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2024 Genre Challenge
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January: ClassicFebruary: Mystery
March: Romance
April: Humor
May: LQBTQIA+
June: Mental Health or Disability
July: Sci-fi
August: Fantasy
September: Graphic Novels
October: Retelling
November: In verse
December: Contemporary
2024 Genre ChallengeCompleted 4/12
✔ January (Classic): The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton 1/27 (3.75 stars)
✔ February (Mystery): Paper Daughter by Jeanette Ingold
March: Romance
April: Humor
✔ May (LQBTQIA+): Down to the Bone by Mayra Lazara Dole
June: Mental Health or Disability
July: Sci-fi
August: Fantasy
September: Graphic Novels
October: Retelling
November: In verse
✔ December: Contemporary Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
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Genre Challenge12/12
January: Classic
✔ Checkers by John Marsden
February: Mystery
✔ Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer by Amy Doak
March: Romance
✔ The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black
April: Humor
✔ Kill the Boy Band by Goldy Moldavsky
The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project by Lenore Appelhans
May: LQBTQIA+
✔ We Who Hunt The Hollow by Kate Murray
Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
June: Mental Health - Anxiety Disorder
✔ Wrong Answers Only by Tobias Madden
Where You Left Us by Rhiannon Wilde
July: Sci-fi
✔ Gotta B by Claire Carmichael
August: Fantasy
✔ Heartless by Marissa Meyer
September: Graphic Novels
✔ The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel, Volume 1 by P. Craig Russell
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
The Secret Garden on 81st Street: A Modern Retelling of the Secret Garden by Ivy Noelle Weir
October: Retelling
✔ My Name Is Not Peaseblossom by Jackie French
November: In verse
✔ Birdy by Sharon Kernot
December: Contemporary
✔ Just Do This One Thing for Me by Laura Zimmermann
Read:
January: Classic The Hobbit 01.29 4.25*February: Mystery A House with Good Bones 02.09 5*
March: Romance Rush 03.01 4.25*
April: Humor The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist 04.11 3.75*
May: LQBTQIA+ The Darkness Outside Us 05.26 5*
June: Mental Health or Disability The Fury 06.03 4*
July: Sci-fi The Last Murder at the End of the World 07.15 4*
August: Fantasy House of Hollow08.16 3.5*
September: Graphic NovelsLore Olympus: Volume Seven11.12 5*
October: Retelling Not for the Faint of Heart10.22 5*
November: In verseLong Way Down
December: Contemporary
10/12 Completed
January: ClassicFebruary: Mystery ✔
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
March: Romance
April: Humor
May: LQBTQIA+
June: Mental Health or Disability
July: Sci-fi
August: Fantasy
September: Graphic Novels
October: Retelling
November: In verse
December: Contemporary
January: ClassicFebruary: Mystery
March: Romance
April: Humor
May: LQBTQIA+
June: Mental Health or Disability
July: Sci-fi
August: Fantasy
September: Graphic Novels
October: Retelling
November: In verse
December: Contemporary
Genre Challenge 2024Completed: 11/12
January: Classic
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis (19/01/24)
February: Mystery
Perfect Cover by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (14/02/24)
March: Romance
Killer Spirit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (23/03/24)
April: Humor
Welcome, Caller, This Is Chloe by Shelley Coriell (4/04/24)
Not Here to Stay Friends by Kaitlyn Hill (15/04/24)
May: LQBTQIA+
Her Good Side by Rebekah Weatherspoon (1/05/24)
Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli (12/05/24)
June: Mental Health or Disability
Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino (03/06/24)
The Starburst Effect by Kelly Oram (05/06/24)
July: Sci-fi
Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman (11/07/24)
August: Fantasy
Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins (05/08/24)
Miss Mayhem by Rachel Hawkins (10/08/24)
Lady Renegades by Rachel Hawkins (29/08/24)
September: Graphic Novels
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell (09/09/24)
October: Retelling
If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy (30/10/24)
November: In verse
I tried to read a book in verse but just could not get into it. It just isn't the genre for me.
December: Contemporary
Only for the Holidays by Abiola Bello (22/12/24)
Books Read
January: ClassicFlower Fables by Louisa May Alcott 05/01
February: Mystery
March: Romance
April: Humor
May: LQBTQIA+
June: Mental Health or Disability
July: Sci-fi
August: Fantasy
September: Graphic Novels
October: Retelling
November: In verse
December: Contemporary
January: ClassicFebruary: Mystery
March: Romance
April: Humor
May: LQBTQIA+
June: Mental Health or Disability
July: Sci-fi
August: Fantasy
September: Graphic Novels
October: Retelling
November: In verse
December: Contemporary
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Down to the Bone (other topics)Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (other topics)
Only for the Holidays (other topics)
Just Do This One Thing for Me (other topics)
Long Way Down (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Mayra Lazara Dole (other topics)Becky Albertalli (other topics)
Laura Zimmermann (other topics)
P. Craig Russell (other topics)
Claire Carmichael (other topics)
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The purpose of this challenge is to expose everyone to different genres.
Duration: January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
Number of Books: 12
Guidelines:
- The genres for each month are posted in advance.
- Read ONE BOOK that falls into that genre. It doesn't need to be from the lists, those are just there for suggestions if you get stuck.
- The book may be completed in the listed month or later.
This thread is for the participants to post their lists, progress, and discussions.