Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

Monthly Challenge: 1st to 31st October
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.

October Categories

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

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

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Halloween: Read a book with something on the cover that you associate with Halloween e.g. witch, moon, cat, pumpkin etc

5. Chess Day: Read a book with the name of a chess piece in the title - king, rook, bishop, queen, knight, or pawn (can be plural or the root of a word)

6. World Food Day: Read a book with food on the cover or the MC works with food

7. Magic Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Magic

8. M&M Day: Read a book with at least two words in the title starting with M or the author's first and last name start with M

9. Back to the Future Day: Read a book set in the 1880s, 1950s, 1980s or 2010s

10. Checklist Day: Read any book from you tbr and 'check' it off your list!

1. Month: Read a book released in October (any year)
The Perfect Daughter

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with O
Oryx and Crake or One of Us Is Lying or The Other Einstein

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)
How to Make Friends with the Dark or Eternal

4. Halloween: Read a book with something on the cover that you associate with Halloween e.g. witch, moon, cat, pumpkin etc
or or

5. Chess Day: Read a book with the name of a chess piece in the title - king, rook, bishop, queen, knight, or pawn (can be plural or the root of a word)
Red Queen

6. World Food Day: Read a book with food on the cover or the MC works with food


7. Magic Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Magic
Siege and Storm

8. M&M Day: Read a book with at least two words in the title starting with M or the author's first and last name start with M
Don't Get Close by Matt Miksa

9. Back to the Future Day: Read a book set in the 1880s, 1950s, 1980s or 2010s
Where the Crawdads Sing

10. Checklist Day: Read any book from you tbr and 'check' it off your list!
Undone

Gunit Kaur wrote: "1. Month: Read a book released in October (any year)
The Perfect Daughter

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with O
Oryx and Crake o..."

Hey Gunit, not sure how Siege and Storm fits for Chess Day?

Lynn wrote: "Gunit Kaur wrote: "1. Month: Read a book released in October (any year)
The Perfect Daughter

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with O
[book:Oryx..."

The towers look like a bishop. I was gonna ask if it would work.

October Categories

✔ 1. Month: Read a book released in October (any year): Read 10/9Bibliophile: Diverse Spines, Jamise Harper +1

✔ 2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with O: Read 10/4 Yoko Ono, Ma Isabel Sanchez Vegara, +1

✔ 3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count): Read 10/31 Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, Jason Reynolds +2GR

✔ 4. Halloween: Read a book with something on the cover that you associate with Halloween e.g. witch, moon, cat, pumpkin etc: Read 10/12 The Last House on Needless Street, Catriona Ward +1

5. Chess Day: Read a book with the name of a chess piece in the title - king, rook, bishop, queen, knight, or pawn (can be plural or the root of a word)

6. World Food Day: Read a book with food on the cover or the MC works with food

7. Magic Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Magic

✔ 8. M&M Day: Read a book with at least two words in the title starting with M or the author's first and last name start with M: Dear Miss Metropolitan, Carolyn Ferrell, +1

9. Back to the Future Day: Read a book set in the 1880s, 1950s, 1980s or 2010s

✔ 10. Checklist Day: Read any book from you tbr and 'check' it off your list! Read 10/7 After the Fall: Being American in the World We've Made, Ben Rhodes. +1

Gunit Kaur wrote: "Lynn wrote: "Gunit Kaur wrote: "1. Month: Read a book released in October (any year)
The Perfect Daughter

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

Sorry, but no ..... the word needs to be in the title

Lynn wrote: "Gunit Kaur wrote: "Lynn wrote: "Gunit Kaur wrote: "1. Month: Read a book released in October (any year)
The Perfect Daughter

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or a..."

Ooops... I thought it was supposed to be on the cover... :p

1. Month: Read a book released in October (any year) - Muse of Nightmares

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with O - Oona Out of Order

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Halloween: Read a book with something on the cover that you associate with Halloween e.g. witch, moon, cat, pumpkin etc

5. Chess Day: Read a book with the name of a chess piece in the title - king, rook, bishop, queen, knight, or pawn (can be plural or the root of a word) - The Wicked King

6. World Food Day: Read a book with food on the cover or the MC works with food

7. Magic Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Magic - The Cruel Prince

8. M&M Day: Read a book with at least two words in the title starting with M or the author's first and last name start with M

9. Back to the Future Day: Read a book set in the 1880s, 1950s, 1980s or 2010s

10. Checklist Day: Read any book from you tbr and 'check' it off your list! - Strange the Dreamer

Lupynn, does 2010’s mean 2010 through 2019? Thanks for your help?

Kristine wrote: "Lupynn, does 2010’s mean 2010 through 2019? Thanks for your help?"

Yes

Lynn wrote: "Kristine wrote: "Lupynn, does 2010’s mean 2010 through 2019? Thanks for your help?"

Yes"
Thanks. Sorry, about my computer key board. It likes to spell a bit differently then I do.

October Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in October (any year)Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (1 pt)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with O One True Loves (1 pt)

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count) The Plot (1 pt)

4. Halloween: Read a book with something on the cover that you associate with Halloween e.g. witch, moon, cat, pumpkin etcDead Simple (1 pt) (the dark, and the word DEAD) does that work?

5. Chess Day: Read a book with the name of a chess piece in the title - king, rook, bishop, queen, knight, or pawn (can be plural or the root of a word)

6. World Food Day: Read a book with food on the cover or the MC works with food

7. Magic Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Magic

8. M&M Day: Read a book with at least two words in the title starting with M or the author's first and last name start with M

9. Back to the Future Day: Read a book set in the 1880s, 1950s, 1980s or 2010s

10. Checklist Day: Read any book from you tbr and 'check' it off your list! A Place Like Home: Short Stories (1 pt)

1. Month: Read a book released in October (any year)
Bluebird
2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with O
One of Us Is Lying
3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)
You Should See Me in a Crown
4. Halloween: Read a book with something on the cover that you associate with Halloween e.g. witch, moon, cat, pumpkin etc
The Ex Hex
5. Chess Day: Read a book with the name of a chess piece in the title - king, rook, bishop, queen, knight, or pawn (can be plural or the root of a word)
King of Scars
6. World Food Day: Read a book with food on the cover or the MC works with food
Lemon Meringue Pie Murder
7. Magic Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Magic
A Lesson in Vengeance
8. M&M Day: Read a book with at least two words in the title starting with M or the author's first and last name start with M
Oona Out of Order
9. Back to the Future Day: Read a book set in the 1880s, 1950s, 1980s or 2010s

10. Checklist Day: Read any book from you tbr and 'check' it off your list!
Take a Hint, Dani Brown

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

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

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Halloween: Read a book with something on the cover that you associate with Halloween e.g. witch, moon, cat, pumpkin etc

5. Chess Day: Read a book with the name of a chess piece in the title - king, rook, bishop, queen, knight, or pawn (can be plural or the root of a word)

6. World Food Day: Read a book with food on the cover or the MC works with food

7. Magic Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Magic

8. M&M Day: Read a book with at least two words in the title starting with M or the author's first and last name start with M

9. Back to the Future Day: Read a book set in the 1880s, 1950s, 1980s or 2010s

10. Checklist Day: Read any book from you tbr and 'check' it off your list!

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October Categories
Total Points: 4

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

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with O Olympus, Texas read 10/13 (1 pt)

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)

✔ 4. Halloween: Read a book with something on the cover that you associate with Halloween e.g. witch, moon, cat, pumpkin etc haunted house read 10/23 (1pt)

5. Chess Day: Read a book with the name of a chess piece in the title - king, rook, bishop, queen, knight, or pawn (can be plural or the root of a word)

✔ 6. World Food Day: Read a book with food on the cover or the MC works with food scones on cover read 10/18 (1 pt)

7. Magic Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Magic

8. M&M Day: Read a book with at least two words in the title starting with M or the author's first and last name start with M

9. Back to the Future Day: Read a book set in the 1880s, 1950s, 1980s or 2010s

✔ 10. Checklist Day: Read any book from you tbr and 'check' it off your list! Isn't It Bromantic? read 10/2 (1 pt)

October Categories

✔1. Month: Read a book released in October (any year) The Lincoln Highway 10/18 1pt

✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with O The Ordeal of the Haunted Room 10/9 1pt

✔3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count) Persist 10/12 1pt

4. Halloween: Read a book with something on the cover that you associate with Halloween e.g. witch, moon, cat, pumpkin etc

✔5. Chess Day: Read a book with the name of a chess piece in the title - king, rook, bishop, queen, knight, or pawn (can be plural or the root of a word) How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories 10/2 1pt

✔6. World Food Day: Read a book with food on the cover or the MC works with food Crying in H Mart 10/26 1pt

7. Magic Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Magic

8. M&M Day: Read a book with at least two words in the title starting with M or the author's first and last name start with M

✔9. Back to the Future Day: Read a book set in the 1880s, 1950s, 1980s or 2010s The Paris Library 10/5 1pt

✔10. Checklist Day: Read any book from you tbr and 'check' it off your list! A Darker Reality 10/1 1 pt

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

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

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count) - The Need -Finished 10/7 1 point

4. Halloween: Read a book with something on the cover that you associate with Halloween e.g. witch, moon, cat, pumpkin etc-Dawn of the Dreadfuls

5. Chess Day: Read a book with the name of a chess piece in the title - king, rook, bishop, queen, knight, or pawn (can be plural or the root of a word)

6. World Food Day: Read a book with food on the cover or the MC works with food

7. Magic Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Magic

8. M&M Day: Read a book with at least two words in the title starting with M or the author's first and last name start with M

9. Back to the Future Day: Read a book set in the 1880s, 1950s, 1980s or 2010s

10. Checklist Day: Read any book from you tbr and 'check' it off your list! - The Final Girl Support Group- Finished 10/12 1 point

October Categories

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

✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with O The Other Black Girl

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)

✔4. Halloween: Read a book with something on the cover that you associate with Halloween e.g. witch, moon, cat, pumpkin etc Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery

✔5. Chess Day: Read a book with the name of a chess piece in the title - king, rook, bishop, queen, knight, or pawn (can be plural or the root of a word) Deacon King Kong

6. World Food Day: Read a book with food on the cover or the MC works with food

7. Magic Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Magic

8. M&M Day: Read a book with at least two words in the title starting with M or the author's first and last name start with M

9. Back to the Future Day: Read a book set in the 1880s, 1950s, 1980s or 2010s

10. Checklist Day: Read any book from you tbr and 'check' it off your list!

KRISSY'S SPOT

✔1. Month: Read a book released in October (any year): +2
●Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West, 10/31 ★★★★


✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with O: +1
●Out on a Limb by A.J. Truman, 10/21 ★★★


3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)

✔4. Halloween: Read a book with something on the cover that you associate with Halloween e.g. witch, moon, cat, pumpkin etc: +1
●A Dragon's Sacred Mate by Aiden Bates, 10/14 ★★


✔5. Chess Day: Read a book with the name of a chess piece in the title - king, rook, bishop, queen, knight, or pawn (can be plural or the root of a word): +1
●All the Queen's Men by Chara Croft, 10/02 ★★★★


✔6. World Food Day: Read a book with food on the cover or the MC works with food: +1
●Merry Cherry Christmas by Keira Andrews, 10/27 ★★★★★


✔7. Magic Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Magic: +1
●Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken, 10/05 ★★★★


✔8. M&M Day: Read a book with at least two words in the title starting with M or the author's first and last name start with M: +1
●Murder in Christmas River by Meg Muldoon, 10/03 ★★★


✔9. Back to the Future Day: Read a book set in the 1880s, 1950s, 1980s or 2010s: +1
●Nothing Special by A.E. Via, 10/03 ★★★★


✔10. Checklist Day: Read any book from you tbr and 'check' it off your list!: +1
●Change for You by Crystal Lacy, 10/31 ★★

October Categories

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

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

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Halloween: Read a book with something on the cover that you associate with Halloween e.g. witch, moon, cat, pumpkin etc

5. Chess Day: Read a book with the name of a chess piece in the title - king, rook, bishop, queen, knight, or pawn (can be plural or the root of a word)

6. World Food Day: Read a book with food on the cover or the MC works with food

7. Magic Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Magic

8. M&M Day: Read a book with at least two words in the title starting with M or the author's first and last name start with M

9. Back to the Future Day: Read a book set in the 1880s, 1950s, 1980s or 2010s

10. Checklist Day: Read any book from you tbr and 'check' it off your list!