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 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.

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. Summer Holidays: Read a book set in a different continent to where you live, excluding the countries USA and UK

5. Clean Beaches Week: Read a book with a beach scene on the cover

6. Bastille Day: Read a book set in France

7. Moon Day: Read a book with a moon on the cover

8. Gorgeous Grandma Day: Read a book with a female MC over the age of 60

9. Amelia Earhart Day: Read a book with an airplane on the cover or an MC that works in the world of aviation

10. Simplicity Day: Read whatever you like, simple!

July Categories
Total Points: 7

✔ 1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year) Witchnapped in Westerham July 16, 2018 read 7/11 (1 pt)

✔ 2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J Jamaica Inn read 7/4 (1pt)

✔ 3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 4 letters or 4 words in the title (subtitle can count) Lights on the Sea read 7/28 (1 pt)

✔ 4. Summer Holidays: Read a book set in a different continent to where you live, excluding the countries USA and UK The Last Green Valley Ukraine read 7/20 ( 1 pt)

✔ 5. Clean Beaches Week: Read a book with a beach scene on the cover read 7/10 (1 pt)

6. Bastille Day: Read a book set in France Band of Sisters

7. Moon Day: Read a book with a moon on the cover

8. Gorgeous Grandma Day: Read a book with a female MC over the age of 60 I Know an Old Lady

✔ 9. Amelia Earhart Day: Read a book with an airplane on the cover or an MC that works in the world of aviation The Calculating Stars read 7/9 (1 pt)

✔ 10. Simplicity Day: Read whatever you like, simple! A Betting Woman: A Novel of Madame Moustache read 7/6 (1 pt)

July Categories

√ 1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year) Tell Me pub: July 27, 2021

√ 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 by Jason Fung

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

4. Summer Holidays: Read a book set in a different continent to where you live, excluding the countries USA and UK Artemis Fowl (setting: Ireland, Viet Nam, Underground - Earth, Italy)

√ 5. Clean Beaches Week: Read a book with a beach scene on the cover Malibu Rising


6. Bastille Day: Read a book set in France The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

7. Moon Day: Read a book with a moon on the cover

8. Gorgeous Grandma Day: Read a book with a female MC over the age of 60

√ 9. Amelia Earhart Day: Read a book with an airplane on the cover or an MC that works in the world of aviation The Forest of Vanishing Stars


√ Tell Me 10. Simplicity Day: Read whatever you like, simple!
Find Me

√ Seven Perfect Things
√ Dark Roads (Canada)
√ The Therapist (UK)

July Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year)Blacktop Wasteland(2 pts)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J With Our Blessing (1 pt)

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

4. Summer Holidays: Read a book set in a different continent to where you live, excluding the countries USA and UK Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl (2 pts)

5. Clean Beaches Week: Read a book with a beach scene on the cover Golden Girl (1 pt) or On the Horizon (2 pts)

6. Bastille Day: Read a book set in France Code Name Hélène (2 pts)

7. Moon Day: Read a book with a moon on the cover

8. Gorgeous Grandma Day: Read a book with a female MC over the age of 60 Death in Her Hands (1 pt)

9. Amelia Earhart Day: Read a book with an airplane on the cover or an MC that works in the world of aviation

10. Simplicity Day: Read whatever you like, simple! The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (1pt)

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

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

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

4. Summer Holidays: Read a book set in a different continent to where you live, excluding the countries USA and UK

5. Clean Beaches Week: Read a book with a beach scene on the cover

6. Bastille Day: Read a book set in France - The Elegance of the Hedgehog

7. Moon Day: Read a book with a moon on the cover -

8. Gorgeous Grandma Day: Read a book with a female MC over the age of 60

9. Amelia Earhart Day: Read a book with an airplane on the cover or an MC that works in the world of aviation

10. Simplicity Day: Read whatever you like, simple!

July Categories

✔1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year) The Hollywood Spy 7/29 1pt

✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J Unfinished 7/24 1pt

✔3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 4 letters or 4 words in the title (subtitle can count) Racing to the Finish: My Story 7/10 1pt

✔4. Summer Holidays: Read a book set in a different continent to where you live, excluding the countries USA and UK Castle Shade 7/24 1pt

✔5. Clean Beaches Week: Read a book with a beach scene on the cover 7/5 1 pt

6. Bastille Day: Read a book set in France

✔7. Moon Day: Read a book with a moon on the cover 7/16 1pt

✔8. Gorgeous Grandma Day: Read a book with a female MC over the age of 60 The Beauty of Living Twice 7/8 1pt

✔9. Amelia Earhart Day: Read a book with an airplane on the cover or an MC that works in the world of aviation Rock Force: The American Paratroopers Who Took Back Corregidor and Exacted MacArthur's Revenge on Japan 7/20 1pt

✔10. Simplicity Day: Read whatever you like, simple! A Breath of Snow and Ashes 7/11 1pt

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

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

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

4. Summer Holidays: Read a book set in a different continent to where you live, excluding the countries USA and UK
The City of Brass

5. Clean Beaches Week: Read a book with a beach scene on the cover
Beach Read

6. Bastille Day: Read a book set in France
The Nightingale or All the Light We Cannot See

7. Moon Day: Read a book with a moon on the cover

8. Gorgeous Grandma Day: Read a book with a female MC over the age of 60
News of the World

9. Amelia Earhart Day: Read a book with an airplane on the cover or an MC that works in the world of aviation


10. Simplicity Day: Read whatever you like, simple!
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year) The Bone Code by Kathy Reichs (July 2021)

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. Summer Holidays: Read a book set in a different continent to where you live, excluding the countries USA and UK Death Is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa (Syria, continent of Asia)

5. Clean Beaches Week: Read a book with a beach scene on the cover

6. Bastille Day: Read a book set in France The Sorbonne Affair by Mark Pryor

7. Moon Day: Read a book with a moon on the cover

8. Gorgeous Grandma Day: Read a book with a female MC over the age of 60

9. Amelia Earhart Day: Read a book with an airplane on the cover or an MC that works in the world of aviation

10. Simplicity Day: Read whatever you like, simple You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington by Alexis Coe

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) - In an Absent Dream- Finished 7/29 1 Point

4. Summer Holidays: Read a book set in a different continent to where you live, excluding the countries USA and UK - The Undertaking of Lily Chen - Finished 7/8- 1 point

5. Clean Beaches Week: Read a book with a beach scene on the cover

6. Bastille Day: Read a book set in France- The Chanel Sisters- Finished 7/21 1 point

7. Moon Day: Read a book with a moon on the cover

8. Gorgeous Grandma Day: Read a book with a female MC over the age of 60

9. Amelia Earhart Day: Read a book with an airplane on the cover or an MC that works in the world of aviation

10. Simplicity Day: Read whatever you like, simple- A Crooked Tree Finished 7/16 - 1 point

KRISSY'S SPOT

✔1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year): (+2)
●Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi, 7/13 ★★


✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J: (+2)
●The Cool Bean by Jory John, 7/27 ★★★


✔3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 4 letters or 4 words in the title (subtitle can count): (+1)
●Thorn in His Side by Helen Juliet, 7/23 ★★★★


✔4. Summer Holidays: Read a book set in a different continent to where you live, excluding the countries USA and UK: (+1)
●Throwing Hearts by N.R. Walker, 7/17 ★★★


✔5. Clean Beaches Week: Read a book with a beach scene on the cover: (+1)
●A Summer Fling by Sarah Madison, 7/31 ★★


✔6. Bastille Day: Read a book set in France: (+1)
●A Wolf's Résistance by T.J. Nichols, 7/31 ★★


✔7. Moon Day: Read a book with a moon on the cover: (+1)
●Taking a Chance by Liam Kingsley, 7/08 ★★★★


✔8. Gorgeous Grandma Day: Read a book with a female MC over the age of 60: (+1)
●Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman, 7/30 ★★★★


✔9. Amelia Earhart Day: Read a book with an airplane on the cover or an MC that works in the world of aviation: (+2)
●The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper, 7/08 ★★★★


✔10. Simplicity Day: Read whatever you like, simple!: (+1)
●When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James, 7/07 ★★★★★

Monthly Challenge 2021 > July (2021) Monthly Challenge
July 1 - July 31, 2021

Completed 10/10

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. Summer Holidays: Read a book set in a different continent to where you live, excluding the countries USA and UK ⭐⭐⭐

5. Clean Beaches Week: Read a book with a beach scene on the cover ⭐⭐⭐

6. Bastille Day: Read a book set in France ⭐⭐

7. Moon Day: Read a book with a moon on the cover ⭐⭐⭐⭐

8. Gorgeous Grandma Day: Read a book with a female MC over the age of 60 ⭐⭐⭐

9. Amelia Earhart Day: Read a book with an airplane on the cover or an MC that works in the world of aviation ⭐⭐⭐⭐

10. Simplicity Day: Read whatever you like, simple! ⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club

Monthly Challenge 2021 > July (2021) Monthly Challenge

July 1, 2021 to July 31, 2021

Completed 0/10

July Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year) Sprinting Through No Man's Land: Endurance, Tragedy, and Rebirth in the 1919 Tour de France

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J The Hornet's Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 4 letters or 4 words in the title (subtitle can count) The Kitchen God's Wife

4. Summer Holidays: Read a book set in a different continent to where you live, excluding the countries USA and UK The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency

5. Clean Beaches Week: Read a book with a beach scene on the cover A Killer Cupcake




6. Bastille Day: Read a book set in France A Weekend in Paris

7. Moon Day: Read a book with a moon on the cover The Moon Master's Ball

8. Gorgeous Grandma Day: Read a book with a female MC over the age of 60 Starboard Secrets

9. Amelia Earhart Day: Read a book with an airplane on the cover or an MC that works in the world of aviation All the Gallant Men: An American Sailor's Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor

10. Simplicity Day: Read whatever you like, simple! The Fur Will Fly

July Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year) Pages: 400 Finished? 7/26

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J Pages: 432 Finished 7/9

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 4 letters or 4 words in the title (subtitle can count) Pages: 352 Finished 7/6

4. Summer Holidays: Read a book set in a different continent to where you live, excluding the countries USA and UK

5. Clean Beaches Week: Read a book with a beach scene on the cover Pages: 190 Finished 7/10

6. Bastille Day: Read a book set in France

7. Moon Day: Read a book with a moon on the cover

8. Gorgeous Grandma Day: Read a book with a female MC over the age of 60

9. Amelia Earhart Day: Read a book with an airplane on the cover or an MC that works in the world of aviation

10. Simplicity Day: Read whatever you like, simple! Pages: 384 Finished 7/31

July Categories

√ 1. Month: Read a book released in July (any year): Read 7/18 One to Watch, Kate Stayman-London +2GR

√ 2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with J: Read 7/17 The Secret Keeper of Jaipur, Alka Joshi +1

√ 3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 4 letters or 4 words in the title (subtitle can count): Read 7/16 And Now She's Gone, Rachel Howzell Hall +2GR

√ 4. Summer Holidays: Read a book set in a different continent to where you live, excluding the countries USA and UK: Read 7/15 The Silence of the White City, Eva Garcia Saenz (Europe: Set in Spain) +1

√ 5. Clean Beaches Week: Read a book with a beach scene on the cover: Read 7/30 , Megan Goldin, +2GR

√ 6. Bastille Day: Read a book set in France: Read 7/19 Sisters of the Resistance, Christine Wells +1

√ 7. Moon Day: Read a book with a moon on the cover: READ 7/28 Constance Sayers, +1

√ 8. Gorgeous Grandma Day: Read a book with a female MC over the age of 60: Read 7/31 My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, Fredrik Backman, +1

√ 9. Amelia Earhart Day: Read a book with an airplane on the cover or an MC that works in the world of aviation: READ 7/25 , Kristin Harmel, +1

√ 10. Simplicity Day: Read whatever you like, simple!: READ 7/27 The Beauty in Breaking, Michelle Harper +2GR

How do I copy and paste the challenge list for July into a new post so I can add my selections. please excuse my ignorance on this but this is the first time I have entered or tried the challenge. thank you

Eileen wrote: "How do I copy and paste the challenge list for July into a new post so I can add my selections. please excuse my ignorance on this but this is the first time I have entered or tried the challenge. ..."

Hi, Eileen. I think you will need to be online on the site. I don't think copy/paste works in the app.

For me, I click and drag the curser to highlight what I want to copy, press "command" & "c", then place the cursor in a new text box and press "command" & "v". You might need to use a "control" or "alt" button or something like that depending on the type of computer/tablet you have.

oh ok, I know how to copy and paste but didn't realize you couldn't do it in the app, now I get it. thank you so much

oh maybe I should do it on my tablet, I am on my android phone and still not working

Would NASA be considered part of the "world of aviation"?

Krissy wrote: "Would NASA be considered part of the "world of aviation"?"

I would say yes

Would this work for moon day?

Yes