Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

Monthly Challenge: 1st to 31st July
Only books read during the challenge period are allowed.

Guidelines:
- Read ONE book for each category (10 books in total).
- You don't have to read all ten categories, just read whatever you are able.
- Any genres are acceptable.
- Any book length is acceptable.

For the competitive (optional)
- At the end of each month, document your finished books in the reporting thread
- 1pt for each book completed, 2pts for any book that is on the 2019 Goodreads winners and nominees list
- Each month's totals will be collated and the member with the most points at the end of the year will have bragging rights ...... and we will award a (small) prize!

July Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 4 letters or 4 words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Month Birthstone - Ruby: Read a book with a red cover

5. Canada Day: Read a book set in Canada or written by a Canadian author

6. One Voice Day: Read a book with 1st Person Point of View

7. Stay Out of the Sun Day: Read a book with Paranormal as a main page tag on Goodreads

8. Yellow Pig Day: Read a book with a yellow cover or 17 letters in the title

9. International Malala Day: Read a book where the MC is either a student or teacher in education

10. I Forget Day: Read a book that's been on your tbr longer than a year

July Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year) The Orphan Collector (pub 7/28/20)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 4 letters or 4 words in the title (subtitle can count) Paris Never Leaves You

4. Month Birthstone - Ruby: Read a book with a red cover

5. Canada Day: Read a book set in Canada or written by a Canadian author

6. One Voice Day: Read a book with 1st Person Point of View

7. Stay Out of the Sun Day: Read a book with Paranormal as a main page tag on Goodreads

✓8. Yellow Pig Day: Read a book with a yellow cover or 17 letters in the title The Beekeeper's Apprentice


9. International Malala Day: Read a book where the MC is either a student or teacher in education

10. I Forget Day: Read a book that's been on your tbr longer than a year

July Categories
Total Points: 8

1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year) Midnight at the Blackbird Café July 16, 2019

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J Little Gods by Meng Jin or The Flight Portfolio by Julie Orringer

✔ 3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 4 letters or 4 words in the title (subtitle can count) - The Palace of Illusions read 7/15 (1 pt)

✔ 4. Month Birthstone - Ruby: Read a book with a red cover 58% according to tineye read 7/7 (1 pt)

✔ 5. Canada Day: Read a book set in Canada or written by a Canadian author - A Rule Against Murderread 7/26 (1 pt)

✔ 6. One Voice Day: Read a book with 1st Person Point of View The Queen's Fortune: A Novel of Desiree, Napoleon, and the Dynasty That Outlasted the Empire read 7/3 (1 pt)

✔ 7. Stay Out of the Sun Day: Read a book with Paranormal as a main page tag on Goodreads Iron Kissed read 7/20 (1 pt)

✔ 8. Yellow Pig Day: Read a book with a yellow cover or 17 letters in the title read 7/6 (I pt)

✔ 9. International Malala Day: Read a book where the MC is either a student or teacher in education Real Life MC is a grad student at an unnamed university in the Midwest read 7/30 (1 pt)

✔ 10. I Forget Day: Read a book that's been on your tbr longer than a year (TBR-2015) Silent Spring read 7/18 (1 pt)

Hi Folks- I'm the author of one of the books on your list. It's The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug.

Although it's in the Science category, it is a memoir and I am Canadian so it fits two of your criteria for July! Hope you like it. It was an Amazon best book of 2019.

1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year) The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins or Lovely War by Julie Berry

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 4 letters or 4 words in the title (subtitle can count) What the Wind Knows or A Memory Called Empire

4. Month Birthstone - Ruby: Read a book with a red cover

5. Canada Day: Read a book set in Canada or written by a Canadian author The Grave Truth

6. One Voice Day: Read a book with 1st Person Point of View The Hunger Games or My Lovely Wife

7. Stay Out of the Sun Day: Read a book with Paranormal as a main page tag on Goodreads

8. Yellow Pig Day: Read a book with a yellow cover or 17 letters in the title

9. International Malala Day: Read a book where the MC is either a student or teacher in education A Different Blue or Loving Mr. Daniels or Christy or The Professor

10. I Forget Day: Read a book that's been on your tbr longer than a year The Fault in Our Stars

July Categories Read All 10, 18 Points.

1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year)- The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, Abbi Waxman (7/7/19), READ: 7/3~GR+2

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J: Red At the Bone -Jacqueline Woodson READ: 7/28~GR+2

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 4 letters or 4 words in the title (subtitle can count): Such A Fun Age -Kiley READ: 7/7~GR+2

4. Month Birthstone - Ruby: Read a book with a red cover: Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs -Caitlin Doughty READ 7/25~GR+2

5. Canada Day: Read a book set in Canada or written by a Canadian author The Testaments, Margaret Atwood READ: 7/30~GR+2

6. One Voice Day: Read a book with 1st Person Point of View
On Earth We are Briefly Gorgeous -Ocean Voung READ 7/26 GR+2

7. Stay Out of the Sun Day: Read a book with Paranormal as a main page tag on Goodreads: Ninth House -Leight Bardugo READ: 7/31 +2GR

8. Yellow Pig Day: Read a book with a yellow cover or 17 letters in the title. The Yellow House -Sarah M. Broom READ: 7/31 +1

9. International Malala Day: Read a book where the MC is either a student or teacher in education: My Dark Vanessa -Kate Elizabeth Russell, READ: 7/24 +1 Pt

10. I Forget Day: Read a book that's been on your tbr longer than a year: READ: The Island of Sea Women -Lisa See, 7/19 GR+2

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7. Stay out of the sun day: read a book with paranormal as the main page tag on goodreads - Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K Hamilton

July Categories

Completed 3 out of 10 challenges

1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year) - The Summer Wives (Published July 2018) - Finished on July 18, 2020

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J - Double Edged By Jessie Kwak

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 4 letters or 4 words in the title (subtitle can count) - The Grace Kelly Dress - Finished on July 5, 2020

4. Month Birthstone - Ruby: Read a book with a red cover -

5. Canada Day: Read a book set in Canada or written by a Canadian author

6. One Voice Day: Read a book with 1st Person Point of View - The Turn of the Key - Finished on July 3, 2020

7. Stay Out of the Sun Day: Read a book with Paranormal as a main page tag on Goodreads

8. Yellow Pig Day: Read a book with a yellow cover or 17 letters in the title

9. International Malala Day: Read a book where the MC is either a student or teacher in education

10. I Forget Day: Read a book that's been on your tbr longer than a year

I read a book with four words in the title, “Murder in Deep Regret” by Anne Cleeland.
Also read A book with authors name beginning with letter J. “Cutting Places” by Jane Casey which I just wish I didn’t finish in a day.

July Categories

✔1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year) A Very Punchable Face

✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America 7/13 2pts

✔3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 4 letters or 4 words in the title (subtitle can count) Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler 7/3 2pts

✔4. Month Birthstone - Ruby: Read a book with a red cover 7/13 1pt

✔5. Canada Day: Read a book set in Canada or written by a Canadian author The Dragon and the George | Gordon R. Dickson 7/5 1pt

✔6. One Voice Day: Read a book with 1st Person Point of View The Making of a Justice: Reflections on My First 94 Years 7/7 1pt

7. Stay Out of the Sun Day: Read a book with Paranormal as a main page tag on Goodreads

8. Yellow Pig Day: Read a book with a yellow cover or 17 letters in the title

✔9. International Malala Day: Read a book where the MC is either a student or teacher in education On the Banks of Plum Creek 7/15 1pt

10. I Forget Day: Read a book that's been on your tbr longer than a year

Update
2) author starting with J - The unquiet by John Connolly
3) book with 4 words - The door to December - Dean R Koontz
7) supernatural - guilty pleasures by Anita Blake

July Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss (1 pt)

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 4 letters or 4 words in the title (subtitle can count) The Bromance Book Club (1 pt)

4. Month Birthstone - Ruby: Read a book with a red cover

5. Canada Day: Read a book set in Canada or written by a Canadian author

6. One Voice Day: Read a book with 1st Person Point of View The Memory Police (1 pt)

7. Stay Out of the Sun Day: Read a book with Paranormal as a main page tag on Goodreads

8. Yellow Pig Day: Read a book with a yellow cover or 17 letters in the title

9. International Malala Day: Read a book where the MC is either a student or teacher in education The Water is Wide (1 pt)

10. I Forget Day: Read a book that's been on your tbr longer than a year

Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club
July (2020) Monthly Challenge
Monthly Challenge: 1st to 31st July

Progress: 0 out of 10

Guidelines:
- Read ONE book for each category (10 books in total).
- You don't have to read all ten categories, just read whatever you are able.
- Any genres are acceptable.
- Any book length is acceptable.

For the competitive (optional)
- At the end of each month, document your finished books in the reporting thread
- 1pt for each book completed, 2pts for any book that is on the 2019 Goodreads winners and nominees list
- Each month's totals will be collated and the member with the most points at the end of the year will have bragging rights ...... and we will award a (small) prize!

July Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 4 letters or 4 words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Month Birthstone - Ruby: Read a book with a red cover

5. Canada Day: Read a book set in Canada or written by a Canadian author

6. One Voice Day: Read a book with 1st Person Point of View

7. Stay Out of the Sun Day: Read a book with Paranormal as a main page tag on Goodreads

8. Yellow Pig Day: Read a book with a yellow cover or 17 letters in the title

9. International Malala Day: Read a book where the MC is either a student or teacher in education

10. I Forget Day: Read a book that's been on your tbr longer than a year

July Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year) What You Wish For

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 4 letters or 4 words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Month Birthstone - Ruby: Read a book with a red cover

5. Canada Day: Read a book set in Canada or written by a Canadian author

6. One Voice Day: Read a book with 1st Person Point of View-The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell-Finished

7. Stay Out of the Sun Day: Read a book with Paranormal as a main page tag on Goodreads-Pet Sematary-Finished

8. Yellow Pig Day: Read a book with a yellow cover or 17 letters in the title- My Sister, the Serial Killer-Finished

9. International Malala Day: Read a book where the MC is either a student or teacher in education

10. I Forget Day: Read a book that's been on your tbr longer than a year

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July Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 4 letters or 4 words in the title (subtitle can count)

✔4. Month Birthstone - Ruby: Read a book with a red cover 1pt

✔5. Canada Day: Read a book set in Canada or written by a Canadian author The Glass Hotel 1pt

✔6. One Voice Day: Read a book with 1st Person Point of View Know My Name: A Memoir 2pts

7. Stay Out of the Sun Day: Read a book with Paranormal as a main page tag on Goodreads

✔8. Yellow Pig Day: Read a book with a yellow cover or 17 letters in the title 2pts

✔9. International Malala Day: Read a book where the MC is either a student or teacher in education Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 1pt

✔10. I Forget Day: Read a book that's been on your tbr longer than a year 84, Charing Cross Road 1pt

Total: 8 points

Progress: 0/10

July Categories

0/10 completed

1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 4 letters or 4 words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Month Birthstone - Ruby: Read a book with a red cover

5. Canada Day: Read a book set in Canada or written by a Canadian author

6. One Voice Day: Read a book with 1st Person Point of View

7. Stay Out of the Sun Day: Read a book with Paranormal as a main page tag on Goodreads

8. Yellow Pig Day: Read a book with a yellow cover or 17 letters in the title

9. International Malala Day: Read a book where the MC is either a student or teacher in education

10. I Forget Day: Read a book that's been on your tbr longer than a year

Is it okay to read just one?

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J



Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Eimeren wrote: "Is it okay to read just one?

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J



Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte"

Yup! You just read what you can for this challenge. :)