Wrap-Up of Novelist Reading Challenge for 2021

 Novelist Reading Challenge 

I definitely got sidetracked from this one, and didn't complete as many as I'd hoped. I had trouble with the TV one, as I don't really watch television, and although I did start reading a pandemic book, it felt too close to reality at the time, and I set it aside. 

Book Challenge Beginners  

• Read an own voices memoir. (Tip: search for AP own voices AND GN autobiographies and memoirs to find titles) The Poetry of Strangers by Brian Sonia-Wallace. Finished July 23
• Read a novel with an unreliable narrator.  In Another Light by A.J. Banner. Finished December 22.
• Read a book described as being gritty, atmospheric, or having a strong sense of place.  Snow by John Banville. Finished February 4
• Read a historical novel that takes place anytime except during World War II.  Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield. Finished February 5
• Read a romantic comedy by a BIPOC author.  Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson. Finished April 29
• Read a book recommended by a NoveList staff member.  (Tip: Browse through our NoveList Staff Faves Recommended Reads list)  Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield. Finished February 5 [on recommended list of Amie Reno]
• Read a book recommended for fans of a TV show you like.  
• Read a book that features a global pandemic.  
• Read a book recommended by someone who works at your local library.  
•  Read a book described as feel-good, heartwarming, or hopeful.  Twenty-One Wishes by Debbie Macomber. Finished February 9
•  Read a graphic novel with minimally colored illustrations.  
•  Listen to an audiobook featuring multiple narrators.  

Book Challenge Afficionados

•  Read a locked room mystery.  
•  Read an epistolary novel.  
•  Read a short story collection written by a woman.  Season of Fury and Wonder by Sharon Butala. Finished March 28
•  Read a speculative novel with the theme “Vengeance is mine.”  
•  Read a novel by a trans author.  (Tip: Search AG transgender) 
•  Read a book with an unconventional or nonlinear storyline.  Tell Me Everything by Cambria Brockman. Finished February 17
•  Read a book selected as a best of 2020 title by NoveList staff.  Caste by Isabel Wilkerson. Finished November 30
•  Read a book that is an adaptation, retelling, or spin-off of a classic.  If The Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy. Finished June 11
•  Read a nonfiction book about antiracism.  
•  Read a book about celebrating identity. (Tip: Search TH celebrating identity) 
•  Read a book starring a main character with a disability.  Float Plan by Trish Doller. Finished February 27
•  Read a book that has been or will be made into a movie.  Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. Finished January 28

Wrap-Up of 2021 Book Bingo Reading Challenge

 Book Bingo hosted here: https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/2021-challenges/book-bingo-2021/

I achieved two Bingo lines for this challenge.

Bingo card:

In Support of Indie Publishers:  Victory Colony, 1950 by Bhaswati Ghosh. Finished January 3

A Book You've Been Meaning to Read but Haven't: The Blondes by Emily Schultz. Finished January 4

The Start of a Series: What She Knew by Gilly MacMillan. Finished January 5 (Jim Clemo, #1)

Herstory: Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce. Finished January 10

Your Choice: Her Aussie Holiday by Stefanie London. Finished January 13

A Book that Everyone Has Been Talking About. The Push by Ashley Audrain. Finished January 22

A Book Where a Dancer is a Protagonist: The Other Me by Saskia Sarginson. Finished January 31

Once Upon a Time: Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield. Finished February 5

Hobby Lobby: Improper Cross-Stitch by Haley Pierson-Cox. Finished February 6

In Love with the Typography on the Cover: The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams. Finished February 12

A Book by an Author from My Country: Midnight Cab by James W. Nichol. Finished February 18

A Book by a South Asian Author: Your Truth or Mine? by Trisha Sakhlecha. Finished March 14

Ravaged by War: The Daughters of Mars by Thomas Keneally. Finished March 18

A Book Released in 2021: Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson. Finished March 27

Special Interest: Double-Running or Back-Stitch by Louisa F. Pesel. Finished May 6

An Eagerly Anticipated Release: If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy. Finished June 11

Recommended by your favourite blogger (or friend): The Dutch Wife by Eric McCormack. Finished June 13

A Genre You Don't Normally Read: It's Getting Scot in Here by Suzanne Enoch. Finished October 26

Wrap-Up of A-Z Reading Challenge 2021

 A-Z Reading Challenge. I did pretty good on this one, only missing X and Z for it.

I also did most of the monthly mini-challenges, except for the three spring months. 

It is hosted: https://bookstacksngoldenmoms.com/2021-atoz-reading-challenge/

The challenge is to read a book starting with each letter of the alphabet.

A Armadillo by William Boyd. Finished January 7

B The Blondes by Emily Schultz. Finished January 4

C Chances Are by Kellie Coates Gilbert. Finished March 25

D The Dog Who Saved Me by Susan Wilson. Finished January 16

E Everything At Last by Kimberly Lang. Finished April 7

F Float Plan by Trish Doller. Finished February 27

G Gravity Is the Thing by Jaclyn Moriarty. Finished March 14

H Hearts of Stone by Simon Scarrow. Finished January 3

I Improper Cross-Stitch by Haley Pierson-Cox. Finished February 6

J Juliet's Answer by Glenn Dixon. Finished April 8

K Keep Saying Their Names by Simon Stranger. Finished December 9

L  The Lost Love Song by Minnie Darke. Finished February 13

M Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce. Finished January 10

N Nowhere Is a Place by Bernice McFadden. Finished February 2

O The Other Me by Saskia Sarginson. Finished January 31

P The Push by Ashley Audrain. Finished January 22

Q Quakeland by Kathryn Miles. Finished August 29

R Rules for Visiting by Jessica Francis Kane. Finished February 16

S Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley. Finished January 16

T Twenty-One Wishes by Debbie Macomber. Finished February 9

U The Usual Santas. Finished January 16

V  Victory Colony, 1950 by Bhaswati Ghosh, Finished January 3

W What She Knew by Gilly MacMillan. Finished January 5

X

Y Your Truth or Mine? by Trisha Sakhlecha. Finished March 14

Z

Here are the mini-challenges: 

JANUARY – A book you purchased in 2020 but didn’t read
    Her Aussie Holiday by Stefanie London. Finished January 13
FEBRUARY – A book with non-romantic love (siblings, parent-child, friendships)

    Rules for Visiting by Jessica Francis Kane. Finished February 16
MARCH – A book written by a person of a different race than you

    Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson. Finished March 27
APRIL – A book with an Autistic main character (April is Autism Awareness)
MAY – A book about a nurse (Nat. Nurses Week 2021 is May 6-12)
JUNE – A co-written book (2 authors)
JULY – A Christmas book (Christmas in July!)

    Comfort and Joy by Kristin Hannah. Finished July 9
AUGUST – A book by an Indie author (self-published or independent)

    By the Light of the Crescent Moon by Ailsa Keppie. Finished August 26
SEPTEMBER – A memoir/biography

    This Is The Night Our House Will Catch Fire by Nick Flynn. Finished September 3
OCTOBER – A book written by a new-to-you author

    The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie. Finished October 10
NOVEMBER – A book outside your normal genre

    Autumn Bridges by Kathryn Springer, Katie Ganshert, and Beth Vogt. Finished November 4
DECEMBER – A backlist title (published BEFORE Jan 1, 2021)

    The Blackhouse by Peter May. Finished December 1

Wrap-Up of What's In a Name Reading Challenge 2021

 What's in a Name Challenge

I completed this challenge in July, but somehow missed doing a post about it until now. 

It is hosted: https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/2020/12/26/whats-in-a-name-2021-sign-up/

Choose 6 books that have titles that contain a:

* One / 1

     Victory Colony, 1950 by Bhaswati Ghosh. Finished January 3 

* Doubled word 

    Who Rescued Who by Victoria Schade. Finished June 8

* Reference to outer space

    The Last Stargazers by Emily Levesque. Finished May 18

* Possessive noun

    Swallow's Dance by Wendy Orr. Finished February 24

* Botanical word

    Heart of Palm by Laura Lee Smith. Finished June 5

* Article of clothing

    The Dress in the Window by Sofia Grant. Finished July 18

Wrap-Up of Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge 2021

 Pick Your Poison: 

Hosted here: http://gregoryroad.blogspot.com/2020/01/new-years-resolutions.html

There are a variety of levels. I aimed for Fortnightly level. I read the required number of books, but didn't manage to get one from each grouping. I always have trouble with ones around favourites, as I don't have definite favourites in authors, colours, etc. 

1.  Challenges: A Book about Overcoming Obstacles: Victory Colony, 1950 by Bhaswati Ghosh. Finished January 3 

2. Those Bodies: A Book with a Picture of the Ocean on the Cover: Hearts of Stone by Simon Scarrow. Finished January 3

3. TBR Burners: A Book That Has Been on Your TBR List More than a Year: The Blondes by Emily Schultz. Finished January 4

4. The Tools of Writing: A Paperback Book: What She Knew by Gilly MacMillan. Finished January 5

5. That Creepy Feeling: A Book with an Insect on the Cover: Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce. Finished January 10

6. TBR Burners: Anything You Want: Her Aussie Holiday by Stefanie London. Finished January 13

7. Picture This: A book by a journalist or news photographer. Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley. Finished January 16

8. Shapes and Colours: A Book with a Shape on the Cover that Reminds You of a Rorschach Test. The Push by Ashley Audrain. Finished January 22

9. Reflections: A Book with a Mirror on the Cover: The Other Me by Saskia Sarginson. Finished January 31

10. Weather: A Book with the word "Snow" in the title: Snow by John Banville. Finished February 4

12. Drinking Game: A Book Title That Could Be a Drinking Game: Twenty-One Wishes by Debbie Macomber. Finished February 9

13. Reflections: A Memoir: Uncharted by Kim Brown Seely. Finished February 10

14. Shh: A Book with the word "secret" in the title: The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams. Finished February 12

15. Occupations: A Book Written by a College Professor: Breathless by Nancy K. Miller. Finished February 14

16. Wildcards: A Book by Two or More Authors: The Deadly Hours by Susanna Kearsley, C.S. Harris, Anna Lee Huber and Christine Trent. Finished February 21

17. Borrowing: A Book Borrowed from the Library: Dig by A.S. King. Finished February 25

18. Wildcard: A Book Published in 2021: Float Plan by Trish Doller. Finished February 27

19. Challenges: A Book Over 500 Pages: The Brothers York by Thomas Penn. Finished March 5

20. That Creepy Feeling: A Horror Story or Thriller. Foe by Iain Reid. Finished March 6

21. Shapes and Colors: A Book with a Primarily Black Cover: The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman. Finished March 8

22. Favourites: A Book in Your Favourite Genre: Gravity Is the Thing by Jaclyn Moriarty. Finished March 14

23. Borrowing: A Book Written by an Author with a Pseudonym: Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles. Finished March 16 

24. Where You Sleep at Night: A Book with the Word "House" in the title: The Dutch House by Ann Patchett. Finished March 18

25. Drinking Game: A Book with a Picture of an Alcoholic Beverage on the Cover: Finbar's Hotel by Dermot Bolger, Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright, Hugo Hamilton, Jennifer Johnston, Joseph O'Connor, and Colm Toibin. Finished March 31

26. Ways to Die: A Book with a Knife on the Cover: Block 46 by Johana Gustawsson. Finished April 4

27. Shhh: A Book with a Peaceful Cover: Everything at Last by Kimberly Lang. Finished April 7

28. Those Bodies: A Book with a Dead Body on the Cover: The Blood Card by Elly Griffiths. Finished April 10

29. Make 'Em Laugh" A Book with a Pun in the Title: Worth the Weight by Mara Jacobs. Finished May 4

30. Crossing Boundaries: A Book about an Interracial Romance: Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory. Finished May 14

31. Occupations: A Book about a Scientist. The Last Stargazers by Emily Levesque. Finished May 18

32. Borrowing: A Book with a Character from a Different Book: Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams. Finished May 22 (This is the third in a series, so several characters were in the previous books)

33. Weather: A Book with a Picture of Clear Blue Sky on the Cover: Heart of Palm by Laura Lee Smith. Finished June 5

34. Bringing the World Into Your Home: A Book about Taking in a Stranger: The Dutch Wife by Eric McCormack. Finished June 13

35. Borrowing: A Fairytale or Myth Retelling in a Modern Setting: If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy. Finished June 11 

36. Occupations: A Book about a Librarian or a Bookseller: The Widening Stain by W. Bolingbroke Johnson. Finished June 16

37. Bringing the World Into Your Home: A Book about Radio, Television, or the Internet has Changed Us: Because Internet by Gretchen McCulloch. Finished July 1

38. The Tools of Writing: A Book with a Typewriter on the Cover: The Poetry of Strangers by Brian Sonia-Wallace. Finished July 23

39. It's All Relative: A Book Set in Your Grandparents' Era: Hannah's War by Jan Eliasberg. Finished July 30.

40. Wildcards: A Collection of Essays: Crazy Salad by Nora Ephron. Finished August 10

41. Putting 2020 Behind Us: A Book Set After a Major World Event: Reset by Sarina Dahlan. Finished August 31

42. It's All Relative: A Book You'd Share with Your Child: Outside, You Notice by Erin Alladin, illustrated by Andrea Blinick. Finished September 3

43. Reflections: A Fiction Book about Reminiscing: Last Impressions by Joseph Kertes. Finished September 6

44. TBR Burners: A Book You're Excited to Read: Molly of the Mall by Heidi L.M. Jacobs. Finished September 17

45. Swashbuckling: A Book with a Map on the Cover: The Mapmaker's Dream by James Cowan. Finished October 15

46. Things We Don't Talk About: A Book About Oppression: The Book Collectors by Delphine Minoui. Finished October 16

47. Plaids: A Book with a Kilt on its Cover: It's Getting Scot in Here by Suzanne Enoch. Finished October 26

48. Things We Don't Talk About: A Book About Terminal Illness. Crow by Amy Spurway. Finished October 28

49. The Tools of Writing: A Book with "Words" in the Title: The Saddest Words by Michael Gorra. Finished November 9

50. Shapes and Colors: A Book by an Author Whose Name is a Color: Easy Crafts for the Insane by Kelly Williams Brown. Finished November 12

51. Plaids: A Book written by Someone from Scotland: The Blackhouse by Peter May. Finished December 1

52. Where You Sleep at Night: A Book About a Haunted House: Keep Saying Their Names by Simon Stranger. Finished December 8

53: Wildcard: A Book by an Author under 30: Dirty Work by Anna Maxymiw. Finished December 16

Wrap-Up of 2021 Aussie Author Reading Challenge

Aussie Author Reading Challenge

This challenge is hosted at: https://www.bookloverbookreviews.com/reading-challenges/aussie-author-challenge-2021-australian-writers-book-reviews

I went for the Wallaroo level again this year, and I met the challenge.

WALLAROO
Read and review 6 books written by Australian authors, of which at least 2 of those authors are female, at least 2 of those authors are male, and at least 2 of those authors are new to you; Fiction or non-fiction, at least 2 different genre.

1. Her Aussie Holiday by Stefanie London. Finished January 13 (female, new to me)

2. The Lost Love Song by Minnie Darke. Finished February 13 (female)

3. Gravity Is the Thing by Jaclyn Moriarty. Finished March 14 (female, new to me)

4. The Daughters of Mars by Thomas Keneally. Finished March 21 (male, new to me)

5. Shiver by Allie Reynolds. Finished March 18 (female, new to me)

6. The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton. Finished September 7 (female)

7. The Mapmaker's Dream by James Cowan. Finished October 15 (male, new to me)

 

Wrap-Up of 52 Books in 52 Weeks for 2021 Reading Challenge

 52 Books in 52 Weeks Reading Challenge. Hosted here: http://www.read52booksin52weeks.com/

 This was my second year trying this challenge

1. Victory Colony, 1950 by Bhaswati Ghosh. Finished January 3 (Bingo and Alphabet)

2. Hearts of Stone by Simon Scarrow. Finished January 3 (Bingo and Alphabet)

3. The Blondes by Emily Schultz. Finished January 4 (Dusty)

4. What She Knew by Gilly MacMillan. Finished January 5 (Chunky)

5. Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce. Finished January 10 (Bingo and Alphabet)

6. Her Aussie Holiday by Stefanie London. Finished January 13 (Bingo)

7. Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley. Finished January 16 (Dusty)

8. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. Finished January 28 (Bingo and Well Educated Mind)

9. Snow by John Banville. Finished February 4 (Bingo and Alphabet)

10. Improper Cross-Stitch by Haley Pierson-Cox. Finished February 6 (Bingo)

11. Twenty-One Wishes by Debbie Macomber. Finished February 9 (Alphabet)

12. Uncharted by Kim Brown Seely. Finished February 10 (Bingo)

13. The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams. Finished February 12 (Dusty)

14. Breathless by Nancy K. Miller. Finished February 14 (Dusty)

15. Tell Me Everything by Cambria Brockman. Finished February 17 (Bingo)

16. Midnight Cab by James W. Nichol. Finished February 18 (Dusty)

17. Swallow's Dance by Wendy Orr. Finished February 24 (Dusty)

18. The Brothers York by Thomas Penn. Finished March 5 (Chunky)

19. Foe by Iain Reid. Finished March 6 (Dusty)

20. Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles. Finished March 16 (Alphabet)

21. The Dutch House by Ann Patchett. Finished March 18 (Alphabet)

22. The Daughters of Mars by Thomas Keneally. Finished March 21 (Chunky)

23. Chances Are by Kellie Coates Gilbert. Finished March 25 (Alphabet)

24. Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson. Finished March 27 (Alphabet)

25. Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika and Maritza Moulite. Finished March 30 (Alphabet)

26. Finbar's Hotel by Dermot Bolger, Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright, Hugo Hamilton, Jennifer Johnston, Joseph O'Connor, and Colm Toibin. Finished March 31 (Alphabet)

27. Proof I Was Here by Becky Blake. Finished April 2 (Alphabet)

28. The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf. Finished April 2 (Bingo)

29. Block 46 by Johana Gustawsson. Finished April 4 (Bingo)

30. Everything at Last by Kimberly Lang. Finished April 7 (Alphabet)

31. Juliet's Answer by Glenn Dixon. Finished April 8 (Dusty)

32. The Blood Card by Elly Griffiths. Finished April 10 (Bingo)

33. Shiver by Allie Reynolds. Finished April 18 (Bingo)

34. The Survivor by Gregg Hurwitz. Finished April 20 (Bingo)

35. Double-Running or Back-Stitch by Louisa F. Pesel. Finished May 6 (Bingo)

36. The Last Stargazers by Emily Levesque. Finished May 18 (Bingo)

37. French Dirt by Richard Goodman. Finished May 30 (Dusty)

38. Heart of Palm by Laura Lee Smith. Finished June 5 (Alphabet)

39. Who Rescued Who by Victoria Schade. Finished June 8 (Alphabet)

40. The Birthday Present by Barbara Vine. Finished June 14 (Dusty)

41. The Little Teashop on Main by Jodi Thomas. Finished June 15 (Bingo)

42. The Widening Stain by W. Bolingbroke Johnson. Finished June 16 (Bingo)

43. The Sentinel by Lee Child and Andrew Child. Finished July 11 (Alphabet)

44. In the Kingdom of Men by Kim Barnes. Finished August 5 (Bingo)

45. The Wild Heavens by Sarah Louise Butler. Finished August 13 (Bingo)

46. The Other Alcott by Elise Hooper. Finished August 28 (Dusty)

47. Quakeland by Kathryn Miles. Finished August 29 (Dusty)

48. The Only Girl in the World by Maude Julien. Finished August 30 (Bingo)

49. Reset by Sarina Dahlan. Finished August 31 (Bingo)

50. Hunted by the Sky by Tanaz Bhathena. Finished September 27 (Alphabet)

51. Cat Nap by Claire Donally. Finished October 9 (Alphabet)

52. The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie. Finished October 10 (Bingo)

53. A Mapmaker's Dream by James Cowan. Finished October 15 (Bingo)

54. The Last Days of New Paris by China Mieville. Finished November 2 (Bingo)

55. Autumn Brides by Kathryn Springer, Katie Ganshert, and Beth Vogt. Finished November 4 (Bingo)

56. Easy Crafts for the Insane by Kelly Williams Brown. Finished November 12 (Alphabet)

57. The Siege Winter by Arian Franklin and Samantha Norman. Finished November 15 (Bingo)

58. Talking to Girls about Duran Duran by Rob Sheffield. Finished November 17 (Dusty)

59. The Blackhouse by Peter May. Finished December 1 (Dusty)

60. Kapo by Aleksandar Tisma. Finished December 17 (Bingo and Alphabet)

The challenge has different parts you can participate with. I did the Bingo. Books here must be at least 100 pages. I completed one Bingo including the Bonus squares and 3 for the inner Bingo square, so pretty happy with that. 

Number in the title: Victory Colony, 1950 by Bhaswati Ghosh. Finished January 3

Alpha Males and Strong Heroines: Hearts of Stone by Simon Scarrow. Finished January 3

High Adventure: Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce. Finished January 10

Your Choice: Her Aussie Holiday by Stefanie London. Finished January 13

Different Century: Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. Finished January 28

Detective: Snow by John Banville. Finished February 4

Cunning Capers: Improper Cross-Stitch by Haley Pierson-Cox. Finished February 6

Come Sail Away: Uncharted by Kim Brown Seely. Finished February 10

Antihero: Tell Me Everything by Cambria Brockman. Finished February 17

Silence: The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf. Finished April 2

Translated: Block 46 by Johana Gustawsson. Finished April 4

Illusion: The Blood Card by Elly Griffiths. Finished April 10

Ice or Snow Bound: Shiver by Allie Reynolds. Finished April 18

On the Run: The Survivor by Gregg Hurwitz. Finished April 20

This is the Way: Double-Running or Back-Stitch by Louisa F. Pesel. Finished May 6

Out of This World: The Last Stargazers by Emily Levesque. Finished May 18

Cosy: The Little Teashop on Main by Jodi Thomas. Finished June 15

Librarians: The Widening Stain by W. Bolingbroke Johnson. Finished June 16

Different Culture: In the Kingdom of Men by Kim Barnes. Finished on August 5

Fantasy Creatures: The Wild Heavens by Sarah Louise Butler. Finished on August 13

Cloistered Life: The Only Girl in the World by Maude Julien. Finished on August 30

Utopian: Reset by Sarina Dahlan. Finished on August 31

Gods and Goddesses: The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie. Finished on October 10

Maps: The Mapmaker's Dream by James Cowan. Finished on October 15

Alternate Reality: The Last Days of New Paris by China Mieville. Finished on November 2

Flufferton: Autumn Brides by Kathryn Springer, Katie Ganshert, and Beth Vogt. Finished on November 4

Amnesia: The Siege Winter by Ariana Franklin and Samantha Norman. Finished on November 15

Hide in Place: Kapo by Aleksandar Tisma. Finished on December 17

The Well Educated Mind portion will help me tackle some of those classic titles on my shelves. The goal was to read 3 books in one of the categories. I only read one.

Category: Fiction

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. Finished January 28

Alphabet Soup

Since I'm planning a different challenge related to the alphabet for book titles, I decided to do the location version of this challenge. I missed five letters for that.

A  Hunted by the Sky by Tanaz Bhathena. Finished September 27 (Ambar)

B  Proof I Was Here by Becky Blake. Finished April 2 (Barcelona, Spain)

C  Victory Colony, 1950 by Bhaswati Ghosh, Finished January 3 (Calcutta)

D Finbar's Hotel by Dermot Bolger, Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright, Hugo Hamilton, Jennifer Johnston, Joseph O'Connor, and Colm Toibin. Finished March 31 (Dublin, Ireland)

E The Dutch House by Ann Patchett. Finished March 18 (Elkins Park, PA)

F Who Rescued Who by Victoria Schade. Finished June 8 (Fargrove, England)

G Little Big Love by Katy Regan. Finished July 7 (Grimsby)

H Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika and Maritza Moulite. Finished March 30 (Haiti)

I  Snow by John Banville. Finished February 4 (Ireland)

J

K Cat Nap by Claire Donally. Finished October 9 (Kittery Harbor, Maine)

L  Hearts of Stone by Simon Scarrow. Finished January 3 (Lefkas)

M Everything at Last by Kimberly Lang. Finished April 7 (Magnolia Beach, Alabama)

N Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce. Finished January 10 (New Caledonia)

O Easy Crafts for the Insane by Kelly Williams Brown. Finished November 12 (Oregon)

P Chances Are by Kellie Coates Gilbert. Finished March 25 (Pacific Bay, Oregon)

Q

R

S  Twenty-One Wishes by Debbie Macomber. Finished February 9 (Seattle)

T The Sentinel by Lee Child and Andrew Child. Finished July 11 (Tennessee)

U Heart of Palm by Laura Lee Smith. Finished June 5 (Utina, Florida)

V Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson. Finished March 27 (Virginia)

W Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles. Finished March 16 (Wyvern's Cross)

X

Y Kapo by Aleksandar Tisma. Finished December 17 (Yugoslavia)

Z

Dusty and Chunky

I'm going to skip the not buying books as I participate in some book subscriptions, but I will do the Dusty and the Chunky portions. Here are the levels: 

Dusty Books

 

Safe in the Harbor - 2 Books

Sail on Sweet Sister - 4 Books

Life in the Dark Water  - 6 Books

Beyond the Sea  - 8 Books

The Voyage  - 10 Books or more

Chunky Books - Come Sail Away 

The Tide is High  - 2 books

Down to the Water Line  - 4 books

Big Boat  - 6 books

 Big Ship Sailing  - 8 books

Mother Ocean  - 10 books or more

I went for The Voyage level for the Dusty portion, and the Down to the Water Line level for the Chunky portion. Chunky here consists of at least 500 pages. I completed the Dusty, but not the Chunky portion.

Dusty

1. The Blondes by Emily Schultz. Finished January 4 (Added to TBR list in 2012)

2. Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley. Finished January 16 (Added to TBR list in 2014)

3. The Secret Life of Violet Grant. Finished February 12 (Added to TBR list in August 2018)

4. Breathless by Nancy K. Miller. Finished February 14 (Added to TBR list in July 2014)

5. Midnight Cab by James W. Nichol. Finished February 18 (Added to TBR list in 2010)

6. Swallow's Dance by Wendy Orr. Finished February 24 (Added to TBR list in December 2018)

7. Foe by Iain Reid. Finished March 6 (Added to TBR list in August 2018)

8. Juliet's Answer by Glenn Dixon. Finished April 8 (Added to TBR list in March 2017)

9. French Dirt by Richard Goodman. Finished May 30 (Added to TBR in February 2018)

10. The Birthday Present by Barbara Vine. Finished June 14 (Added to TBR in June 2013)

11. The Other Alcott by Elise Hooper. Finished August 28 (Added to TBR in January 2018)

12. Quakeland by Kathryn Miles. Finished August 29 (Added to TBR in January 2018)

13. Talking to Girls about Duran Duran by Rob Sheffield. (Added to TBR in 2011)

14. The Blackhouse by Peter May. Finished December 1 (Added to TBR in 2014)

Chunky

1. What She Knew by Gilly MacMillan. Finished January 5 (518 pages)

2. The Brothers York by Thomas Penn. Finished March 5 (660 pages)

3. The Daughters of Mars by Thomas Keneally. Finished March 21 (520 pages)

Wrap-Up of European Reading Challenge 2021

European Reading Challenge. 2021

Hosted here: https://www.rosecityreader.com/p/2021-european-reading-challenge.html

I completed this one again successfully

Going for 5 star.

1.  Hearts of Stone by Simon Scarrow. Finished January 3 (Greece)

2.  What She Knew by Gilly MacMillan. Finished January 5 (England)

3.  Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. Finished January 28 (France) 

4.  Snow by John Banville. Finished February 4 (Ireland)

5.  Proof I Was Here by Becky Blake. Finished April 2 (Spain)

6.  Block 46 by Johana Gustawsson. Finished April 4 (Sweden)

7. June by Gerbrand Bakker. Finished August 23 (Netherlands)

8. Childhood, Youth, Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen. Finished October 6 (Denmark)

9. The Basel Killings by Hansjorg Schneider. Finished November 20 (Switzerland)

10. Keep Saying Their Names by Simon Stranger. Finished December 8 (Norway)

11. Kapo by Aleksandar by Aleksandar Tisma. Finished December 17 (Bosnia)

Wrap-Up of Books in Translation Reading Challenge 2021

 Books in Translation Reading Challenge

Hosted here: https://introvertedreader.com/books-translation-2021/

I went for the Linguist Level of a minimum of 10 books, and completed it successfully.

1.  Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. Finished January 28 (translated from French)

2.  Block 46 by Johana Gustawsson. Finished April 4 (translated from French)

3.  Little Snow Landscape by Robert Walser. Finished May 26 (translated from German)

4.  June by Gerbrand Bakker. Finished August 23 (translated from Dutch)

5.  Crossing the City by Michel Tremblay. Finished August 24 (translated from French)

6.  The Only Girl in the World by Maude Julien. Finished August 30 (translated from French)

7.  If Only... by Mies van Hout. Finished September 4 (translated from Dutch)

8.  Childhood, Youth, Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen. Finished October 6 (translated from Danish)

9.  The Book Collectors by Delphine Minoui. Finished October 16 (translated from French)

10.  Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri. Finished October 23 (translated from Japanese)

11. The Basel Killings by Hansjorg Schneider. Finished November 20 (translated from German)

12. Keep Saying Their Names by Simon Stranger. Finished December 8 (translated from Norwegian)

13. Kapo by Aleksandar Tisma. Finished December 17 (translated from Serbo-Croatian)