Monthly Motif #MonthlyMotifGXO

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I am again going to try to complete the monthly motif challenge hosted by Kim and Tanya at GirlXOXO.    You try to read a book each month that fits into the chosen motif of the month

JANUARY-  Once Upon A Time. Read a book from the Fantasy, Fairytale, Mythology, or Folklore Sub Genres.

• READ:  The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
• Blog Post and Good Reads Review 1/20/21

FEBRUARY- Laughter and Love. Read a relationship story, romance, comedy, or feel good contemporary.

• READ:  In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
• Blog Post and Good Reads Review 2/7/21

MARCH- Countries and Cultures. Read a book set in a country, or about a culture, that’s different than your own and that you’d like to learn more about.

• READ Chorus Lines, Caviar and Corpses by Mary McHugh-  RUSSIA
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 3/12/21
• READ A Burning by Megha Majumdar  - INDIA
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 3/16/21

 

APRIL- Books on the Menu. Read a book that features food, restaurants, cafes, cooking, or baking, on the cover or in the story. 

• READ Triple Chocolate Cheesecake by Joanne Fluke
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 3/29/21
• READ The Corpse Who Knew Too Much by Debra Sennefelder
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 4/7/21
• READ Scam Chowder by Maya Corrigan
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 4/13/21
• READ Toasting Up Trouble by Linda Wiken
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 4/13/21

MAY- Magnificent Middle Grade. Read a Middle Grade book – a book that is marketed toward ages 8-14.

IDEA: D: A Tale of Two Worlds

 JUNE- The Great Outdoors. Read a book featuring a garden, nature, country, or harvest setting or plot. 

• READ The Shady Chateau by Ana T Drew
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 6/30/21

JULY- Short But Fabulous. Read a novella, comic, graphic novel, manga, or short book of poetry. 

IDEA: The Very Best of Robert Service

AUGUST- Bag of Tricks. Read a book featuring any kind of magic, illusion, super powers, or enchantments.

IDEA: Binti (Binti, #1)

• READ  Z Rex by Steve Cole
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 8/1/21

SEPTEMBER- Back to School. Read a book with a school setting, featuring a student or educator OR read a book to educate yourself on a topic you’re interested in learning more about.

• READ Binti by Nnedi Okorafor 
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 9/3/21

• READ  One of Us is Next by Karen McManus
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 9/5/21

OCTOBER- Lurking in the Shadows. Read a book that has a gray, black, and/or white cover OR a book that shows a shadow on the cover. 

• READ Steampunk Poe by Edgar Allen Poe  DNF
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 10/5/21

NOVEMBER- In the Library with the Candlestick. Read a mystery- cozy, detective, spies, true crime, whodunnit, or the like.

• READ Patterns in the Sand by Sally Goldenbaum
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 11/1/21
• READ Caramels with a Side of Murder by Meredith Potts 
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 11/1/21
• READ Troubles in Tahiti by Lizzie Josephson
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 11/2/21
• READ Wedding on the Windsong by Lizzie Josephson
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 11/3/21
• READ The English Breakfast Murder by Laura Childs
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 11/8/21

DECEMBER- That’s History. Read a historical fiction book or a book about a true historical event.

• READ The Disney Monorail by Jeff Kurtti and Vanessa Hunt
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 12/14/21