand

- Monthly Challenges - perks of being a book addict
1/1. COMPLETED

1 - 10th - Clean Out Your Computer Day
~ Read a book that's been on your TBR for more than a year. -
THE ASTONISHING COLOR OF AFTER by Emily X.R. Pan

HAVE BOOK, WILL TRAVEL
Duration: February 1 through February 29, 2020

I am in for 3 books
Goal: 2/3

1- Happy People Read and Drink Coffee by Anges Martin-Lugand - French
2- Don't Worry, Life is Easy by Anges Martin-Lugand -- French

5 Love Languages
GOAL: 2/2. COMPLETED

1-(3) Acts of Service - Read a book about someone in service trade, such as restaurant waitstaff, beauticians, store clerks, customer service, etc. or read a book where someone does something nice for someone else. -- THE ASTONISHING COLOR OF THE AFTER by Emily X.R. Pan

2-(5) Physical Touch - Read a book that includes a romance (any genre), read a book that has two people touching on the cover, or read any physical book that you can hold in your hand--- The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

Rainbow Challenge
Duration: 1 year
Completed: 8/11

Red: The Library Book

Orange: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

Yellow: Happy People Read and Drink Coffee

Green: Little Women

Blue: Don't Worry, Life is Easy

Purple: Holly Banks Full of Angst

Pink:

Brown:

Black: The Imperfectionists

White: The Astonishing Color of After

Gray: