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My Reading Goals and Challenges for 2021:

Challenges:

Read At Least 100 Books 123/100
Read Harder 15/24
PopSugar 40/40, 1/10 (advanced)
Around the Year 52/52
Fly the PBT Skies 12/12
PBT Pursue It! 48/48

Goals:

Read at Least One Book a Month for PBT Theme: 12/12
Read at Least One Book a Month from the Oldest TBR shelf: 1/12

Read 100 Books

1. Big Little Lies - Liane Moriarty, 4 1/2 stars, 1/4/21, audio from library (hoopla)
2. Maisie Dobbs - Jacqueline Winspear, 4 stars, 1/8/21, audio from audible plus
3. You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington - Alexis Coe, 4 stars, 1/8/21, kindle
4. Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds - Brandon Sanderson, 4 1/2 stars, 1/10/21, audio from library
5. Murder by Other Means - John Scalzi, 4 1/2 stars, 1/11/21, audio
6. The Man Who Couldn't Stop - David Adam, 4 stars, 1/14/21, kindle from library
7. The Marriage Code - Brooke Burroughs, 3 1/2 stars, 1/16/21, kindle
8. Andrea Vernon and the Corporation for UltraHuman Protection - Alexander C. Kane, 3 stars, 1/19/21, audible
9. Glasshouse - Charles Stross, 4 stars, 1/22/21, audiobook from library
10. A Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan, 4 stars, 1/25/21, kindle
11. Up for Air - Laurie Morrison, 4 stars, 1/29/21, hoopla ebook
12. Catherine House - Elisabeth Thomas, 3 stars, 2/2/21, audio from library
13. The Cousins - Karen M. McManus, 4 1/2 stars, 2/5/21, dtb
14. The Golem's Eye - Jonathan Stroud, 3 1/2 stars, 2/6/21, kindle from library
15. Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout, 4 stars, 2/9/21, kindle
16. COOP Knows the Scoop - Taryn Souders, 4 stars, 2/11/21, hoopla audio
17. From the Desk of Zoe Washington - Janae Marks, 4 stars, 2/15/21, hoopla audio
18. Death on the Nile - Agatha Christie, 4 1/2 stars, 2/16/21, hoopla audio
19. A Dead Djinn in Cairo - P. Djèlí Clark, 4 stars, 2/16/21, hoopla audio
20. Jacob Have I Loved - Katherine Paterson, 4 stars, 2/17/21, hoopla audio
21. Mycroft Holmes - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Anna Waterhouse, 3 stars, 2/20/21, kindle
22. The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives - Dashka Slater, 5 stars, 2/22/21 hoopla audio
23. Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army and Other Diabolical Insects - Amy Stewart, 3 stars, 2/24/21, hoopla audio
24. Eat a Peach - David Chang, 4 stars, 2/25/21, kindle
25. The Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes, 4 stars, 2/26/21, kindle
26. The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne - Elsa Hart, 4 stars, 2/27/21, hoopla audio
27. When No One is Watching - Alyssa Cole, 3 1/2 stars, 3/1/21, kindle
28. Truly Devious - Maureen Johnson, 4 stars, 3/2/21, hoopla audio
29. Ikenga - Nnedi Okorafor, 4 stars, 3/8/21, hoopla audio
30. Murder in Old Bombay - Nev March, 4 1/2 stars, 3/8/21, kindle from library
31. The Aye-Aye and I - Gerald Durrell, 4 stars, 3/11/21, hoopla audio
32. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm - Nancy Farmer, 3 1/2 stars, 3/16/21, hoopla audio
33. The King is Dead - Ellery Queen, 3 stars, 3/17/21, hoopla audio
34. The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden - Jonas Jonasson, 3 1/2 stars, 3/18/21, kindle
35. Grave Surprise - Charlaine Harris, 3 1/2 stars, 3/19/21, audio from library
36. Winter Counts - David Heska Wanbli Weiden, 4 stars, 3/23/21, audible
37. How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child - Sandra Uwiringiyimana, 4 stars, 3/24/21, kindle
38. The Naturalist - Andrew Mayne, 3 stars, 3/25/21, audible
39. Race to the Sun - Rebecca Roanhorse, 4 stars, 3/29/21, kindle
40. Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions - Jeffrey J. Selingo, 5 stars, 3/29/21, audio from library
41. The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman, 4 1/2 stars, 3/31/21, kindle from library
42. The Vanishing Stair - Maureen Johnson, 4 stars, 4/1/21, hoopla audio
43. Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen, 3 stars, 4/2/21, prime audio
44. The Turn of the Key - Ruth Ware, 4 stars, 4/5/21, audio from library
45. The Saturday Night Ghost Club - Craig Davidson, 4 stars, 4/8/21, kindle
46. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America - Michael Eric Dyson, 3 1/2 stars, 4/8/21, kindle
47. Melmoth - Sarah Perry, 4 stars, 4/11/21, hoopla audio
48. Before She Was Helen - Caroline B. Cooney, 3 1/2 stars, 4/15/21, kindle
49. My Best Friend's Exorcism - Grady Hendrix, 4 stars, 4/19/21, kindle
50. The Hand on the Wall - Maureen Johnson, 4 stars, 4/20/21, hoopla audio
51. If We Were Villains - M.L. Rio, 4 stars, 4/21/21, hoopla audio
52. Unfamiliar Fishes - Sarah Vowell, 3 1/2 stars, 4/22/21, audio from library
53. Meddling Kids - Edgar Cantero, 4 stars, 4/24/21, kindle
54. Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line - Deepa Anappara, 4 1/2 stars, 4/26/21, audio from library
55. The Missing American - Kwei Quartey, 5 stars, 4/28/21, audio from library
56. Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle for the United Mine Workers of America - Mark A. Bradley, 4 stars, 4/29/21, hoopla audio
57. A Blade So Black - L.L. McKinney, 3 1/2 stars, 5/1/21, kindle
58. Exhalation: Stories - Ted Chiang, 5 stars, 5/10/21, kindle
59. The Curse of the Pharaohs - Elizabeth Peters, 3 stars, 5/11/21, audible
60. Iraq + 100: stories from a century after the invasion - Hassan Blasim, 4 stars, 5/20/21, hoopla
61. Inside Jobs: Tales from a Time of Quarantine - Ben H. Winters, 4 stars, 5/21/21, audible
62. A Long Day in Lychford - Paul Cornell, 3 1/2 stars, 5/22/21, kindle
63. The Shape of Water - Andrea Camilleri, 3 stars, 5/24/21, audible
64. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena - Anthony Marra, 4 stars, 5/25/21, kindle
65. The Bat - Jo Nesbø, 4 1/2 stars, 5/28/21, kindle
66. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales - Oliver Sacks, 3 stars, 5/31/21, audible
67. Where the Wild Ladies Are - Aoko Matsuda, 5 stars, 6/1/21, hoopla audio
68. Bel Canto - Ann Patchett, 5 stars, 6/4/21, audible
69. Bacchanal - Veronica Henry, 3 stars, 6/5/21, kindle
70. Time Bomb - Joelle Charbonneau, 3 stars, 6/7/21, hoopla audio
71. Into the Drowning Deep - Mira Grant, 4 1/2 stars, 6/12/21, kindle
72. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V.E. Schwab, 4 stars, 6/13/21, hoopla audio
73. Big Summer - Jennifer Weiner, 2 1/2 stars, 6/14/21, kindle
74. Who Is Vera Kelly? - Rosalie Knecht, 4 stars, 6/20/21, kindle
75. The Graveyard Apartment - Mariko Koike, 4 stars, 7/7/21, kindle
76. Snowdrift and Other Stories - Georgette Heyer, 4 stars, 7/15/21, kindle unlimited
77. The Grand Sophy - Georgette Heyer, 4 stars, 7/23/21, kindle
78. Crazy Rich Asians - Kevin Kwan, 4 stars, 7/31/21, kindle
79. A Death of No Importance -Mariah Fredericks, 4 stars, 8/1/21, hoopla audio
80. Death of a New American - Mariah Fredericks, 4 stars, 8/5/21,hoopla audio
81. Black Flower - Young-Ha Kim, 3 stars, 8/7/21, kindle
82. Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune - Roselle Lim, 3 1/2 stars, 8/10/21, kindle
83. Death of an American Beauty - Mariah Fredericks, 4 stars, 8/10/21, hoopla audio
84. The Dark Side of the Road - Simon R. Green, 4 stars, 8/14/21, kindle
85. A Girl Returned - Donatella Di Pietrantonio, 4 1/2 stars, 8/15/21, kindle
86. Dead Man Walking - Simon R. Green, 4 stars, 8/17/21, hoopla audio
87. Spoiler Alert - Olivia Dade, 3 stars, 8/19/21, kindle
88. A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future - David Attenborough, 4 stars, 8/26/21, audible
89. Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod - Gary Paulsen, 4 stars, 9/4/21, hoopla audio
90. Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo, 4 1/2 stars, 9/10/21, audible
91. Becoming Duchess Goldblatt: A Memoir - Duchess Goldblatt, 4 stars 9/12/21, hoopla audio
92. The Box in the Woods - Maureen Johnson, 4 stars, 9/13/21, audible
93. The Dead Zone - Stephen King, 4 stars, 9/19/21, audiobook from library
94. Black Leopard, Red Wolf - Marlon James, 3 1/2 stars, 9/25/21, kindle
95. Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell, 3 1/2 stars, 9/27/21, kindle
96. The Keeper of Lost Causes - Jussi Adler-Olsen, 4 stars, 9/29/21, audio from library
97. Diamond Rings Are Deadly Things - Rachelle J. Christensen, 2 1/2 stars, 9/30/21, kindle
98. Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City - Tanya Talaga, 4 1/2 stars, 10/4/21, hoopla audio
99. Our Lady of the Ice - Cassandra Rose Clarke, 4 stars, 10/8/21, kindle
100. Zero Sum Game - S.L. Huang, 4 stars, 10/9/21, hoopla audio
101. The Once and Future Witches - Alix E. Harrow, 5 stars, 10/18/21, audiobook from library
102. Fugitive Telemetry - Martha Wells, 4 stars 10/19/21, audible
103. Front Desk - Kelly Yang, 3 1/2 stars, 10/21/21, audible
104. Neanderthal Seeks Human - Penny Reid, 2 1/2 stars, 10/23/21, hoopla audio
105. The Lacuna - Barbara Kingsolver, 4 1/2 stars, 10/26/21, kindle
106. My Soul to Keep - Tananarive Due, 4 stars, 10/27/21, hoopla audio
107. Lightning Men - Thomas Mullen, 4 1/2 stars, 11/1/21, audible
108. Took: A Ghost Story - Mary Downing Hahn, 3 stars, 11/4/21, hoopla audio

109. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke, 4 stars, 11/10/21, audiobook from library
110. A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor - Hank Green, 4 stars, 11/16/21, audiobook from library
111. Finlay Donovan Is Killing It - Elle Cosimano, 3 1/2 stars, 11/18/21, kindle
112. Twain's Feast - Andrew Beahrs, 3 stars, 11/23/21, audible
113. Skin Game - Jim Butcher, 3 1/2 stars, 11/22/21, audible
114. To Be Continued 1953-1958 - Robert Silverberg, 3 1/2 stars, 11/29/21, kindle
115. The Hired Girl - Laura Amy Schlitz, 4 stars, 12/6/21, hoopla audio
116. The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman, 3 1/2 stars, 12/9/21, kindle
117. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, 5 stars, 12/14/21, audible
118. The Jane Austen Society - Natalie Jenner, 4 stars, 12/16/21, kindle
119. The Word Is Murder - Anthony Horowitz, 4 stars, 12/16/21, hoopla audio
120. In a Holidaze - Christina Lauren, 4 stars, 12/19/21, kindle
121. Lady Osbaldestone and the Missing Christmas Carols - Lady Osbaldestone and the Missing Christmas Carols, 3 1/2 stars, 12/20/21, audible
122. The City and the Cygnets - Michael Bishop, 3 stars, 12/30/21, kindle
123. Grown - Tiffany D. Jackson, 3 1/2 stars, 12/31/21, kindle

Read Harder

1. Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read: Black Leopard, Red Wolf - Marlon James, 3 1/2 stars, 9/25/21, kindle
2. Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism: Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America - Michael Eric Dyson, 3 1/2 stars, 4/8/21
3. Read a non-European novel in translation: Where the Wild Ladies Are - Aoko Matsuda, 5 stars, 6/1/21
4. Read an LGBTQ+ history book
5. Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author: Winter Counts - David Heska Wanbli Weiden, 4 stars, 3/23/21
6. Read a fanfic
7. Read a fat-positive romance: Spoiler Alert - Olivia Dade, 3 stars, 8/19/21
8. Read a romance by a trans or nonbinary author
9. Read a middle grade mystery: COOP Knows the Scoop - Taryn Souders, 4 stars, 2/11/21
10. Read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color: Iraq + 100: stories from a century after the invasion - Hassan Blasim, 4 stars, 5/20/21
11. Read a food memoir by an author of color: Eat a Peach - David Chang, 4 stars, 2/25/21
12. Read a work of investigative nonfiction by an author of color: Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City - Tanya Talaga, 4 1/2 stars, 10/4/21
13. Read a book with a cover you don’t like: The Aye-Aye and I - Gerald Durrell, 4 stars, 3/11/21
14. Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada
15. Read a memoir by a Latinx author
16. Read an own voices book about disability
17. Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn’t about Black pain: A Blade So Black - L.L. McKinney, 3 1/2 stars, 5/1/21
18. Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader
19. Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist: Black Flower - Young-Ha Kim, 3 stars, 8/7/21
20. Read a book of nature poems
21. Read a children’s book that centers a disabled character but not their disability
22. Read a book set in the Midwest: Murder by Other Means - John Scalzi, 4 1/2 stars, 1/11/21
23. Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness: The Man Who Couldn't Stop - David Adam, 4 stars, 1/14/21
24. Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn’t die: Meddling Kids - Edgar Cantero, 4 stars, 4/24/21

Popsugar

REGULAR
1. A book that published in 2021: Bacchanal - Veronica Henry, 3 stars, 6/5/21
2. An Afrofuturist book: The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm - Nancy Farmer, 3 1/2 stars, 3/16/21
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover: A Blade So Black - L.L. McKinney, 3 1/2 stars, 5/1/21
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign: You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington - Alexis Coe, 4 stars, 1/8/21
5. A dark academia book: Catherine House - Elisabeth Thomas, 3 stars, 2/2/21
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title: Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle for the United Mine Workers of America - Mark A. Bradley, 4 stars, 4/29/21
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job: The Aye-Aye and I - Gerald Durrell, 4 stars, 3/11/21
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction: Bel Canto - Ann Patchett, 5 stars, 6/4/21
9. A book with a family tree: The Cousins - Karen M. McManus, 4 1/2 stars, 2/5/21
10. A bestseller from the 1990s: The Bat - Jo Nesbø, 4 1/2 stars, 5/28/21
11. A book about forgetting: Glasshouse - Charles Stross, 4 stars, 1/22/21
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.): The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V.E. Schwab, 4 stars, 6/13/21
13. A locked-room mystery: The King is Dead - Ellery Queen, 3 stars, 3/17/21
14. A book set in a restaurant: Eat a Peach - David Chang, 4 stars, 2/25/21
15. A book with a black-and-white cover: The Dark Side of the Road - Simon R. Green, 4 stars, 8/14/21
16. A book by an indigenous author: Winter Counts - David Heska Wanbli Weiden, 4 stars, 3/23/21
17. A book that has the same title as a song: Time Bomb - Joelle Charbonneau, 3 stars, 6/7/21
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about: A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future - David Attenborough, 4 stars, 8/26/21
19. A book that discusses body positivity: Big Summer - Jennifer Weiner, 2 1/2 stars, 6/14/21
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list: Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America - Michael Eric Dyson, 3 1/2 stars, 4/8/21
21. A genre hybrid: : Maisie Dobbs - Jacqueline Winspear, 4 stars, 1/8/21
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors: Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod - Gary Paulsen, 4 stars, 9/4/21
23. A book with something broken on the cover: Before She Was Helen - Caroline B. Cooney, 3 1/2 stars, 4/15/21
24. A book by a Muslim American / Muslim British author: Mycroft Holmes - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Anna Waterhouse, 3 stars, 2/20/21, 3 stars
25. A book that was published anonymously: Becoming Duchess Goldblatt: A Memoir - Duchess Goldblatt, 9/12/21
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title: Big Little Lies - Liane Moriarty, 4 1/2 stars, 1/4/21
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts: Murder in Old Bombay - Nev March, 3/8/21
28. A magical realism book: Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune - Roselle Lim, 3 1/2 stars, 8/10/21
29. A book set in multiple countries: The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden - Jonas Jonasson, 3 1/2 stars, 3/18/21
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021: Death on the Nile - Agatha Christie, 4 1/2 stars, 2/16/21
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality: A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor - Hank Green, 4 stars, 11/16/21
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”: Zero Sum Game - S.L. Huang, 4 stars, 10/9/21
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child): Crazy Rich Asians - Kevin Kwan, 4 stars, 7/31/21
34. A book about a social justice issue: From the Desk of Zoe Washington - Janae Marks, 4 stars, 2/15/21
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels): Up for Air - Laurie Morrison, 4 stars, 1/29/21
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads: Murder by Other Means - John Scalzi, 4 1/2 stars, 1/11/21
37. A book you think your best friend would like: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, 5 stars, 12/14/21
38. A book about art or an artist: The Lacuna - Barbara Kingsolver, 4 1/2 stars, 10/26/21
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you: Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout, 4 stars, 2/9/21
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: The Jane Austen Society - Natalie Jenner, 4 stars, 12/16/21

ADVANCED
41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover: Grave Surprise - Charlaine Harris, 3 1/2 stars, 3/19/21
45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time
46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t
47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing
48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random
49. A DNF book from your TBR list
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)

Around the Year

1. A book related to “In the Beginning...”: You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington - Alexis Coe, 4 stars, 1/8/21
2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y: If We Were Villains - M.L. Rio, 4 stars, 4/21/21
3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music: Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army and Other Diabolical Insects - Amy Stewart, 3 stars, 2/24/21
4. A book with a monochromatic cover: Mycroft Holmes - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Anna Waterhouse, 3 stars, 2/20/21, 3 stars

5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read: Catherine House - Elisabeth Thomas, 3 stars, 2/2/21
6. A love story: Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen, 3 stars, 4/2/21
7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list: The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman, 4 1/2 stars
8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited: Ikenga - Nnedi Okorafor, 4 stars, 3/8/21

9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year: Big Summer - Jennifer Weiner, 2 1/2 stars, 6/14/21
10. A book with a female villain or criminal: COOP Knows the Scoop - Taryn Souders, 4 stars, 2/11/21
11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum: The Curse of the Pharaohs - Elizabeth Peters, 3 stars, 5/11/21
12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation: A Girl Returned - Donatella Di Pietrantonio, 4 1/2 stars, 8/15/21
13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020: The Dead Zone - Stephen King, 4 stars, 9/19/21

14. A book set in a made-up place: A Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan, 4 stars, 1/25/21
15. A book that features siblings as the main characters: The Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes, 4 stars, 2/26/21
16. A book with a building in the title: Glasshouse - Charles Stross, 4 stars, 1/22/21
17. A book with a Muslim character or author: Iraq + 100: stories from a century after the invasion - Hassan Blasim, 4 stars, 5/20/21

18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1: Lightning Men - Thomas Mullen, 4 1/2 stars, 11/1/21
19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2: Grown - Tiffany D. Jackson, 3 1/2 stars, 12/31/21
20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3: The City and the Cygnets - Michael Bishop, 3 stars, 12/30/21
21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u": Truly Devious - Maureen Johnson, 4 stars, 3/2/21
22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads: In a Holidaze - Christina Lauren, 4 stars, 12/19/21

23. A cross genre novel: The Dark Side of the Road - Simon R. Green, 4 stars, 8/14/21
24. A book about racism or race relations: When No One is Watching - Alyssa Cole, 3 1/2 stars, 3/1/21
25. A book set on an island: The Cousins - Karen M. McManus, 4 1/2 stars, 2/5/21
26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author: A Dead Djinn in Cairo - P. Djèlí Clark, 4 stars, 2/16/21

27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards: The King is Dead - Ellery Queen, 3 stars, 3/17/21
28. A book connected to ice: Our Lady of the Ice - Cassandra Rose Clarke, 4 stars, 10/8/21
29. A book that you consider comfort reading: Fugitive Telemetry - Martha Wells, 4 stars 10/19/21
30. A long book: Black Leopard, Red Wolf - Marlon James, 3 1/2 stars, 9/25/21, kindle

31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years: Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout, 4 stars, 2/9/21
32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people: Maisie Dobbs - Jacqueline Winspear, 4 stars, 1/8/21
33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry: Exhalation: Stories - Ted Chiang, 5 stars, 5/10/21
34. A book with a travel theme: The Aye-Aye and I - Gerald Durrell, 4 stars, 3/11/21
35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer: Big Little Lies - Liane Moriarty, 4 1/2 stars, 1/4/21

36. A book with six or more words in the title: Andrea Vernon and the Corporation for UltraHuman Protection - Alexander C. Kane, 3 stars, 1/19/21
37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list: Crazy Rich Asians - Kevin Kwan, 4 stars, 7/31/2
38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator: Up for Air - Laurie Morrison, 4 stars, 1/29/21
39. A book involving an immigrant: How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child - Sandra Uwiringiyimana, 4 stars, 3/24/21

40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover: The Marriage Code - Brooke Burroughs, 3 1/2 stars, 1/16/21
41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author: The Missing American - Kwei Quartey, 5 stars, 4/28/21,
42. A mystery or thriller: Death on the Nile - Agatha Christie, 4 1/2 stars, 2/16/21
43. A book with elements of magic: The Golem's Eye - Jonathan Stroud, 3 1/2 stars, 2/6/21

44. A book whose title contains a negative: The Man Who Couldn't Stop - David Adam, 4 stars, 1/14/21
45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet: Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line - Deepa Anappara, 4 stars, 4/26/21
46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards: From the Desk of Zoe Washington - Janae Marks, 4 stars, 2/15/21
47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir: The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives - Dashka Slater, 5 stars
48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”: Meddling Kids - Edgar Cantero, 4 stars, 4/24/21

49. A book with an ensemble cast: The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm - Nancy Farmer, 3 1/2 stars, 3/16/21
50. A book published in 2021" Bacchanal - Veronica Henry, 3 stars, 6/5/21
51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name: The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden - Jonas Jonasson, 3 1/2 stars, 3/18/21
52. A book related to "the end": Took: A Ghost Story - Mary Downing Hahn, 3 stars, 11/4/21

PBT Pursue It!

January: 4/4
prozac: The Man Who Couldn't Stop - David Adam, 4 stars, 1/14/21
coping skills: The Marriage Code - Brooke Burroughs, 3 1/2 stars, 1/16/21
group therapy: The Man Who Couldn't Stop - David Adam, 4 stars, 1/14/21
suicidal ideation: Maisie Dobbs - Jacqueline Winspear

February: 4/4
divorce: The Cousins - Karen M. McManus, 4 1/2 stars, 2/5/21
sibling rivalry Jacob Have I Loved - Katherine Paterson, 4 stars, 2/17/21
come/came/coming out The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives - Dashka Slater, 5 stars
bigamy: Death on the Nile - Agatha Christie, 4 1/2 stars, 2/16/21

March 4/4
safari: The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden - Jonas Jonasson, 3 1/2 stars, 3/18/21
ebola: The Naturalist - Andrew Mayne, 3 stars, 3/25/21
equator: The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden - Jonas Jonasson, 3 1/2 stars, 3/18/21
habitat destruction: The Aye-Aye and I - Gerald Durrell, 4 stars, 3/11/21

April 4/4
pointed arch: Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen, 3 stars, 4/2/21
graveyardThe Saturday Night Ghost Club - Craig Davidson, 4 stars, 4/8/21
lights out unexpectedly: Meddling Kids - Edgar Cantero, 4 stars, 4/24/21
raven: The Saturday Night Ghost Club - Craig Davidson, 4 stars, 4/8/21

May 4/4
pulp fiction A Constellation of Vital Phenomena - Anthony Marra, 4 stars, 5/25/21
urgent travel A Constellation of Vital Phenomena - Anthony Marra, 4 stars, 5/25/21
storytelling Exhalation: Stories - Ted Chiang, 5 stars, 5/10/21
letter Exhalation: Stories - Ted Chiang, 5 stars, 5/10/21

June 4/4
beach: Into the Drowning Deep - Mira Grant, 4 1/2 stars, 6/12/21
sunburn: Into the Drowning Deep - Mira Grant, 4 1/2 stars, 6/12/21
sandcastle: Big Summer - Jennifer Weiner, 2 1/2 stars, 6/14/21
surfing: Into the Drowning Deep - Mira Grant, 4 1/2 stars, 6/12/21

July 4/4
Gretna Green:
Hyde Park:
rake:
ball:

August
food/recipe: Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune - Roselle Lim, 3 1/2 stars, 8/10/21
religious ritual: Black Flower - Young-Ha Kim, 3 stars, 8/7/21
culturally significant location: Black Flower - Young-Ha Kim, 3 stars, 8/7/21
immigrant: Black Flower - Young-Ha Kim, 3 stars, 8/7/21

September
kleenex: The Dead Zone - Stephen King, 4 stars, 9/19/21
onion: The Dead Zone - Stephen King, 4 stars, 9/19/21
wedding: Diamond Rings Are Deadly Things - Rachelle J. Christensen, 2 1/2 stars, 9/30/21
off to college: Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell, 3 1/2 stars, 9/27/21

October
birth control My Soul to Keep - Tananarive Due, 4 stars, 10/27/21
sufferage: The Once and Future Witches - Alix E. Harrow, 5 stars, 10/18/21
Elizabeth Blackwell: The Lacuna - Barbara Kingsolver, 4 1/2 stars, 10/26/21
second-wave feminism: Neanderthal Seeks Human - Penny Reid, 2 1/2 stars, 10/23/21

November
sequence: A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor - Hank Green, 4 stars, 11/16/21
backstory: Finlay Donovan Is Killing It - Elle Cosimano, 3 1/2 stars, 11/18/21,
to be continued...: To Be Continued 1953-1958 - Robert Silverberg, 3 1/2 stars, 11/29/21
cliffhanger: Finlay Donovan Is Killing It - Elle Cosimano, 3 1/2 stars, 11/18/21

December
writer The Word Is Murder - Anthony Horowitz, 5 stars
library The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman, 3 1/2 stars
bibliophile The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman, 3 1/2 stars
collected works The Jane Austen Society - Natalie Jenner, 4 stars, 12/16/21

Fly the PBT Skies

Starting Point: Damascus, MD

January: Australia: Big Little Lies - Liane Moriarty, 4 1/2 stars, 1/4/21
February: Maine: Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout, 4 stars, 2/9/21
March: Madagascar: The Aye-Aye and I - Gerald Durrell, 4 stars, 3/11/21
April: Hawaii: Unfamiliar Fishes - Sarah Vowell, 3 1/2 stars, 4/22/21
May: Iraq: Iraq + 100: stories from a century after the invasion - Hassan Blasim, 4 stars, 5/20/21
June: Argentina: Who Is Vera Kelly? - Rosalie Knecht, 4 stars, 6/21/21
July: China: Crazy Rich Asians - Kevin Kwan, 4 stars, 7/31/21
August: Mexico: Black Flower - Young-Ha Kim, 3 stars, 8/7/21
September: Denmark: The Keeper of Lost Causes - Jussi Adler-Olsen, 4 stars, 9/29/21
October: Antarctica: Our Lady of the Ice - Cassandra Rose Clarke, 4 stars, 10/8/21
November: Germany: Inkheart - Cornelia Funke, 4 stars, 11/10/21
December: Baltimore: The Hired Girl - Laura Amy Schlitz, 4 stars, 12/6/21

Read One Book for Each PBT Tag

January: Mental Health: Big Little Lies - Liane Moriarty, 4 1/2 stars, 1/4/21
January Bonus: Historical Fiction: Maisie Dobbs - Jacqueline Winspear, 4 stars, 1/8/2
February: Family Drama: The Cousins - Karen M. McManus, 4 1/2 stars, 2/5/21
March: Africa: Ikenga - Nnedi Okorafor, 4 stars, 3/8/21
April: Gothic: Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen, 3 stars, 4/2/21
May: Short Stories: Exhalation: Stories - Ted Chiang, 5 stars, 5/10/21
June: Beach Read: Into the Drowning Deep - Mira Grant, 4 1/2 stars, 6/12/21
July: Regency: Snowdrift and Other Stories - Georgette Heyer, 4 stars, 7/15/21
August: Cultural: Black Flower - Young-Ha Kim, 3 stars, 8/7/21
September: Made You Cry: Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo, 4 1/2 stars, 9/10/21
October: Feminism: The Once and Future Witches - Alix E. Harrow, 5 stars, 10/18/21
November: First in a Series: Inkheart - Cornelia Funke, 4 stars, 11/10/21
December: Books About Books: The Hired Girl - Laura Amy Schlitz, 4 stars, 12/6/21

Traveling through Books 2021, Destinations

Africa (9)

Burundi (1)

Democratic Republic of Congo (1)

Egypt (3)
Cairo (1)

Ghana (1)

Madagascar (1)

Nigeria (1)

South Africa (1)

Zimbabwe (1)

Antarctica (1)

Asia (7)

India (3)
Bangalore (2)

Iraq (1)

Japan (2)

Singapore (1)

Australia (3)
Sydney (2)

Europe (22)

Chechnya (1)

The Czech Republic (1)
Prague (1)

Denmark (1)
Copenhagen (1)

France (1)

Italy (2)
Sicily (1)

United Kingdom(15)
London (5)
Kent(2)
Bath (1)
Scotland (1)
Cornwall (1)

Sweden (1)

North America (60)

Canada (1)
Ontario (1)

Mexico (2)
Mexico City (1)

United States (59)

Alaska (1)

California (5)
Oakland (1)
San Francisco (2)
Anaheim (1)

Florida (1)
Miami (1)

Georgia (4)
Atlanta (3)

Hawaii (1)

Idaho (1)

Illinois (4)
Chicago(3)

Maine (1)

Maryland (2)
Baltimore (1)

Massachusetts(4)
Cape Cod (1)

Montana (1)

Nebraska (1)
Lincoln (1)

New Hampshire (1)

New Mexico (1)

New York (11)
New York City (7)
Rochester (1)
Westchester (1)

North Carolina (1)
Asheville (1)

Oregon (1)

Pennsylvania (3)

South Carolina (2)
Charleston (1)

South Dakota (1)

Tennessee (1)
Memphis (1)

Texas (1)

Utah (1)
Park City (1)

Vermont (3)

Virginia (2)

West Virginia (1)

South America (3)

Argentina (1)
Trinidad (1)

Pacific Ocean (1)
Marianas Trench

Space (3)

Fantasy Worlds (1)

Scirland (1)
Vystrana (1)

OF

Read at least one book each month from oldest TBR shelf.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

1. The Darkness That Comes Before
2. Pope Joan
3. Howard's End
4. Middlemarch
5. 1812
6. The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers
7. The Golem's Eye: The Golem's Eye - Jonathan Stroud, 3 1/2 stars, 2/6/21
8. Nineteen Minutes
9. The Darkangel Trilogy
10. Miracle at St. Anna
11. Heat Stroke
12. The Dream Thief

Cora, I have your #'s 1 and 2 on my oldest too-let me know when you pick them up, would happily do a buddy read if you are game

Joanne wrote: "Cora, I have your #'s 1 and 2 on my oldest too-let me know when you pick them up, would happily do a buddy read if you are game"

Sounds good Joanne. I am hoping they will fit a tag at some point this year. That did not work out this month (I am going to read The Golem's Eye next) but next month I will read Nineteen Minutes since it fits family drama. Odds are better for Pope Joan fitting a PBT tag than The Darkness that Comes Before, but you never know what the randomizer will pick.

Cora wrote: "Joanne wrote: "Cora, I have your #'s 1 and 2 on my oldest too-let me know when you pick them up, would happily do a buddy read if you are game"

Sounds good Joanne. I am hoping they will fit a tag ..."

No hurry-I am swamped right now-Lol