Saturday, April 4, 2020

Mar Reading Recap

Mar Reading Progress

General Tracking

AtoZ  and  Alphabet Soup #AlphabetSoupChallenge  - March letters: B, W
completed previously - A, D, E, F, G, K, L, M, N, O, P, S, T, U

Alphabet Soup Author Edition #AlphabetSoupAuthorChallenge- March letters: E
completed previously A, B, C, D, F, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, W

Finishing the Series   #FinishingTheSeries2020  Tracked Here  completed 6/5 in total
Library Lover's Series;  New Orleans Scrapbooking Series; Hat Shop Mystery Series, Stone Barrington

Library Love  #LibraryLoveChallenge  Tracked Here 30 /36 books read  (21 previously)

Literary Escapes  (Destination)  Visited:  OR, TX, VT and Israel in Mar
visited previously CA, CT, FL. MA, MO, NY, OH, TN, WA  plus Australia, England, France, Ireland, Yugoslavia

Specific Criteria


PopSugar #popsugarreadingchallenge  completed in Mar #2 (by trans or non binary author), #5 (set in a city that has hosted the olympics), #22 (with a robot, cyborg, AI character), #30 (has a book on the cover), #34 (you picked up because the title caught your attention)
completed previously # 1, 6, 8,12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 23, 27, 35, 38,40, 41, 43,  46, 47, 49, 50

Around the Year in 52 Books  completed in Mar #5 (The first book in a series that you have not started), #10 (A book that is between 400-600 pages ), #23 (featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author), #24 (Book with an emotion in the title)
completed previously # 1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,  22, 26, 28, 33, 34, 40, 41, 45, 48, 49, 50

52 Books in 52 Weeks completed in Mar # 2 (hardcover), #6 (Written in first person), #24 (Title beginning with B). #25 (Title beginning with C), #29  (An award-winning novel) #43 (Set in a country you’ve never visited before- Israel)
completed previously  #1, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 26, 28, 30, 34, 35, 37, 39, 42, 46, 47, 48 

BooklistQueen completed in Mar #12(More Than 400 Pages), #23(A Beach Read), # 28(By an Indie Author), #37 (That Will Make You Smarter)
completed previously #3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16, 21, 31, 32, 36, 39, 40, 43, 46, 49

20 in 20 #Read20in2020 completed in Mar  # 2 NF (set in the country where you are currently residing); #5 Fict (LGBTQ related book); #7 (Book about mental health/dealing with mental illness )
completed previously #1F, 2 NF, 7, 8 F/NF, 9F, 10F, 13F, 17F, 18F,

NJM Book Challenge  #NJMBookChallenge2020 5 completed in Mar:  #3 (self published book),    #10 (over 500 pages), #17(with LGBTQIA Rep), #23(with an animal in the title), #24(with a season in the title)
completed previously#1,2, 4, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 25

Wizarding World Tour
  • Beauxbatons: 0 new prompts in Mar
    • 4/7 prompts completed previously
  • Castelobruxo-3 prompts in Mar- with a green dust jacket; book related to plants; with gold on it
    • 4/7 prompts completed previously
  • Durmstrang:  2 prompts in Mar- set outdoors; includes a boat
    • 3/7 prompts completed previously
  • Hogwarts:  0 new prompts in Mar
    •  5/7 prompts completed previously
  • Ilvermorny- 2 prompts in Mar- body part on the cover; own voices book
    • 3/7 prompts completed previously
  • Koldovstoretz-  1 prompt in Mar- tied to your roots (heritage)-  Scottish
    • 0/7 prompts completed previously
  • Mahoutokoro-  0 new prompts in Mar
    • 1/7 prompts completed previously
  • Uagadou-  1 prompt in Mar- book over 450 pages
    • 2/7 prompts completed previously


While I was Reading  in Mar  #1 Book with an emotion in the title;  #2 A young adult novel
completed previously- Centered around a holiday; a romance novel

What's in a Name 1 new prompt in Mar- #2  An Antonym
completed previously- Given/First Name; reference to children; one of 4 natural elements

Color Coded  3 prompts in Mar- Green, Brown, Yellow
completed previously Blue, Black, Red, White, Beige, and Orange

Monthly Motif #MonthlyMotifGXO Subgenre-  Cozy Mystery
Monthly Keyword #MonthlyKeyWordGXO-    Keyword "Dream, Day, In, House, Luck, Friend"


    Monthly Book Awards #GXOAwardReadingChallenge - Audie 2016



      TBR Based Challenges


      2020TBR #2020TBRReadingChallenge: #15 completed in Mar
      completed previously  # 1, 5, 7, 9, 14, 16 (n america, australia, europe) 20, 21


      Beat the Backlist #BeatTheBacklist2020  completed 2  books in Mar;  1 new bingo square:
      #23 written before 2010
      completed previously 13  bingo squares:  #1, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21


      Back List Reader  #Backlistreader Tracked Here  20/24 read  (16 read previously)

      Start on Your Shelfathon  #StartOnYourShelfathon Tracked Here  20/5  thru Apr 2020

      Mount TBR  #MountTBR2020 Tracked Here 20 /24 read  (16 read previously)

      Genre Specific


      Calendar of Crime  #CalendarOfCrime2020  a prompt in 2 new months- Jan, Feb
      previously a prompt in 10 months-Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul,  Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec

      Cloak & Dagger  #CloakDaggerChal - Mysteries Tracked Here  23/25 total comp (15 prev)

      Craving for Cozies  Tracked Here 11 /26 total completed  (7 completed previously)

      Cruisin thru Cozies  completed #5(outside US), #12/13 (free choice) 10 /20  total completed;   (7 completed previously)
      previously read the culinary, holiday, career, animal, craft,  and 2 freebie

      Historical Fiction  #2020HFReadingChallenge  Tracked Here  1/5

      Memoir  total completed 3/5  Read Mental Health/Illness
      previously read memoir for the Food memoir category; Lab Girl fits multiple prompts



      Creative Tracking Challenges


      Medical Examiner Challenge-  toe tags 22 new in Mar for 8 books
      previously submitted 23 toe tags submitted for 13 books

      Murder Mysteries Bingo- new squares: 5 on weapons; 6 on crime scenes; 2 on Red Herrings
      3 New Bingos-
      Weapons:  Row 1 and Row 5 ;
      Crime Scenes: Row 1

      previously 45 squares had been marked

      Six Shooter Challenge  -  new author target for Jenn McKinlay (2 shots);
      added shots to: 1 for Stuart Woods (total of 3); 1 for Laura Childs (total of 2)

      previous targets for 10 authors / 2 shots each  on James Patterson's and Stuart Wood's target


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