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20 in 2020
January - December 2020
My 20 in 2020 Challenge (msg 3)
Level ~ Glutton: 100 Books Read
✔✔1. Serious Series Addiction
🍬21 Wall Street Huge Deal ~ 01.25 ★★★★
🍬Adams Grove Wedding Cake and Big Mistakes ~ 04.02 ★★★
🍬Bachelor Fireman of San Gabriel Four Weddings and a Fireman ~ 01.20 ★★★
🍬Cantrelle Family Loving Laura ~ 08.14 ★★★
🍬Daddy School Father Christmas ~ 01.31 ★★★
🍬Edgers Family Hunted ~ 08.27 ★★★★
🍬Fatal Fatal Accusation ~ 02.16 ★★★★
🍬Ghosts and Reincarnation Sommersgate House ~ 11.15 ★★★★
🍬Happily Inc. Why Not Tonight ~ 11.16 ★★★★
🍬I-Team Deadly Intent ~ 07.12 ★★★★
🍬Jack Daniels Bloody Mary ~ 06.09 ★★★
🍬Kat Halloway Death Below Stairs ~ 09.30 ★★★★
🍬Lexi Graves Trigger Snappy ~ 02.15 ★★★
🍬Lone Star Cowboys Blue Moon Over Texas ~ 04.04 ★★★
🍬MacGregors Playing the Odds ~ 02.09 ★★★★
🍬Moreno Brothers Forever Mine ~ 05.16 ★★★
🍬Nameless Christening ~ 11.12 ★★★★
🍬O'Neil Brothers Maybe This Christmas ~ 01.27 ★★★★
🍬Paradise Valley The House of Lies ~ 08.07 ★★★
🍬Anshan Saga Kiera's Moon ~ 06.14 ★★★
🍬Barking Detective Dial C For Chihuahua ~ 10.08 ★★
🍬Sapphire Falls Getting Dirty ~ 09.29 ★★★★
🍬T-FLAC On Thin Ice ~ 02.27 ★★★★
🍬Undeniable Unbeautifully ~ 01.29 ★★★★
🍬Beyond Beyond Solitude ~ 01.19 ★★★★
✔✔2. How I ❤ Thee
🍬author Kristen Ashley Sweet Dreams ~ 01.13 ★★★★
🍬series In Death Thankless in Death ~ 01.12 ★★★★
🍬genre Contemp Romance Hard Wood ~ 02.16 ★★★★
🍬vampire Thomas's Choice ~ 10.13 ★★★
🍬shifter Bear Meets Girl ~ 10.24 ★★★★
✔✔3. Supe of the Day
🍬Magically-inclined White Hot ~ 01.03 ★★★★
🍬Shifter 'Roo and the Angel ~ 08.09 ★★★
🍬Vampire Lucky Break ~ 04.18 ★★★★
🍬Fae Of Blood and Bone ~ 06.18 ★★★★★
🍬Angel The Trouble with Twelfth Grave ~ 04.05 ★★★★
🍬Demon Bound by Blood ~ 04.04 ★★★
🍬Human w Abilities Hero's Haven ~ 01.31 ★★★★
🍬other- ghost Wishbones ~ 02.07 ★★★★
✔✔4. Genre Relations
🍬Paranormal Romance Dreamweaver ~ 07.03 ★★★
🍬Urban Fantasy Invisible Magic ~ 03.31 ★★★
🍬Sci-Fi Romance Time Trap ~ 09.08 ★★★
🍬Fantasy Claimed ~ 06.22 ★★★★
✔✔5. Fiction2Film
🍬Television High Heat ~ 04.27 ★★★★
🍬Television 2nd Chance ~ 02.08 ★★★★
✔✔6. Happy Birthday!
🍬Jan 2020 Almost Just Friends ~ 12.25 ★★★★
🍬Feb 2020 A Reckless Office Fling ~ 10.02 ★★★
✔✔7. A-Z Series Sweep
🍬Krewe of Hunters Phantom Evil ~ 05.09 ★★★
🍬London Steampunk Of Silk and Steam ~ 02.20 ★★★★
🍬Mageri The Gift ~ 01.04 ★★★★
🍬Night Huntress Outtakes from the Grave ~ 03.16 ★★★★
🍬Phoenix Pack Wild Hunger ~ 09.09 ★★★★
🍬Quiet Quiet & Kilted ~ 09.28 ★★★
🍬Red-Hot SEALs Forged in Smoke ~ 03.04 ★★★★
🍬Scorpius Syndrome Scorpius Rising ~ 07.20 ★★★★
✔✔8. Olympic-Hosting Nations
🍬Finland The Night Ferry ~ 01.15 ★★★★
🍬USA Greedy Bones ~ 03.07 ★★★★
🍬Mexico~ Like Water for Chocolate ~ 01.06 ★★★
🍬Canada Jealous And Freakn' ~ 05.31 ★★★
✔✔9. 20/20 Vision
🍬character The Unsung Hero ~ 01.10 ★★★★
🍬cover Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ~ 02.26 ★★★★
✔✔10. Year of the Rat
🍬empath The Fall of Rain ~ 04.19 ★★★★
🍬empath Once Burned ~ 09.11 ★★★★
🍬dragon shifter Serpent's Kiss ~ 07.25 ★★★★
🍬dragon shifter Luck of the Dragon ~ 09.01 ★★★
✔✔11. Best of ...
🍬2017 Fantasy Nom One Fell Sweep ~ 09.11 ★★★★
🍬2016 Romance Nom Because of Miss Bridgerton ~ 04.20 ★★★★
🍬2011 Romance Nom Lover Unleashed ~ 05.19 ★★★★
🍬2014 Mystery Nom Festive in Death ~ 04.15 ★★★★
✔✔12. Say it in 20
🍬title The Perfect Indulgence ~ 07.09 ★★★
🍬series Rose Gardner Mysteries Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons ~ 03.22 ★★★
✔✔13. Old & New
🍬OLD pub 2010 Rebel ~ 10.28 ★★★★
🍬OLD pub 2014 Fashionably Dead Down Under ~ 03.07 ★★★
🍬OLD pub 2017 Rescued by the Wolf ~ 10.19 ★★★★
🍬NEW pub 2020 Sweep with Me ~ 12.26 ★★★★
✔✔14. Double Decker
🍬4 of ♠ UF Sapphire Flames ~ 09.18 ★★★★
🍬4 of ♠ UF Sweep of the Blade ~ 12.09 ★★★★
🍬Ace of ♣ UF Moon Called ~ 05.12 ★★★★
🍬6 of ♣ UF Risk ~ 04.16 ★★★★
🍬4 of ♥ PNR Bound by the Night ~ 05.17 ★★★
🍬10 of ♥ PNR The Rogue Hunter ~ 02.18 ★★★★
🍬7 of ♦ PNR Lover Avenged ~ 03.28 ★★★★
🍬9 of ♦ PNR Panda and the Kitty ~ 12.27 ★★★
✔✔15. Bad Boys and Bad-Ass Girls
🍬Tails Bad Boy The Stopover ~ 04.29 ★★★★
🍬Tails Bad Boy Slow Burn ~ 02.29 ★★★★
🍬Tails Bad Boy Ryker ~ 11.21 ★★★★
🍬Tails Bad Boy About That Kiss ~ 06.21 ★★★★
✔✔16. Back to the Future
🍬pub 2011 Bound in Darkness ~ 04.29 ★★★
🍬pub 2013 Death Cache ~ 02.04 ★★★
🍬pub 2015 In For the Kill ~ 05.22 ★★★★
🍬pub 2017 The Shimmering Road ~ 04.12 ★★★
🍬pub 2019 Summoned to Thirteenth Grave ~ 05.07 ★★★★
✔✔17. Series Reader
🍬Book 1 Kitty and the Midnight Hour ~ 04.10 ★★★
🍬Book 2 Kitty Goes to Washington ~ 12.31 ★★★★
✔✔18. I ❤ ...
🍬Suspense 3rd Degree ~ 03.14 ★★★★
🍬Mystery The Curse of the Pharaohs ~ 11.18 ★★★★
🍬Mystery~ Raining Men and Corpses ~ 04.25 ★★★
✔✔19. Back in the Day
🍬pub 1989 [bookc:Only Forever|18168850] ~ 09.14 ★★★
✔✔20. Dawn of a New Day
🍬day A Bad Day for Sunshine ~ 07.06 ★★★★
🍬night The Night Belongs to Fireman ~ 02.23 ★★★★
Happy reading, ladies!
This one sounds tough... I’ll give it a shot! I’ll start with “Just a Taste”.✔️4. Genre Relations
Read 4 books within one or all of the following genres: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Sci-Fi Romance, and/or Fantasy
Fire in His Embrace 1.25.2020 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Born in Fire 2.25.2020 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sin & Chocolate 3.3.2020 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Gypsy Truths 3.16.2020 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
6. Happy Birthday!
Read 2 books published in 2020
✔️13. Old & New
Read 4 series books published in the following decades - the new and/or the old. Read either two for each of the following or four in the past or four in the new decade; Shuffle as you'd like.
- OLD: Read series books published in the past decade (10-19)
2019 Havoc at Prescott High 1.10.2020 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2019 Monsters 4.15.2020 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2018 Dirty Alphas 4.1.2020 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2014 King's 5.13.2020 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- NEW: Read series books published in the start of the new decade (20)
16. Back to the Future (Ref: original challenge)
Read 5 books, one each for five of the following (publication) years: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 or 2019
2019 Taming Demons for Beginners 1.15.2020 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2017 Raised in Fire 3.26.2020 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2016 Not His Dragon 4.23.2020 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2014 Existence 2.1.2020 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
19. Back in the Day
Read 1 book published when you were 20 years old (If you're not yet 20, read a book published when you were 15)
20 in 20201/1/20 - 31/12/20
Level: Picky Reader
1. Serious Series Addiction
Read 25 books from 20 different series
2. How I ❤ Thee
Read 5 books by your favorite author, from your favorite series, in your favorite genre and/or featuring your favorite supernatural being
3. Supe of the Day
Read 8 books / 1 for each supernatural being ~
- Magically-inclined: any magic user, witch, wizard, mage, druid, sorcerer
- Shifter: wolf, feline, bear, dragon, gargoyle or other
- Vampire: full vamp, ½ vamp or dhampir
- Fae: any type, light/dark, seelie/unseelie, ½ human or Changeling
- Angel: angel, ½ human or Nephilim, Seraphim
- Demon: full demon, ½ human or Cambion
- Human with Abilities: psychic, telekinetic, empath, etc.
- Other: elemental, phoenix, unicorn, immortal, god/goddess, etc.
4. Genre Relations
Read 4 books within one or all of the following genres: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Sci-Fi Romance, and/or Fantasy
5. Fiction2Film
Read 2 books (stand alone or series) that have been or will be made into a TV series or a movie (examples: Collins' Hunger Games, Martin's Game of Thrones, Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld, Harris' Sookie Stackhouse, Gabaldon's Outlander, Cronin's The Passage, Harkness' The Discovery of Witches, Gaiman's Good Omens, etc. / Ref Lists: Books That Are Becoming Movies & TV Shows, Popular TV Series Books, Book to Film lists)
6. Happy Birthday!
Read 2 books published in 2020
7. A-Z Series Sweep (Ref: original challenge)
Read 8 books: Pick eight; One for each letter; series name starts with letter K-T
8. Olympic-Hosting Nations
Read 4 books set in a country who has hosted the Olympics (Source)
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Russia/USSR, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Yugoslavia, and USA
9. 20/20 Vision
Read 2 books featuring a character who wears glasses -or- a cover featuring a character with eyeglasses
10. Year of the Rat (Ref: original challenge)
Read 4 books fitting the following categories:
"... They are sensitive to other’s emotions."
~ Read 2 books featuring an empath
"... their love for hoarding ..."
~ Read 2 books featuring a dragon shifter
11. Best of ...
Read 4 books from one of Goodreads' BEST OF Choice Awards from any year within the decade (2010-2019): Goodreads Choice Awards
12. Say it in 20
Read 2 books featuring a title, series name or author name that is 20 letters in length
13. Old & New
Read 4 series books published in the following decades - the new and/or the old. Read either two for each of the following or four in the past or four in the new decade; Shuffle as you'd like.
- OLD: Read series books published in the past decade (10-19)
- NEW: Read series books published in the start of the new decade (20)
14. Double Decker
Draw 8 cards from two randomly shuffled card decks. Enter 8 cards from 2 decks, select all suits, number cards only, no jokers. Read 1 series book for each card drawn: # = # of the book within a series; Hearts and Diamonds = PNR; Spades and Clubs = UF.
(EXAMPLE: Ace Spades = Book #1 in a UF series, Eight of Hearts = Book #8 in a PNR series, etc.)
15. Bad Boys and Bad-Ass Girls
Flip a coin (you can choose any coin, just make sure it's one you can identify heads or tails)
- Heads: Read 4 books featuring a bad-ass heroine
- Tails: Read 4 books featuring a bad boy hero
16. Back to the Future (Ref: original challenge)
Read 5 books, one each for five of the following (publication) years: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 or 2019
17. Series Reader (Ref: original challenge)
Read 2 books from Carrie Vaughn's Kitty Norville series, voted as our 2020 Series Read
18. I ❤ ...
Click Explore, choose two of the genres listed under 'My Favorite Genres', located on the right side. Click on the genre name and read 4 books off the list (2 books from each genre). You can choose a genre you haven't read in a while or one you frequently read, it's up to you.
19. Back in the Day
Read 1 book published when you were 20 years old (If you're not yet 20, read a book published when you were 15)
20. Dawn of a New Day
Read 2 books featuring either 'dawn', 'day' or 'night' in the title or series
20 in 2020Duration: Jan 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021
Glutton: 93/100
1. Serious Series Addiction
Read 25 books from 20 different series
(Apocalypse Z, #1) Apocalypse Z: Book 1 by Baileigh Higgins 1/11/20
(Newsflesh Trilogy, #1) Feed by Mira Grant 1/13/20
(St. Nacho's, #3) Jacob's Ladder by Z.A. Maxfield 1/26/20
(A Camper & Criminals Cozy #8) Assailants, Asphalt & Alibis by Tonya Kappes 1/27/20
(Her Wonderland Kings #2) Betrayal of Hearts by Stefanie Marie 2/5/20
(Paranormal Dating Agency, #4) Curves 'em Right by Milly Taiden 3/31/20
(Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper, #5) House of Whispers by J.L. Bryan 4/4/20
(Objects of Attraction, #1) His Banana by Penelope Bloom 4/6/20
(A Sophie Katz Murder Mystery, #5) Vows, Vendettas and a Little Black Dress by Kyra Davis 4/13/20
(A Shifter's Claim, #2) Eat You Up by Lucy Leroux 4/30/20
(Haunted Tour Guide Mystery, #1) These Haunts are Made for Walking by Rose Pressey 5/29/20
(Beauty Secrets #1) Makeup & Murder by Stephanie Damore 6/5/20
(A Stacy Justice Mystery, #4) Emerald Isle by Barbra Annino 6/9/20
(Graveyard Queen, #5) The Sinner by Amanda Stevens 6/17/20
(Bridgewater County, #2) Claim Me Hard by Vanessa Vale 6/19/20
(Oxford Tearoom Mysteries #1) A Scone to Die For by H.Y. Hanna 6/29/20
(Hearts in Darkness, #2) Love in the Light by Laura Kaye 7/7/20
(Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper, #9) The Tower by J.L. Bryan 7/8/20
(Sea Shenanigans #2) Ariel's Antics by Robyn Peterman 7/15/20
(Elder Races, #6) Kinked by Thea Harrison 7/21/20
(Mageri, #4.5) Closer by Dannika Dark 7/31/20
(A Stacy Justice Mystery, #5) Obsidian Curse by Barbra Annino 8/14/20
(Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper, #10) The Monster Museum by J.L. Bryan 8/25/20
(Graveyard Queen, #6) The Awakening by Amanda Stevens 9/3/20
(Mageri, #5) Shine by Dannika Dark 9/9/20
2. How I ❤ Thee
Read 5 books featuring your favorite supernatural being - Vampire
Moon Dance by J.R. Rain 2/2/20
House Rules by Chloe Neill 2/16/20
Biting Bad by Chloe Neill 3/14/20
Wild Things by Chloe Neill 3/29/20
Blood Games by Chloe Neill 4/22/20
3. Supe of the Day
Read 8 books / 1 for each supernatural being ~
- Magically-inclined: any magic user, witch, wizard, mage, druid, sorcerer
Hex on the Beach by Gina LaManna 2/10/20
- Shifter: wolf, feline, bear, dragon, gargoyle or other
Bearfoot and Pregnant by Milly Taiden 1/14/20
- Vampire: full vamp, ½ vamp or dhampir
Tall, Dark & Lonely by R.L. Mathewson 1/18/20
- Fae: any type, light/dark, seelie/unseelie, ½ human or Changeling
Once Upon A Curse: 17 Dark Faerie Tales by Yasmine Galenorn 7/31/20
- Angel: angel, ½ human or Nephilim, Seraphim
End of Days by Susan Ee 2/20/20
- Demon: full demon, ½ human or Cambion
Beyond the Veil by Pippa DaCosta 2/29/20
- Human with Abilities: psychic, telekinetic, empath, etc.
Possession by C.J. Archer 1/8/20
- Other: elemental, phoenix, unicorn, immortal, god/goddess, etc.
Heart of the Kraken by A.W. Exley 1/24/20
4. Genre Relations
Read 4 books within one or all of the following genres:
Paranormal Romance - Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh 2/13/20
Urban Fantasy - Gravity by Dannika Dark 4/17/20
Sci-Fi Romance - Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout 9/25/20
Fantasy - Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski 8/9/20
5. Fiction2Film
Read 2 books (stand alone or series) that have been or will be made into a TV series or a movie
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher 1/15/20
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey 4/9/20
6. Happy Birthday!
Read 2 books published in 2020
Pin-Up Pilot by Claire Raye 6/30/20
Inappropriate by Vi Keeland 10/17/20
7. A-Z Series Sweep
Read 8 books: Pick eight; One for each letter; series name starts with letter K-T
K - Killer Instincts - Midnight Rescue by Elle Kennedy 9/15/20
L - Lux - Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout 5/12/20
M - Mageri - Gravity by Dannika Dark 4/17/20
N - Neighbor from Hell Playing for Keeps by R.L. Mathewson 12/3/20
O - Out of Uniform - Off Base by Annabeth Albert 8/6/20
P - Paranormal Dating Agency - Tall, Dark and Panther by Milly Taiden 9/13/20
R - Rent-a-Dragon - Iron by Terry Bolryder 7/23/20
S - Starling and Swift - Scandal in Spain by M.J. Mandrake 8/1/20
8. Olympic-Hosting Nations
Read 4 books set in a country who has hosted the Olympics - Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Russia/USSR, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Yugoslavia, and USA
Canada - Once Bitten by Trina M. Lee 3/17/20
Russia - Red Russia by Tanya Thompson 1/19/20
UK - Evermore by C.J. Archer 5/30/20
USA - The Keeper by J.L. Bryan 5/21/20
9. 20/20 Vision
Read 2 books featuring a character who wears glasses
Divine Tarot by Thea Harrison 7/9/20
The Guests on South Battery by Karen White 8/27/20
10. Year of the Rat (Ref: original challenge)
Read 4 books fitting the following categories:
"... They are sensitive to other’s emotions."
~ Read 2 books featuring an empath
"... their love for hoarding ..."
~ Read 2 books featuring a dragon shifter
Maiden Flight by Bianca D'Arc 2/11/20
Lord's Fall by Thea Harrison 7/3/20
11. Best of ...
Read 4 books from one of Goodreads' BEST OF Choice Awards from any year within the decade (2010-2019)
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Memoir & Autobiography (2018) - Becoming by Michelle Obama 2/9/20
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2014) - Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas 3/8/20
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Humor (2015) - Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson 4/27/20
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Paranormal Fantasy (2010) - Alpha by Rachel Vincent 5/23/20
12. Say it in 20
Read 2 books featuring a title, series name or author name that is 20 letters in length
SERIES - Fighter Erotic Romance - Undefeated by Scott Hildreth 5/28/20
SERIES - Furry United Coalition - Ostrich and the 'Roo by Eve Langlais 7/5/20
13. Old & New
Read 4 series books published in the following decades - the new and/or the old. Read either two for each of the following or four in the past or four in the new decade; Shuffle as you'd like.
- OLD: Read series books published in the past decade (10-19)
2014 - Cold Shadows by J.L. Bryan 3/6/20
2016 - Ashes & Alchemy by Cindy Spencer Pape 3/16/20
- NEW: Read series books published in the start of the new decade (20)
14. Double Decker
Draw 8 cards from two randomly shuffled card decks. Enter 8 cards from 2 decks, select all suits, number cards only, no jokers. Read 1 series book for each card drawn: # = # of the book within a series; Hearts and Diamonds = PNR; Spades and Clubs = UF.
5 of Diamonds: Series #5 Para Rom - Shift by Rachel Vincent 1/2/20
Ace of Hearts: Series #1 Para Rom - Ready to Were by Robyn Peterman 3/26/20
3 of Spades: Series #3 Urban Fantasy - Siren's Song by Ella Summers 2/1/20
6 of Diamonds: Series #6 Para Rom - Atlantis Betrayed by Alyssa Day 1/30/20
5 of Diamonds: Series #5 Para Rom - Biker Bear Billionaire by Harmony Raines 5/3/20
4 of Hearts: Series #4 Para Rom - Lion and the Falcon by Eve Langlais 2/22/20
3 of Clubs: Series #3 Urban Fantasy - The Crawling Darkness by J.L. Bryan 3/20/20
Ace of Clubs: Series #1 Urban Fantasy - Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper by J.L. Bryan 2/19/20
15. Bad Boys and Bad-Ass Girls
Flip a coin - Heads: Read 4 books featuring a bad-ass heroine
Elijah by Jacquelyn Frank 1/22/20
Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh 5/19/20
Devil May Care by Pippa DaCosta 6/22/20
Bad Soul by David Bussell 7/14/20
16. Back to the Future (Ref: original challenge)
Read 5 books, one each for five of the following (publication) years:
2011- Karma's A Bitch by Shannon Esposito 2/24/20
2014- Hook Me by Chelle Bliss 1/11/20
2015- Terminal by J.L. Bryan 3/24/20
2016- Firefighter Griffin by Zoe Chant 2/27/20
2018- War of Hearts by Stefanie Marie 1/5/20
17. Series Reader
Read 2 books from Carrie Vaughn's Kitty Norville series, voted as our 2020 Series Read
18. I ❤ ...
Click Explore, choose two of the genres listed under 'My Favorite Genres', located on the right side. Click on the genre name and read 4 books off the list (2 books from each genre).
Fantasy
Brilliant Devices by Shelley Adina 3/31/20
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski 7/16/20
Paranormal
Her Purrfect Match by Milly Taiden 3/18/20
Lullaby by J.L. Bryan 4/28/20
19. Back in the Day
Read 1 book published when you were 20 years old
20. Dawn of a New Day
Read 2 books with either 'dawn', 'day' or 'night' in the title or series
The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks 3/11/20 - Night Angel Series
Night's Honor by Thea Harrison 10/4/20
I'm in! I'm going to go easy on myself and just do Just a Taste. Sometimes when doing a challenge, I get bored with my picks. This way I don't get bored.
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1. Crush the King by Jennifer Estep
2. American Demon by Kim Harrison
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1. Published in 2000- Carolina Moon by Nora Roberts
For this task: 11. Best of ...Read 4 books from one of Goodreads' BEST OF Choice Awards from any year within the decade (2010-2019): Goodreads Choice Awards
Does mean we have to read a category winner or any nominee?
20 in 2020Duration: 1/1/20 - 12/31/20
Level: Just a Taste (5 categories)
Progress: 13 of 5 categories
# of Books: 78
📚 1. Serious Series Addiction
Read 25 books from 20 different series
1. Afraid #2 ~ Trapped by Jack Kilborn (2/8/20)
2. Anna Pidgeon #1 ~ Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr (8/10/20)
3. Betsy-Tacy #1 ~ Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace (1/8/20)
4. Delirium #2 ~ Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver (3/3/20)
5. Department Q #3 ~ A Conspiracy of Faith by Jussi Adler-Olsen (8/24/20)
6. Detective D.D. Warren #3 ~ The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner (8/21/20)
7. Dublin Murder Squad #2 ~ The Likeness by Tana French (9/12/20)
8. FBI Thriller #1 ~ The Cove by Catherine Coulter (2/10/20)
9. Girl Meets Duke #1 ~ The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare (8/12/20)
10. Gods of Manhattan #3 ~ The Sorcerer's Secret by Scott Mebus (2/6/20)
11. Harry Bosch #3 ~ The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly (9/14/20)
12. Jaz Parks #1 ~ Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin (4/5/20)
13. J.P. Beaumont #1 ~ Until Proven Guilty by J.A. Jance (1/1/20)
14. Mediator #7 ~ Remembrance by Meg Cabot (2/19/20)
15. Mountain #3 ~ Frightful's Mountain by Jean Craighead George (1/31/20)
16. Partials Sequence #1 ~ Partials by Dan Weils (8/29/20)
17. Pendergast #2 ~ Reliquary by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (6/19/20)
18. Phoenix Files #3 ~ Mutation by Chris Morphew (8/17/20)
19. The Raven Cycle #3 ~ Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (2/24/20)
20. Temeraire #1 ~ His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik (1/24/20)
21. Themis Files #1 ~ Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel (7/27/20)
22. To All the Boys I've Loved Before #3 ~ Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han (2/27/20)
23. Wings #1 ~ Wings by Aprilynne Pike (7/30/20)
24. Women's Murder Club #10 ~ 10th Anniversary by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (2/17/20)
25. Zoo #1 ~ Zoo by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge (1/27/20)
📚 2. How I ❤ Thee
Read 5 books by your favorite author, from your favorite series, in your favorite genre and/or featuring your favorite supernatural being
Romantic Suspense my current favorite genre:
i. Risk It All by Katie Ruggle (8/2/20) ~ Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters #2
ii. No Place to Run by Maya Banks (8/4/20) ~ KGI #2
iii. Thread of Fear by Laura Griffin (1/27/20) ~ The Glass Sisters #1
iv. Hidden Peril by Irene Hannon (10/8/20) ~ Code of Honor #2
v. When All the Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz (11/13/20) ~ Cutler, Sutter & Salinas #1
📚 3. Supe of the Day
Read 8 books / 1 for each supernatural being ~
♥ Magically-inclined: any magic user, witch, wizard, mage, druid, sorcerer
Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich (10/3/20) ~ Lizzy & Diesel #2
♥ Shifter: wolf, feline, bear, dragon, gargoyle or other
Fierce Alpha by Sara Spark (6/27/20) ~ Chimeric Alphas #1
♥ Vampire: full vamp, ½ vamp or dhampir
Vampire's Faith by Rebecca Zanetti (8/26/20) ~ Dark Protectors #8
♥ Fae: any type, light/dark, seelie/unseelie, ½ human or Changeling
The Iron Warrior by Julie Kagawa (4/14/20) ~ The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten #3
♥ Angel: angel, ½ human or Nephilim, Seraphim
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (1/5/20)
♥ Demon: full demon, ½ human or Cambion
For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison (3/27/20) ~ The Hollows #5
♥ Human with Abilities: psychic, telekinetic, empath, etc.
The Hunt for Dark Infinity by James Dashner (3/27/20) ~ The 13 Reality #2
♥ Other: elemental, phoenix, unicorn, immortal, god/goddess, etc.
Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch (8/3/20) ~ Rivers of London #1
📚 4. Genre Relations
Read 4 books within one or all of the following genres: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Sci-Fi Romance, and/or Fantasy
Paranormal Romance:
i. Dark Prince by Christine Feehan (10/5/20) ~ Dark #1
ii. My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent (10/18/20) ~ Soul Screamers #1
iii. Blind Faith by Rebecca Zanetti (10/21/20) ~ Sin Brothers #3
iv. Dead Aim by Iris Johansen (11/2/20) ~ Eve Duncan #4.5
📚 5. Fiction2Film
Read 2 books (stand alone or series) that have been or will be made into a TV series or a movie (examples: Collins' Hunger Games, Martin's Game of Thrones, Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld, Harris' Sookie Stackhouse, Gabaldon's Outlander, Cronin's The Passage, Harkness' The Discovery of Witches, Gaiman's Good Omens, etc. / Ref Lists: Books That Are Becoming Movies & TV Shows, Popular TV Series Books, Book to Film lists)
i. Rizzoli & Isles #3 - The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen (1/17/20) ~ TV series
ii. Wonder by R. J. Palacio (7/13/20) ~ movie
📚 6. Happy Birthday!
Read 2 books published in 2020
* Taken to Voraxia by Elizabeth Stephens (5/28/20) ~ Xiveri Mates #1 ~ pub. 4/8/20
* Fierce Alpha by Sara Spark (6/27/20) ~ Chimeric Alphas #1 ~ pub. 1/14/20
📚 7. A-Z Series Sweep (Ref: original challenge)
Read 8 books: Pick eight; One for each letter; series name starts with letter K-T
♥ K ~ Kay Scarpetta #1 ~ Postmortem by Patricia Daniels Cornwell (8/25/20)
♥ L ~ Lakeshore Chronicles #1 ~ Summer at Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs (9/29/20)
♥ M ~ Mother-Daughter Book Club #5 - Home for the Holidays by Heather Vogel Frederick (1/7/20)
♥ N ~ Northern Witch #2 ~ Awaken by K.S. Marsden (8/5/20)
O ~
♥ P ~ The Phoenix Files #2 - Contact by Chris Morphew (1/12/20)
Q ~
♥ R ~ Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters #1 ~ In Her Sights by Katie Rugle (1/31/20)
♥ S ~ Samantha Jellicoe #4 ~ Twice the Temptation by Suzanne Enoch (7/14/20)
♥ T ~ The Texas Brands #1 - The Littlest Cowboy by Maggie Shayne (1/10/20)
8. Olympic-Hosting Nations
Read 4 books set in a country who has hosted the Olympics (Source)
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Russia/USSR, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Yugoslavia, and USA
9. 20/20 Vision
Read 2 books featuring a character who wears glasses -or- a cover featuring a character with eyeglasses
10. Year of the Rat (Ref: original challenge)
Read 4 books fitting the following categories:
"... They are sensitive to other’s emotions."
~ Read 2 books featuring an empath
"... their love for hoarding ..."
~ Read 2 books featuring a dragon shifter
Kiss of Fury by Deborah Cooke (11/8/20) ~ Dragonfire #2
📚 11. Best of ...
Read 4 books from one of Goodreads' BEST OF Choice Awards from any year within the decade (2010-2019): Goodreads Choice Awards
i. Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward (2/14/20) - (Lover at Last GR Choice 2013) ~ Black Dagger Brotherhood #7
ii. Still Me by Jojo Moyes (3/26/20) - GR Choice 2018 ~ Me Before You #3
iii. Golden Son by Pierce Brown (6/18/20) - GR Choice 2015 ~ Red Rising Saga #2
iv. The Lost Hero (The Blood of Olympus GR Choice 2014)
12. Say it in 20
Read 2 books featuring a title, series name or author name that is 20 letters in length
📚 13. Old & New
Read 4 series books published in the following decades - the new and/or the old. Read either two for each of the following or four in the past or four in the new decade; Shuffle as you'd like.
- OLD: Read series books published in the past decade (2010-19)
i. Private Games by James Patterson & Mark T. Sullivan (7/8/20) ~ Private #3 ~ pub. 2/13/12
ii. The Wells Bequest by Polly Shulman (10/7/20) ~ The Grimm Legacy #2 ~ pub. 6/13/13
- NEW: Read series books published in the start of the new decade (2020)
iii. The Breaking by K.S. Marsden (10/1/20) ~ Northern Witch #3
iv. Vexing Your Mate by Sara Spark (5/26/20) ~ The Chimeric Mates #2
14. Double Decker
Draw 8 cards from two randomly shuffled card decks. Enter 8 cards from 2 decks, select all suits, number cards only, no jokers. Read 1 series book for each card drawn: # = # of the book within a series; Hearts and Diamonds = PNR; Spades and Clubs = UF.
(EXAMPLE: Ace Spades = Book #1 in a UF series, Eight of Hearts = Book #8 in a PNR series, etc.)
3 ♤ (UF)
5 ◆ (PNR)
5 ♡ (PNR)
10 ♡ (PNR)
6 ♣ (UF)
4 ♤ (UF)
2 ♤ (UF)
7 ♡ (PNR)
📚 15. Bad Boys and Bad-Ass Girls
Flip a coin (you can choose any coin, just make sure it's one you can identify heads or tails)
- Heads: Read 4 books featuring a bad-ass heroine
- Tails: Read 4 books featuring a bad boy hero
i. Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner (10/25/20) ~ Detective D.D. Warren #4
ii. 11th Hour by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (11/16/20) ~ Women's Murder Club #11
iii. Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase (11/18/20) ~ Scoundrels #3
iv. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder (12/20/20) ~ Poison Study #1
📚 16. Back to the Future (Ref: original challenge)
Read 5 books, one each for five of the following (publication) years: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 or 2019
2010 ~
2011 ~
2012 ~ Private Games by James Patterson & Mark T. Sullivan (7/8/20) ~ Private #3
2013 ~
2014 ~ Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout (9/23/20) ~ Lux #5
2015 ~
2016 ~ Gemina by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (9/27/20) ~ The Illuminae Files #2
2017 ~ The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg (3/30/20) ~ Mason #1
2018 ~
2019 ~ Only For Makayla by Melanie Bennett (10/2/20) ~ Passion #1
17. Series Reader (Ref: original challenge)
Read 2 books from Carrie Vaughn's Kitty Norville series, voted as our 2020 Series Read
📚 18. I ❤ ...
Click Explore, choose two of the genres listed under 'My Favorite Genres', located on the right side. Click on the genre name and read 4 books off the list (2 books from each genre). You can choose a genre you haven't read in a while or one you frequently read, it's up to you.
Paranormal: (view spoiler)
i. Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward (2/14/20) ~ Black Dagger Brotherhood #7
ii. Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh (12/14/20) ~ Psy-Changeling #3
Serial Killers: (view spoiler)
iii. The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison (4/6/20) ~ The Collector #1
iv. Body Double by Tess Gerritsen (9/21/20) ~ Rizzoli & Isles #4
Thriller: (view spoiler)
19. Back in the Day
Read 1 book published when you were 20 years old (If you're not yet 20, read a book published when you were 15) (view spoiler)
📚 20. Dawn of a New Day
Read 2 books featuring either 'dawn', 'day' or 'night' in the title or series
+ Night Huntress #5 - This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (1/16/20)
+ Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon (4/23/20) ~ Dark Hunter #2
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20 in 2020Glutton Level
Duration: 1/1/2020 - 12/31/2020 (or 6/30/2021 if I have to)
Completed: 62/100 books
1. Serious Series Addiction
Read 25 books from 20 different series
1. Highland Blood by Melanie Karsak (Celtic Blood #2) - Read
2. Mist's Edge by T.A. White (The Broken Lands #2) - Read
3. Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs (Alpha & Omega) - Read
4. Kitty Takes a Holiday by Carrie Vaughn (Kitty Norville #3) - Read
5. Raising Innocence by Shannon Mayer (Rylee Adamson #3) - Read
6. Crown of Blood by D.G. Swank (Book of Sindal) - Read
7. Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #10) - Read
8. Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews (Innkeeper Chronicles #4) - Read
9. Timeless by Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate #5) - Read
10. Thicker Than Blood by Annie Bellet (The Twenty-Sided Sorceress #6) - Read
11. His Forbidden Omega by P. Jameson (The Royal Omegas #1) - Read
12. Here by Denise Grover Swank (On the Otherside #1) - Read
13. Hexed by Kevin Hearne (Iron Druid Chronicles #2) - Read
14. Warrior Fae Trapped by K.F. Breene (DDVN #7) - Read
15. Of Ash and Spirit by D.G. Swank (Piper Lancaster #1) - Read
16. Savage Hunger by Shelli Stevens (Savage #1) - Read
17. Doe and the Wolf by Eve Langlais (Furry United Coalition) - Read
18. Hot Piece of Ash by Milly Taiden (Paranormal Dating Agency) - Read
19. Rachel's Totem by Marie Harte (Cougar Falls #1) - Read
20. The Fairy Godfather by Melanie Karsak (The Chancellor Fairy Tales #3) - Reading
2. How I ❤ Thee
Read 5 books by your favorite author, from your favorite series, in your favorite genre and/or featuring your favorite supernatural being
1. Grave Ransom by Kalayna Price - Read
2. Kitty's Big Trouble by Carrie Vaughn - Read
3.
4.
5.
3. Supe of the Day
* Magically-inclined: any magic user, witch, wizard, mage, druid, sorcerer: Natural Dual-Mage by K.F. Breene - Read
* Shifter: wolf, feline, bear, dragon, gargoyle or other: Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn - Read
* Vampire: full vamp, ½ vamp or dhampir: Silver Staked by Shannon Mayer & D.G. Swank - Read
* Fae: any type, light/dark, seelie/unseelie, ½ human or Changeling: Wicked by Jennifer L. Armentrout - Read
* Angel: angel, ½ human or Nephilim, Seraphim
* Demon: full demon, ½ human or Cambion: The Accidental Demon Slayer by Angie Fox - Read
* Human with Abilities: psychic, telekinetic, empath, etc.: Black of Mood by JC Andrijeski (Quentin Black Mystery series #6) - Read
* Other: elemental, phoenix, unicorn, immortal, god/goddess, etc.: Highland Queen by Melanie Karsak - Read
4. Genre Relations
1. Fantasy: Highland Vengeance by Melanie Karsak - Read
2. Fantasy: Wayfarer's Keep by T.A. White - Read
3. Fantasy: The Shadow Queen by Anne Bishop - Read
4. Urban Fantasy: Shadowed Threads by Shannon Mayer - Read
5. Fiction2Film
Read 2 books (stand alone or series) that have been or will be made into a TV series or a movie (examples: Collins' Hunger Games, Martin's Game of Thrones, Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld, Harris' Sookie Stackhouse, Gabaldon's Outlander, Cronin's The Passage, Harkness' The Discovery of Witches, Gaiman's Good Omens, etc. / Ref Lists: Books That Are Becoming Movies & TV Shows, Popular TV Series Books, Book to Film lists)
1. Day Shift by Charlaine Harris - TV series Midnight, Texas - Read
6. Happy Birthday!
Read 2 books published in 2020
1. Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews - Jan 2020 - Read
2. Wolf's Curse by Kelley Armstrong - Mar 2020 - Read
7. A-Z Series Sweep
Read 8:
K: Kitty Norville series: Kitty Raises Hell by Carrie Vaughn - Read
M: Mercy Thompson series: Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs - Read
O: Otherworld: Kate and Logan - Wolf's Bane by Kelley Armstrong - Read
P: PowerUp! series: The Lost Locket by Marie Harte - Read
Q: Quentin Black Mystery series: Black to Dust by JC Andrijeski - Read
R: Rylee Adamson series: Immune by Shannon Mayer - Read
S: Stillhouse Lake series: Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine - Read
T: Twenty-Sided Sorceress series: Heartache by Annie Bellet - Read
8. Olympic-Hosting Nations
Read 4 books set in a country who has hosted the Olympics (Source)
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Russia/USSR, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Yugoslavia, and USA
1. UK: Farriers' Lane by Anne Perry - Read
2. US: A Song Below Water by Bethany Morrow - Read
9. 20/20 Vision
Read 2 books featuring a character who wears glasses -or- a cover featuring a character with eyeglasses
10. Year of the Rat (Ref: original challenge)
Read 4 books fitting the following categories:
"... They are sensitive to other’s emotions."
~ Read 2 books featuring an empath
1. Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler - Reading
"... their love for hoarding ..."
~ Read 2 books featuring a dragon shifter
1. Scaling Her Dragon by Milly Taiden - Read
2. Dragon's Chase by Mina Carter - Read
11. Best of ...
Read 4 books from one of Goodreads' BEST OF Choice Awards from any year within the decade (2010-2019): Goodreads Choice Awards
12. Say it in 20
Read 2 books featuring a title, series name or author name that is 20 letters in length
1. Kitty's House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn - Read
13. Old & New
Read 4 series books published in the following decades - the new and/or the old. Read four in the past.
- OLD: Read series books published in the past decade (10-19)
The Cupcake Witch by Melanie Karsak (2018) - Read
Natural Mage by K.F. Breene (2018) - Read
Wolf Bite by Shannon Mayer & D.G. Swank (2016) - Read
Torn by Jennifer L. Armentrout (2016) - Read
14. Double Decker
Seven of Hearts: Book 7 of a PNR Series: Real Men Hunt by Celia Kyle and Marina Maddix - Reading
One of Diamonds: Book 1 of a PNR Series: A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole - Read
Ten of Hearts: Book 10 of a PNR Series: His Runaway Lioness by Mina Carter - Read
Two of Diamonds: Book 2 of a PNR Series: Reign of Mist by D.G. Swank and Alessandra Thomas - Read
One of Spades: Book 1 of a UF Series: Snake Agent by Liz Williams - Read
Eight of Clubs: Book 8 of a UF Series: Kitty Goes to War by Carrie Vaughn - Read
Ten of Spades: Book 10 of a UF Series: Kitty Steals the Show - Read
Three of Diamonds: Book 3 of a PNR Series: Elizabeth's Wolf by Lora Leigh - Read
15. Bad Boys and Bad-Ass Girls
- Tails: Read 4 books featuring a bad boy hero
1. Hidden by Rebecca Zanetti - Read
2. Love Me Knot by Shelli Stevens - Read
3. In the Roar by Milly Taiden - Read
4. Magic to the Bone by Annie Bellet - Read
16. Back to the Future
1. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris (2010) - Read
2. Priceless by Shannon Mayer (2013) - Read
3. Solstice by Jane Redd (2016) - Read
4. Natural Witch by K.F. Breene (2018) - Read
5. Descended from Shadows by D.G. Swank and Alessandra Thomas (2019) - Read
17. Series Reader
Read 2 books from Carrie Vaughn's Kitty Norville series, voted as our 2020 Series Read
1. Kitty Goes to Washington by Carrie Vaughn - Read
2. Kitty and the Silver Bullet by Carrie Vaughn - Read
18. I ❤ ...
Click Explore, choose two of the genres listed under 'My Favorite Genres', located on the right side. Click on the genre name and read 4 books off the list (2 books from each genre). You can choose a genre you haven't read in a while or one you frequently read, it's up to you.
1. Urban Fantasy: Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews - Read
2. Urban Fantasy: Hammered by Kevin Hearne
19. Back in the Day
Read 1 book published when you were 20 years old (If you're not yet 20, read a book published when you were 15)
20. Dawn of a New Day
Read 2 books featuring either 'dawn', 'day' or 'night' in the title or series
Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn - Read
Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (Night Huntress) - Read
LaurLa wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "For this task: 11. Best of ...Read 4 books from one of Goodreads' BEST OF Choice Awards from any year within the decade (2010-2019): Goodreads Choice Awards
Does mean we have to re..."
Sorry about the long wait, LaurLa! Didn’t get an alert for this thread, for some reason. You can read either a winning or nominated book for that one.
Steph wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "For this task: 11. Best of ...Read 4 books from one of Goodreads' BEST OF Choice Awards from any year within the decade (2010-2019): Goodreads Choice Awards
Does mea..."
No problem! I looked for both options so I'll probably have a combo :-)
Hey! I know I am late to the show but I am excited about this! Not sure how far I want to take this since I am starting late but we'll see... :)Beginning 05/01/2020
Genre Relations
Monstrous Tales: The Complete Series
Hero in a Halfling
His Ruthless Bite
Alien Lord's Captive
No rush, Emily. You can start this one at anytime and allot a year from whatever start date you choose. Happy Reading! 😊
20 in 2020January 1 – December 31, 2020
Level — Glutton (all 20 categories)
Progress — Books – 82/100/Categories – 14/20
1. Serious Series Addiction (25/25) ➔ 20 different series
📚 In Death — Secrets in Death, J.D. Robb – 1/7/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Lucky Harbor — Lucky in Love, Jill Shalvis – 1/9/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Timber Towers — Unblocked – Episode One, Marni Mann – 1/10/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 McCade Brothers — Lover Undercover, Samanthe Beck – 1/12/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Holiday, Montana — Finding Abigail, Carrie Ann Ryan – 1/26/20 – ✮✮✮✰✰
📚 Whiskey and Lies — Whiskey Reveals, Carrie Ann Ryan – 1/29/19 – ✮✮✮✰✰
📚 Bliss — Temporary Bliss, B.J. Harvey – 1/31/20 – ✮✮✮✰✰
📚 Rough Riders — Chasin’ Eight, Lorelei James – 2/6/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 King — King, T.M. Frazier – 2/12/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Harris Brothers — Surrender, Amy Daws – 2/23/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Boudreaux — Easy Melody, Kristen Proby – 4/12/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Charley Davidson — Eleventh Grave in Moonlight, Darynda Jones – 4/24/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Sons of the Survivalist — Not a Hero, Cherise Sinclair – 4/27/20 – ✮✮✮✮✮
📚 Renegades — Ricochet, Skye Jordan – 4/30/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Billionaire Builders — Everywhere and Every Way, Jennifer Probst – 5/9/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Tempt — Tempt the Boss, Natasha Madison – 5/14/20 – ✮✮✮✮✮
📚 Always Satisfied — Delayed Satisfaction, Lauren Blakely – 5/15/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Stark International — On My Knees, Julie Kenner – 5/31/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Kate Daniels — Magic Breaks, Ilona Andrews – 6/8/20 – ✮✮✮✮✮
📚 With Me in Seattle — Stay with Me, Kristen Proby – 6/11/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Animal Magnetism — All I Want, Jill Shalvis – 6/15/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Hostage Rescue Team — Targeted, Kaylea Cross – 7/2/20 – ✮✮✮✰✰
📚 Ace Security — Claiming Felicity, Susan Stoker – 7/10/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Jock Hard — Jock Row, Sara Ney – 8/12/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Royals Undercover — Cheeky Royal, Nana Malone – 8/29/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
2. How I ❤ Thee ... (5/5) ➔ favorites
📚 Tied with Me (reread), Kristen Proby – 2/2/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Dark in Death, J.D. Robb – 1/29/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Dax, Sawyer Bennett – 2/17/20 – ✮✮✮✮✮
📚 Eternal Kiss of Darkness, Jeaniene Frost – 2/15/20 – ✮✮✮✮✮
📚 Line of Scrimmage, Marie Force – 9/24/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
3. Supe of the Day (8/8) ➔ one for each being
📚 Magically-inclined — [Magic Binds]
📚 Shifter — A Taste for a Mate, Carrie Ann Ryan – 3/30/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Vampire — The Sinner, J.R. Ward – 6/26/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Fae — Shadow Queen, Harlow Thomas & Anastasia James – 4/17/20 – ✮✮✮✰✰
📚 Angel — Summoned to Thirteenth Grave, Darynda Jones – 5/12/20 – ✮✮✮✮✮
📚 Demon — Brighter Than the Sun, Darynda Jones – 4/20/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Human with Abilities — Broken Promise, Andrea Smith – 4/9/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Goddess — The Dirt on Ninth Grave, Darynda Jones – 1/17/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
4. Genre Relations (4/4) ➔ tagged paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and/or fantasy
📚 Omega Saved and Claimed, Lance Briggs – 1/25/20 – ✮✮✮✰✰
📚 Miss Kane’s Christmas, Caroline Mickelson – 1/26/20 – ✮✮✮✰✰
📚 The Curse of Tenth Grave, Darynda Jones – 3/26/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Slade, Eva Gordon – 4/16/20 – ✮✮✮✰✰
5. Fiction2Film (2/2) ➔ made into a movie
📚 Dirty Sexy Inked, Carly Phillips & Erika Wilde – 1/20/20 – ✮✮✮✮✮
📚 Beautiful Disaster (reread), Jamie McGuire – 8/8/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
6. Happy Birthday! (2/2) ➔ published in 2020
📚 Dominik, Sawyer Bennett – 2/20/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Golden in Death, J.D. Robb – 4/4/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
7. A–Z Series Sweep (6/8)
📚 King — Tyrant, T.M. Frazier – 3/15/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Men — These Men, Andrea Smith – 2/9/20 – ✮✮✮✰✰
📚 Natural History — Flirtasaurus, Erin Mallon – 8/26/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Renegades — Rumor, Skye Jordan – 8/27/20 – ✮✮✮✮✮
📚 Sexy Silver Foxes — After Care, L.B. Dunbar – 3/21/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Timber Towers — Unblocked – Episode Two, Marni Mann – 2/19/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
8. Olympic-Hosting Nations (4/4) ➔ country that hosted the Olympics
📚 United Kingdom — Dominate, Amy Daws – 2/26/20 – ✮✮✮✮✮
📚 United Kingdom — Payback, Amy Daws – 2/28/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 USA — Practice Makes Perfect, Julie James – 1/5/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Holland — [Kingmaker]
9. 20/20 Vision (2/2) ➔ character wears glasses
📚 Love with Me, Kristen Proby – 9/20/20 – ✮✮✮✰✰
📚 Blindsided, Amy Daws – 9/19/20 – ✮✮✮✮✮
10. Year of the Rat (2/4)
“...they are sensitive to other’s emotions...” — features an empath
📚 Phantom Evil, Heather Graham – 7/8/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Heart of Evil, Heather Graham – 9/15/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
“...their love for hoarding…” — features a dragon shifter
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11. Best of ... (1/4) ➔ Goodreads’ BEST OF Choice Awards (2010–2019)
📚 First Drop of Crimson, Jeaniene Frost – 1/2/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
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12. Say it in 20 (X/2) ➔ 20-letter title, series name or author name
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13. Old & New (2/4)
Old – past decade (‘10–‘19)
📚 2019 — Connections in Death, J.D. Robb – 3/11/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 2019 — Vendetta in Death, J.D. Robb – 3/14/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
New – start of the new decade (‘20)
📚 [Love Under Quarantine]
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14. Double Decker (8/8)
📚 ♦/2 — Primal Bonds, Jennifer Ashley – 5/21/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 ♥/3 — Croc And The Fox, Eve Langlais – 7/11/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 ♣/3 — Hungry Like the Wolf, Paige Tyler – 7/24/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 ♠/3 — Midnight’s Seduction, Donna Grant – 5/6/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 ♥/5 — Magic Slays, Ilona Andrews – 1/3/20 – ✮✮✮✮✮
📚 ♦/6 — Quinn’s Undying Rose, Tina Folsom – 1/15/20 – ✮✮✮✰✰
📚 ♣/6 — Magic Rises, Ilona Andrews – 3/17/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 ♥/8 — Magic Shifts, Ilona Andrews – 7/17/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
15. Bad Boys and Bad-Ass Girls (4/4) ➔ tails = bad boy hero
📚 Leverage in Death, J.D. Robb – 3/7/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Against All Odds, Erin Trejo & Elizabeth Knox – 4/6/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 One You Can’t Forget, Lexy Timms – 4/16/20 – ✮✮✮✰✰
📚 The Trouble with Twelfth Grave, Darynda Jones – 5/3/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
16. Back to the Future (5/5) ➔ one per year 2010–2019
📚 2019 — Tacker, Sawyer Bennett – 2/18/20 – ✮✮✮✮✮
📚 2018 — Defiance, Cherise Sinclair – 2/14/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 2017 — All About the D, Lex Martin & Leslie McAdams – 1/24/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 2016 — Listen to Me (reread), Kristen Proby – 6/20/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 2015 — Yes, Please, Willow Summers – 2/2/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
17. Kitty Norville Series Reader (2/2)
📚 Kitty and the Midnight Hour, Carrie Vaughn – 6/18/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 [Kitty Goes to Washington], Carrie Vaughn – 10/13/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
18. I ❤ ... (4/4)
Romance
📚 Once Upon A Wild Fling, Lauren Blakely – 3/18/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 Hide and Seek, Mary Burton – 9/22/20 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Paranormal
📚 Angel Of Mine, Zane Michaelson – 8/6/20 – ✮✮✮✰✰
📚 Chernobyl Werewolf, Eva Gordon – 9/30/20 – ✮✮✰✰✰
19. Back in the Day (1/1) ➔ published when I was 20 (1995)
📚 Naked in Death (reread), J.D. Robb – 6/28/20 – ✮✮✮✮✮
20. Dawn of a New Day (2/2)
📚 Beyond the Night, Colleen Gleason – 1/18/20 – ✮✮✮✮✰
📚 [Dark Light of Day], T.M. Fraizer
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Good lookin' list, KathyD! :)
Oh, my goodness! I maxed out my characters for a single post. I've never done that before (message 16). Soo... I'm going to split it into two in the next two posts, since I'm nowhere near done.
20 in 2020 PART 1Glutton Level
Duration: 1/1/2020 - 12/31/2020 (or 6/30/2021 if I have to)
Completed: 100/100 books - 4/8/21
Note 12/13/20: I was originally hoping to finish in the one-year time frame, but it looks like I'll need to take some of that extra time.
1. Serious Series Addiction
Read 25 books from 20 different series
1. Highland Blood by Melanie Karsak (Celtic Blood #2) - Read
2. Mist's Edge by T.A. White (The Broken Lands #2) - Read
3. By Earth by T. Thorn Coyle (Witches of Portland #1) - Read
4. Kitty Takes a Holiday by Carrie Vaughn (Kitty Norville #3) - Read
5. Raising Innocence by Shannon Mayer (Rylee Adamson #3) - Read
6. Crown of Blood by D.G. Swank (Book of Sindal) - Read
7. Chosen by K.F. Breene (The Warrior Chronicles) - Read
8. Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews (Innkeeper Chronicles #4) - Read
9. Timeless by Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate #5) - Read
10. Thicker Than Blood by Annie Bellet (The Twenty-Sided Sorceress #6) - Read
11. His Forbidden Omega by P. Jameson (The Royal Omegas #1) - Read
12. Here by Denise Grover Swank (On the Otherside #1) - Read
13. Hexed by Kevin Hearne (Iron Druid Chronicles #2) - Read
14. Warrior Fae Trapped by K.F. Breene (DDVN #7) - Read
15. Of Ash and Spirit by D.G. Swank (Piper Lancaster #1) - Read
16. Savage Hunger by Shelli Stevens (Savage #1) - Read
17. Doe and the Wolf by Eve Langlais (Furry United Coalition) - Read
18. Hot Piece of Ash by Milly Taiden (Paranormal Dating Agency) - Read
19. Rachel's Totem by Marie Harte (Cougar Falls #1) - Read
20. The Fairy Godfather by Melanie Karsak (The Chancellor Fairy Tales #3) - Read
21. Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse (The Sixth World #1) - Read
22. His Fiery Kiss by Celia Kyle and Marina Maddix (Real Men of Wildridge #1) - Read
23. Wicked Long Nights by Gina LaManna (The Hex Files) - Read
24. Blood Kissed by Keri Arthur (Lizzie Grace series, #1) - Read
25. Mating the Huntress by Talia Hibbert (Monsters and Mates, #1) - Read
2. How I ❤ Thee
Read 5 books by your favorite author, from your favorite series, in your favorite genre and/or featuring your favorite supernatural being
1. Grave Ransom by Kalayna Price - Read
2. Kitty's Big Trouble by Carrie Vaughn - Read
3. Kitty Rocks the House by Carrie Vaughn - Read
4. Wolves and Daggers by Melanie Karsak - Read
5. The Demon Prince’s Dragon Queen by Mina Carter - Read
3. Supe of the Day
* Magically-inclined: any magic user, witch, wizard, mage, druid, sorcerer: Natural Dual-Mage by K.F. Breene - Read
* Shifter: wolf, feline, bear, dragon, gargoyle or other: Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn - Read
* Vampire: full vamp, ½ vamp or dhampir: Silver Staked by Shannon Mayer & D.G. Swank - Read
* Fae: any type, light/dark, seelie/unseelie, ½ human or Changeling: Wicked by Jennifer L. Armentrout - Read
* Angel: angel, ½ human or Nephilim, Seraphim: Angels of Darkness by Ilona Andrews, Nalini Singh, Sharon Shinn and Meljean Brook - Read
* Demon: full demon, ½ human or Cambion: The Accidental Demon Slayer by Angie Fox - Read
* Human with Abilities: psychic, telekinetic, empath, etc.: Black of Mood by JC Andrijeski (Quentin Black Mystery series #6) - Read
* Other: elemental, phoenix, unicorn, immortal, god/goddess, etc.: Highland Queen by Melanie Karsak - Read
4. Genre Relations
1. Fantasy: Highland Vengeance by Melanie Karsak - Read
2. Fantasy: Wayfarer's Keep by T.A. White - Read
3. Fantasy: The Shadow Queen by Anne Bishop - Read
4. Urban Fantasy: Shadowed Threads by Shannon Mayer - Read
5. Fiction2Film
Read 2 books (stand alone or series) that have been or will be made into a TV series or a movie (examples: Collins' Hunger Games, Martin's Game of Thrones, Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld, Harris' Sookie Stackhouse, Gabaldon's Outlander, Cronin's The Passage, Harkness' The Discovery of Witches, Gaiman's Good Omens, etc. / Ref Lists: Books That Are Becoming Movies & TV Shows, Popular TV Series Books, Book to Film lists)
1. Day Shift by Charlaine Harris - TV series Midnight, Texas - Read
2. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins - part of the Hunger Games series - Read
6. Happy Birthday!
Read 2 books published in 2020
1. Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews - Jan 2020 - Read
2. Wolf's Curse by Kelley Armstrong - Mar 2020 - Read
PART 27. A-Z Series Sweep
Read 8:
K: Kitty Norville series: Kitty Raises Hell by Carrie Vaughn - Read
M: Midnight, Texas series: Night Shift by Charlaine Harris - Read
O: Otherworld: Kate and Logan - Wolf's Bane by Kelley Armstrong - Read
P: PowerUp! series: The Lost Locket by Marie Harte - Read
Q: Quentin Black Mystery series: Black to Dust by JC Andrijeski - Read
R: Rylee Adamson series: Immune by Shannon Mayer - Read
S: Stillhouse Lake series: Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine - Read
T: Twenty-Sided Sorceress series: Heartache by Annie Bellet - Read
8. Olympic-Hosting Nations
Read 4 books set in a country who has hosted the Olympics (Source)
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Russia/USSR, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Yugoslavia, and USA
1. UK: Farriers' Lane by Anne Perry - Read
2. US: A Song Below Water by Bethany Morrow - Read
3. UK: Spellbreaker - Read
4. Sweden: Under the Strawberry Moon - Read
9. 20/20 Vision
Read 2 books featuring a character who wears glasses -or- a cover featuring a character with eyeglasses
1. Merry Inkmas by Talia Hibbert - Read
2. The Geek Job by Eve Langlais - Read
10. Year of the Rat (Ref: original challenge)
Read 4 books fitting the following categories:
"... They are sensitive to other’s emotions."
~ Read 2 books featuring an empath
1. Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler - Read
2. In Black We Trust by JC Andrijeski - Read
"... their love for hoarding ..."
~ Read 2 books featuring a dragon shifter
1. Scaling Her Dragon by Milly Taiden - Read
2. Dragon's Chase by Mina Carter - Read
11. Best of ...
Read 4 books from one of Goodreads' BEST OF Choice Awards from any year within the decade (2010-2019): Goodreads Choice Awards
1. 2019 Nominee: Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs (Alpha & Omega) - Read
2. 2018 Nominee: Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #10) - Read
3. 2018 Nominee: Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs - Read
4. 2015 Nominee: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin - Read
12. Say it in 20
Read 2 books featuring a title, series name or author name that is 20 letters in length
1. Kitty's House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn - Read
2. Kitty in the Underworld by Carrie Vaughn - Read
13. Old & New
Read 4 series books published in the following decades - the new and/or the old. Read four in the past.
- OLD: Read series books published in the past decade (10-19)
The Cupcake Witch by Melanie Karsak (2015) - Read
Natural Mage by K.F. Breene (2018) - Read
Wolf Bite by Shannon Mayer & D.G. Swank (2016) - Read
Torn by Jennifer L. Armentrout (2016) - Read
14. Double Decker
Seven of Hearts: Book 7 of a PNR Series: Real Men Hunt by Celia Kyle and Marina Maddix - Read
One of Diamonds: Book 1 of a PNR Series: A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole - Read
Ten of Hearts: Book 10 of a PNR Series: His Runaway Lioness by Mina Carter - Read
Two of Diamonds: Book 2 of a PNR Series: Reign of Mist by D.G. Swank and Alessandra Thomas - Read
One of Spades: Book 1 of a UF Series: Snake Agent by Liz Williams - Read
Eight of Clubs: Book 8 of a UF Series: Kitty Goes to War by Carrie Vaughn - Read
Ten of Spades: Book 10 of a UF Series: Kitty Steals the Show - Read
Three of Diamonds: Book 3 of a PNR Series: Elizabeth's Wolf by Lora Leigh - Read
15. Bad Boys and Bad-Ass Girls
- Tails: Read 4 books featuring a bad boy hero
1. Hidden by Rebecca Zanetti - Read
2. Love Me Knot by Shelli Stevens - Read
3. In the Roar by Milly Taiden - Read
4. Magic to the Bone by Annie Bellet - Read
16. Back to the Future
1. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris (2010) - Read
2. Priceless by Shannon Mayer (2013) - Read
3. Solstice by Jane Redd (2016) - Read
4. Natural Witch by K.F. Breene (2018) - Read
5. Descended from Shadows by D.G. Swank and Alessandra Thomas (2019) - Read
17. Series Reader
Read 2 books from Carrie Vaughn's Kitty Norville series, voted as our 2020 Series Read
1. Kitty Goes to Washington by Carrie Vaughn - Read
2. Kitty and the Silver Bullet by Carrie Vaughn - Read
18. I ❤ ...
Click Explore, choose two of the genres listed under 'My Favorite Genres', located on the right side. Click on the genre name and read 4 books off the list (2 books from each genre). You can choose a genre you haven't read in a while or one you frequently read, it's up to you.
1. Urban Fantasy: Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews - Read
2. Urban Fantasy: Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews - Read
3. Old Demon and the Sea Witch by Eve Langlais - Read
4. His Blazing Passion by Celia Kyle and Marina Maddix - Read
19. Back in the Day
Read 1 book published when you were 20 years old (If you're not yet 20, read a book published when you were 15)
Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier - Read
20. Dawn of a New Day
Read 2 books featuring either 'dawn', 'day' or 'night' in the title or series
1. Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn - Read
2. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (Night Huntress) - Read
All done... literally in the nick of time for the last book :-)Updated post: My 20 in 2020 Challenge (msg 3)
Level ~ Glutton: 100 Books Read
Way to go, Daphne! 😁
SOS: Serious Overload of Series
Books mentioned in this topic
Blood Heir (other topics)The Fifth Season (other topics)
The Geek Job (other topics)
The Demon Prince’s Dragon Queen (other topics)
Lord of Scoundrels (other topics)
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Annabeth Albert (other topics)M.J. Mandrake (other topics)
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Take a bite out of your TBR stacks
Duration: 1 year (beginning on/after 1 Jan 2020)
Levels:
Just a Taste = 5 categories of your choice
Picky Reader = 10 categories of your choice
Glutton = all 20 categories
Goal: Choose your Level and Read a book for each category as listed. No duplicates - each category must have a unique read, even if one or more books will fit multiple categories. All formats allowed - audio, PB, HC, eBook. Full re-reads are allowed. Anthologies are allowed only if all stories are read.
Categories:
Reading all 20 categories? That's 100 books crossed off your TBR list!
*If you go for all 20 categories/100 books, you may choose to extend your challenge to 18 months - or keep it at 12 months for the extra motivation*
1. Serious Series Addiction
Read 25 books from 20 different series
2. How I ❤ Thee
Read 5 books by your favorite author, from your favorite series, in your favorite genre and/or featuring your favorite supernatural being
3. Supe of the Day
Read 8 books / 1 for each supernatural being ~
- Magically-inclined: any magic user, witch, wizard, mage, druid, sorcerer
- Shifter: wolf, feline, bear, dragon, gargoyle or other
- Vampire: full vamp, ½ vamp or dhampir
- Fae: any type, light/dark, seelie/unseelie, ½ human or Changeling
- Angel: angel, ½ human or Nephilim, Seraphim
- Demon: full demon, ½ human or Cambion
- Human with Abilities: psychic, telekinetic, empath, etc.
- Other: elemental, phoenix, unicorn, immortal, god/goddess, etc.
4. Genre Relations
Read 4 books within one or all of the following genres: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Sci-Fi Romance, and/or Fantasy
5. Fiction2Film
Read 2 books (stand alone or series) that have been or will be made into a TV series or a movie (examples: Collins' Hunger Games, Martin's Game of Thrones, Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld, Harris' Sookie Stackhouse, Gabaldon's Outlander, Cronin's The Passage, Harkness' The Discovery of Witches, Gaiman's Good Omens, etc. / Ref Lists: Books That Are Becoming Movies & TV Shows, Popular TV Series Books, Book to Film lists)
6. Happy Birthday!
Read 2 books published in 2020
7. A-Z Series Sweep (Ref: original challenge)
Read 8 books: Pick eight; One for each letter; series name starts with letter K-T
8. Olympic-Hosting Nations
Read 4 books set in a country who has hosted the Olympics (Source)
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Russia/USSR, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Yugoslavia, and USA
9. 20/20 Vision
Read 2 books featuring a character who wears glasses -or- a cover featuring a character with eyeglasses
10. Year of the Rat (Ref: original challenge)
Read 4 books fitting the following categories:
"... They are sensitive to other’s emotions."
~ Read 2 books featuring an empath
"... their love for hoarding ..."
~ Read 2 books featuring a dragon shifter
11. Best of ...
Read 4 books from one of Goodreads' BEST OF Choice Awards from any year within the decade (2010-2019): Goodreads Choice Awards
12. Say it in 20
Read 2 books featuring a title, series name or author name that is 20 letters in length
13. Old & New
Read 4 series books published in the following decades - the new and/or the old. Read either two for each of the following or four in the past or four in the new decade; Shuffle as you'd like.
- OLD: Read series books published in the past decade (10-19)
- NEW: Read series books published in the start of the new decade (20)
14. Double Decker
Draw 8 cards from two randomly shuffled card decks. Enter 8 cards from 2 decks, select all suits, number cards only, no jokers. Read 1 series book for each card drawn: # = # of the book within a series; Hearts and Diamonds = PNR; Spades and Clubs = UF.
(EXAMPLE: Ace Spades = Book #1 in a UF series, Eight of Hearts = Book #8 in a PNR series, etc.)
15. Bad Boys and Bad-Ass Girls
Flip a coin (you can choose any coin, just make sure it's one you can identify heads or tails)
- Heads: Read 4 books featuring a bad-ass heroine
- Tails: Read 4 books featuring a bad boy hero
16. Back to the Future (Ref: original challenge)
Read 5 books, one each for five of the following (publication) years: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 or 2019
17. Series Reader (Ref: original challenge)
Read 2 books from Carrie Vaughn's Kitty Norville series, voted as our 2020 Series Read
18. I ❤ ...
Click Explore, choose two of the genres listed under 'My Favorite Genres', located on the right side. Click on the genre name and read 4 books off the list (2 books from each genre). You can choose a genre you haven't read in a while or one you frequently read, it's up to you.
19. Back in the Day
Read 1 book published when you were 20 years old (If you're not yet 20, read a book published when you were 15)
20. Dawn of a New Day
Read 2 books featuring either 'dawn', 'day' or 'night' in the title or series