Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

Monthly Challenge: 1st to 31st May
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 2020 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.

May Categories

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

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

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

4. April Showers bring May Flowers: Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover

5. International Museum Day: Read a book in one of the cities in this 40 Best Museums List

6. Train Day: Read a book with a train on the cover or a significant train journey occurs in the story

7. Wine Day: Read a book with wine (glass or bottle) on the cover

8. Towel Day: Read a book where the author's name or a character's name is Douglas, Noel, Adams, Arthur, or Dent.

9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Read a book with ONE of the following words in the text of the story - May, Spring, Fifth, Emerald, Lily, Taurus, Gemini, Museum, Three, Flower, Story, Train, Wine, Towel, Hunt

10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like

May Categories
Total Points: 8

✔ 1. Month: Read a book released in May (any year) Americanah May 14, 2013 read 5/16 (1 pt)

✔ 2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore read 5/30 (1 pt)

✔ 3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count) In an Instant read 5/21 (2 pts) Best Fiction Nominee

4. April Showers bring May Flowers: Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover

5. International Museum Day: Read a book in one of the cities in this 40 Best Museums List Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing Washington D.C.

✔ 6. Train Day: read 5/23 (1 pt)

7. Wine Day: Read a book with wine (glass or bottle) on the cover

8. Towel Day: Read a book where the author's name or a character's name is Douglas, Noel, Adams, Arthur, or Dent.

✔ 9. Scavenger Hunt Day: "wine" "We picked our way through the broken glass, swiping a half-empty bottle of wine along the way." page 28 The Love Story of Missy Carmichael read 5/19 (1 pt)

✔ 10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like Cemetery Boys read 5/4 (2 pts) Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction Nominee

I'm not sure how far I'll get this month with my mom visiting for while, but I've finally started reading a bit again so I'll jump in and see how it goes.

May Categories

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

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

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

4. April Showers bring May Flowers: Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover

5. International Museum Day: Read a book in one of the cities in this 40 Best Museums List

6. Train Day: Read a book with a train on the cover or a significant train journey occurs in the story

7. Wine Day: Read a book with wine (glass or bottle) on the cover

8. Towel Day: Read a book where the author's name or a character's name is Douglas, Noel, Adams, Arthur, or Dent.

9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Read a book with ONE of the following words in the text of the story - May, Spring, Fifth, Emerald, Lily, Taurus, Gemini, Museum, Three, Flower, Story, Train, Wine, Towel, Hunt

10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like

May Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in May (any year) A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (1 pt)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M Migrations (2 pt)

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

4. April Showers bring May Flowers: Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover

5. International Museum Day: Read a book in one of the cities in this 40 Best Museums List

6. Train Day: Read a book with a train on the cover or a significant train journey occurs in the story

7. Wine Day: Read a book with wine (glass or bottle) on the cover

8. Towel Day: Read a book where the author's name or a character's name is Douglas, Noel, Adams, Arthur, or Dent.

9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Read a book with ONE of the following words in the text of the story - May, Spring, Fifth, Emerald, Lily, Taurus, Gemini, Museum, Three, Flower, Story, Train, Wine, Towel, Hunt

10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like Velvet Was the Night (1 pt)

May Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in May (any year) In the Woods by Tana French (published May, 2007)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M Revolutionary by Alex Myers

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count) The Night Fire byMichael Connelly

4. April Showers bring May Flowers: Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover

5. International Museum Day: Read a book in one of the cities in this 40 Best Museums List Apeirogon by Colum McCann (Jerusalem)

6. Train Day: Read a book with a train on the cover or a significant train journey occurs in the story The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

7. Wine Day: Read a book with wine (glass or bottle) on the cover

8. Towel Day: Read a book where the author's name or a character's name is Douglas, Noel, Adams, Arthur, or Dent.

9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Read a book with ONE of the following words in the text of the story - May, Spring, Fifth, Emerald, Lily, Taurus, Gemini, Museum, Three, Flower, Story, Train, Wine, Towel, Hunt The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai ("flower" occurs repeatedly in the story)

10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like A Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor

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1. Month: Read a book released in May (any year) Sisters in Arms: A Novel

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M Mexican Gothic

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count) The Venice Sketchbook or The Lost Orphan

4. April Showers bring May Flowers: Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover


5. International Museum Day: Read a book in one of the cities in this 40 Best Museums List Stone Cold

6. Train Day: Read a book with a train on the cover or a significant train journey occurs in the story The Girl on the Train

7. Wine Day: Read a book with wine (glass or bottle) on the cover

8. Towel Day: Read a book where the author's name or a character's name is Douglas, Noel, Adams, Arthur, or Dent. The House in the Cerulean Sea

9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Read a book with ONE of the following words in the text of the story - May, Spring, Fifth, Emerald, Lily, Taurus, Gemini, Museum, Three, Flower, Story, Train, Wine, Towel, Hunt Invisible Victims: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women

10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like The Woman in Cabin 10

May Categories

✔1. Month: Read a book released in May (any year) The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany 5/29 1pt

✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M Murder on Wall Street 5/23 1pt

✔3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count) One Fatal Flaw 5/5 1pt

✔4. April Showers bring May Flowers: Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover 5/1 1pt

✔5. International Museum Day: Read a book in one of the cities in this 40 Best Museums List Death with a Double Edge 5/10 1pt

6. Train Day: Read a book with a train on the cover or a significant train journey occurs in the story

7. Wine Day: Read a book with wine (glass or bottle) on the cover

8. Towel Day: Read a book where the author's name or a character's name is Douglas, Noel, Adams, Arthur, or Dent.

✔9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Read a book with ONE of the following words in the text of the story - May, Spring, Fifth, Emerald, Lily, Taurus, Gemini, Museum, Three, Flower, Story, Train, Wine, Towel, Hunt When Harry Met Minnie: A True Story of Love and Friendship 5/15 1pt

✔10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World 5/2 2pts

May Categories

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

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M - Beneath the Sugar Sky Seanan McGuire- Finished 5/22 1 point

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count) - Romancing the Duke- Finished 5/2 1 point

4. April Showers bring May Flowers: Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover - The Center of Everything- Finished 5/19 1 point

5. International Museum Day: Read a book in one of the cities in this 40 Best Museums List

6. Train Day: Read a book with a train on the cover or a significant train journey occurs in the story

7. Wine Day: Read a book with wine (glass or bottle) on the cover

8. Towel Day: Read a book where the author's name or a character's name is Douglas, Noel, Adams, Arthur, or Dent.

9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Read a book with ONE of the following words in the text of the story - May, Spring, Fifth, Emerald, Lily, Taurus, Gemini, Museum, Three, Flower, Story, Train, Wine, Towel, Hunt - Memorial - Finished 5/12 2 points

10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like - The Girl in the Mirror - Finished 5/12 1 point

My slot

KRISSY'S SPOT


✔1. Month: Read a book released in May (any year):(+2)
●Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo, 5/06 ★★★


✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M: (+1)
●Moon by Wendy Rathbone, 5/23 ★★★★


✔3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count): (+2)
●One by One by Ruth Ware, 5/06 ★★★


✔4. April Showers bring May Flowers: Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover: (+2)
●Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli, 5/11 ★★★★


✔5. International Museum Day: Read a book in one of the cities in this 40 Best Museums List: (+2)
●Ali Cross by James Patterson, 5/12 ★★★


✔6. Train Day: Read a book with a train on the cover or a significant train journey occurs in the story: (+2)
●Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger, 5/19 ★★★★


✔7. Wine Day: Read a book with wine (glass or bottle) on the cover: (+2)
●Writers & Lovers by Lily King, 5/07 ★★★


✔8. Towel Day: Read a book where the author's name or a character's name is Douglas, Noel, Adams, Arthur, or Dent. (+1)
●Lucky Break by A.M. Arthur, 5/24 ★★★★


✔9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Read a book with ONE of the following words in the text of the story - May, Spring, Fifth, Emerald, Lily, Taurus, Gemini, Museum, Three, Flower, Story, Train, Wine, Towel, Hunt: (+2)
●The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune, 5/08 ★★★★
(pg. 297, "the fifth floor was mostly silent")


✔10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like: (+2)
●Punching the Air, 5/27 ★★★★

May Categories

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

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M Pages: 400

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count) Pages: 336

4. April Showers bring May Flowers: Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover Pages: 288

5. International Museum Day: Read a book in one of the cities in this 40 Best Museums List

6. Train Day: Read a book with a train on the cover or a significant train journey occurs in the story Pages: 337

7. Wine Day: Read a book with wine (glass or bottle) on the cover

8. Towel Day: Read a book where the author's name or a character's name is Douglas, Noel, Adams, Arthur, or Dent.

9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Read a book with ONE of the following words in the text of the story - May, Spring, Fifth, Emerald, Lily, Taurus, Gemini, Museum, Three, Flower, Story, Train, Wine, Towel, Hunt

10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like Pages: 416

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

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M - Mexican Gothic

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

4. April Showers bring May Flowers: Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover

5. International Museum Day: Read a book in one of the cities in this 40 Best Museums List

6. Train Day: Read a book with a train on the cover or a significant train journey occurs in the story - Night Train to Lisbon

7. Wine Day: Read a book with wine (glass or bottle) on the cover

8. Towel Day: Read a book where the author's name or a character's name is Douglas, Noel, Adams, Arthur, or Dent.

9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Read a book with ONE of the following words in the text of the story - May, Spring, Fifth, Emerald, Lily, Taurus, Gemini, Museum, Three, Flower, Story, Train, Wine, Towel, Hunt - Blood of Elves (Spring)

10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like - The Time of Contempt

✔ 1. Month: Read a book released in May (any year) READ 5/7 Hollywood Park, Mikel Jollett +2GR

✔ 2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M: READ 5/4 Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid +1

✔ 3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count): READ 5/27 Code Name Hélène, Ariel Lawhon +2GR

✔ 4. April Showers bring May Flowers: Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover: READ 5/4 , Lacy Crawford +2GR

✔ 5. International Museum Day: Read a book in one of the cities in this 40 Best Museums List: READ 5/29 Luster, Raven Leilani, location: NYC +2GR

✔ 6. Train Day: Read a book with a train on the cover or a significant train journey occurs in the story: READ 5/17 Confessions on the 7:45, Lisa Unger +2GR

7. Wine Day: Read a book with wine (glass or bottle) on the cover

✔ 8. Towel Day: Read a book where the author's name or a character's name is Douglas, Noel, Adams, Arthur, or Dent: READ 5/31 The House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune +2GR

✔ 9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Read a book with ONE of the following words in the text of the story - May, Spring, Fifth, Emerald, Lily, Taurus, Gemini, Museum, Three, Flower, Story, Train, Wine, Towel, Hunt: READ 5/9 Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir, Natasha Trethewey, Word Used: Train +2GR

✔ 10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like: READ 5/15 The Orphan Collector, Ellen Marie Wiseman. +1