All About Books discussion

I didn’t do any challenges in 2021; I will be continuing my Clear the shelf challenge, but I will do that in another thread. I hope to sit down and clear what I have read and add any new books that I have accumulated over 2021.

For this challenge thread, I will create a series of small challenges to complete throughout the year. I will leave them blank as I find it easier to complete (probably why my clearing the shelf challenge is incomplete. I also hope to use this challenge to start challenging myself to read books for older adults as I find most of the books I’m picking up are getting too young for me.

Challenge One: Listen to 20 audiobooks


1. Cults Inside Out: How People Get In and Can Get Out by Rick Alan Ross (finished 3rd January)
2. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams (finished 14th January)
3. The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne (finished 7th February)
4. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (finished 3rd March)
5. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (finished 15th March)
6. Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty (finished 12th April)
7. An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (finished 15th April)
8. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (finished 25th April)
9. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (finished 28th April)
10. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (finished 6th May)
11. Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas (finished 29th May)
12. The Foundling by Stacey Halls (finished 23rd June)
13. A Brief History of British Kings and Queens: British Royal History from Alfred the Great to the Present by Mike Ashley (finished 1st July)
14. Attachment Theory: How to treat your childhood trauma effects and overcome anxiety in relationships. by Samantha Moore (finished 4th July)
15. A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience by Emerson W. Baker (finished 18th July)
16. The Witchcraft of Salem Village by Shirley Jackson (finished 26th July)
17. The Ruin of All Witches: Death and Desire in an Age of Enchantment by Malcolm Gaskill (finished 26th July)
18. American Witches: A Broomstick Tour Through Four Centuries by Susan Fair (finished 2nd August)
19. The Little Book of Attachment: Theory to Practice in Child Mental Health with Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy by Daniel A. Hughes (finished 8th August)
20. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (finished 10th August)

Challenge Two: Clear your fairyloot pile – read 15 books sent by fairyloot subscription service.

1. Fire with Fire by Destiny Soria (finished 28th February)
2. Circle of Shadows by Evelyn Skye (finished 9th March)
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Challenge Three: Read 10 non fiction books


1. Cults Inside Out: How People Get In and Can Get Out by Rick Alan Ross (finished 3rd January)
2. Attachment Theory: How to treat your childhood trauma effects and overcome anxiety in relationships. by Samantha Moore (finished 4th July)
3. The Witchcraft of Salem Village by Shirley Jackson (finished 26th July)
4. The Ruin of All Witches: Death and Desire in an Age of Enchantment by Malcolm Gaskill (finished 26th July)
5. American Witches: A Broomstick Tour Through Four Centuries by Susan Fair (finished 2nd August)
6. The Little Book of Attachment: Theory to Practice in Child Mental Health with Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy by Daniel A. Hughes (finished 8th August)
7. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (finished 10th August)
8. It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn (finished 23rd August)
9. The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive by Daniel J. Siegel (finished 23rd August)
10. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk (finished 6th October)

Challenge Four: Take part in 10 All About Books Group reads.


1. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams - January 2022 Fiction Group Read (finished 14th January)
2. The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne - February 2022 Fiction Group Read (finished 7th February)
3. Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty (finished 12th April)
4. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (finished 25th April)
5. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (finished 28th April)
6. Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (finished 3rd May)
7. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (finished 30th July)
8. Animal Farm by George Orwell (finished 14th November)
9. The Girl with Seven Names: Escape from North Korea by Hyeonseo Lee (finished 24th November)
10. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (finished 14th December)

Challenge Five: The Fairyloot Challenge

1. Read a book you received in a FairyLoot box!
Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson (finished 29th August)
2. Read a book with colour sprayed edges!
Fire with Fire by Destiny Soria (finished 28th February)
3. Read an own voices book!
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (finished 15th March)
4. Read a book set in your state/country!
Wind Chill: The Many Secrets of Ursula's Irish Stew by Gerald Hansen (finished 28th March)
5. Read a re-telling!
Speechless by Madeline Freeman (finished 25th February) - The Little Mermaid Retelling
6. Read a book in a genre you don’t read often!
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty (finished 12 April) - I rarely read Thriller/Mystery.
7. Read a debut novel!
Mortal Monarchs: 1000 Years of Royal Deaths by Suzie Edge (finished 3rd December)
8. Read a book you can finish in a day!
The Ruin of All Witches: Death and Desire in an Age of Enchantment by Malcolm Gaskill (finished 26th July)
9. Read a book with the most beautiful cover you own!
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (finished 15th March)
10. Read a book that was published in 2022!
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (finished 10th August)
11. Read a book set in winter!
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (finished 27th December)
12. Read a book that was made into a show or a movie!
Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (finished 5th February)
13. Read a book with mythology inspired elements!
Like A Charm by Elle McNicoll (finished 18th April)
14. Read a book written by a female author!
New World Rising by Jennifer Wilson (finished 26th April)
15. Read a book with a LGBTQ+ protagonist!
Fire with Fire by Destiny Soria (finished 28 February)
16. Read a book set out in the sea!
The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen (finished 13th December)
17. Read a book that is over 500 pages!
The Summer I Turned Pretty Complete Series by Jenny Han (finished 3rd November)
18. Reread a favourite!
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (finished 6th May)
19. Read a book recommended by a friend!
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive by Daniel J. Siegel (finished 25th November)
20. Read a book that it’s famous for its villain!
Snow White by Jacob Grimm (finished 31st December)
21. Listen to an audiobook!
A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan (finished 31st December)
22. Read a Goodreads award winner!
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (finished 31st August)
23. Start a new series!
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn (finished 28th August)
24. Read a standalone!
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult (finished 11th July)
25. Read 25 books! (these will be the first 25 books I read in 2022)
1. Cults Inside Out: How People Get In and Can Get Out by Rick Alan Ross (finished 3rd January)
2. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams (finished 14th January)
3. New World Rising by Jennifer Wilson (finished 6th February)
4. Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (finished 6th February)
5. The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne (finished 7th February)
6. Speechless (Unfortunate Souls Book 1) by Madeline Freeman (finished 25th February)
7. Brothers in Exile (Sons of the Starfarers, #1) by Joe Vasicek (finished 27th February)
8. The Witch's Tower (Twisted Ever After, #1) by Tamara Grantham (finished 27th February)
9. Fire with Fire by Destiny Soria (finished 28th February)
10. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (finished 4th March)
11. Circle of Shadows (Circle of Shadows, #1) by Evelyn Skye (finished 5th March)
12. The Semplica-Girl Diaries by George Saunders (finished 10th March)
13. The Life of C.H. Lightoller by Jason Arbuckle (finished 13th March)
14. The Zero Meter Diving Team by Jim Shepard (finished 14th March)
15. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (finished 15th March)
16. Wind Chill: The Many Secrets of Ursula's Irish Stew by Gerald Hansen (finished 27th March)
17. The Soul Thief by Kim Richardson (finished 28th March)
18. frog s starry wish: children's books baby by Wayne Ortiz (finished 1st April)
19. Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty (finished 12th April)
20. Waiting to Begin by Amanda Prowse (finished 14th April)
21. The Homecoming by Anna Enquist (finished 14th April)
22. An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (finished 15th April)
23. The Witch's Tower by Tamara Grantham (finished 17th April)
24. In Just One Day: The brand new unforgettable novel from Saturday Kitchen's Helen McGinn by Helen McGinn (finished 17th April)
25. Just The Way You Are by Beth Moran (finished 17th April)

Challenge Six: Read 5 historical non-fiction book (must cover separate topics in history) (not to be included in Challenge Three until you finish Challenge Six first)

1. The Life of C.H. Lightoller by Jason Arbuckle (finished 13th March) - Titanic History
2. A Brief History of British Kings and Queens: British Royal History from Alfred the Great to the Present by Mike Ashley (finished 1st July) - History of British Royalty
3. A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience by Emerson W. Baker (finished 18th July) - History of Witchcraft in America and the UK.
4. Mortal Monarchs: 1000 Years of Royal Deaths by Suzie Edge (finished 3 December) - History of Monarchs and illnesses/deaths.
5. The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport (finished 26th December) - Downfall of the Romanov family.

Challenge Seven: Read 10 historical fiction books.

1. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams (finished 14th January)
2. Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (finished 5th February)
3. The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne (finished 7th February)
4. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (finished 3rd March)
5. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (finished 15th March)
6. The Homecoming by Anna Enquist (finished 14th April)
7. A New Dawn on Mulberry Lane by Rosie Clarke (finished 20th April)
8. Beneath a Blazing Sky by Amanda Hughes (finished 25th April)
9. Smiling at Heaven by Karen J. Hasley (finished 28th June)
10. The Foundling by Stacey Halls (finished 23rd June)

Challenge Eight: Read 10 Adult Fiction books

1. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams (finished 14th January)
2. Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty (finished 12th April)
3. An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (finished 15th April)
4. Just The Way You Are by Beth Moran (finished 17th April)
5. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (finished 25th April)
6. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (finished 28th April)
7. Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (finished 3rd May)
8. You Again? by Nick Spalding (finished 3rd May)
9. The Foundling by Stacey Halls (finished 23rd June)
10. Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult (finished 11th July)

Have added the books I'm currently reading.

I love you have this set up! I may borrow your format for my own personal challenge.

Julia wrote: "I love you have this set up! I may borrow your format for my own personal challenge."

Go ahead! I would love to see what you come up with :)

I know I haven't commented on this but I have been editing the posts throughout and chipping away at these challenges.

Finished Challenge 7

Finished Challenge 8.

I have finally taken the time to go through all my books so far in 2022 and updated the challenges. It's nice to see I have completed two challenges and nearly finished a few more. I just need to work on challenge two.

On the last book of Challenge One.

I have finally updated the challenges and turns out I finished challenges 3, 4 and 6.

Also managed to finish Challenge 5. Only challenge I didn't finish was challenge 2.
I'm not doing a challenge like this for 2023 in order to focus on my clearing the shelf challenge as it will be going into the third and the list is only getting bigger, not smaller.

Well done Alannah

Thank you