May reading recap

May Reading Progress

General Tracking

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

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

Finishing the Series   #FinishingTheSeries2020  Tracked Here  completed 6/5 in total

New series in May:  Teddy Fay (#2 ) by Stuart Woods & Parnell Hall

Previously read:  Hannah Swensen; Hat Shop Mystery Series; Library Lover's Series;  Murder She Wrote;  New Orleans Scrapbooking Series;  Private; Stone Barrington,  Under Suspicion;

Library Love  #LibraryLoveChallenge  Tracked Here  /36 books read  (39 previously)

Literary Escapes  (Destination)  Visited in May: States: MT, NC, NV  Countries: China, Wales

visited previously CA, CT, FL. HI, IL, MA, MI , MN, MO, NY, OH, OR, TN, TX, WA, VT plus Australia, England, France, Ireland, Israel, Yugoslavia

Specific Criteria

PopSugar #popsugarreadingchallenge  completed in May # 28(meant to read in 2019), 33 (in country with "C"),
completed previously # 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 30, 34, 35, 38,40, 41, 43,  46, 47, 49, 50

Around the Year in 52 Books  completed in May #27 (history or historical fiction),  35 (geometric pattern or element on the cover )
completed previously # 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 32, 33, 34, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50, 51

52 Books in 52 Weeks completed in May  #45 (cost you less than $5),
completed previously  #1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, 37, 39, 42, 43, 46, 47, 48 , 52

BooklistQueen completed in May  ##15 (set in asia), 17 (celebrity memoir )
completed previously #3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 20, 21, 23, 27, 28, 31, 32, 34, 36, 37, 39, 40, 42, 43, 46, 49

20 in 20 #Read20in2020 completed in May #

completed previously #1F, 2 NF, #5 F/NF, 7 F/NF, 8 F/NF, 9F, 10F, 13F, , 16F, 17F, 18F,

NJM Book Challenge  #NJMBookChallenge2020   completed in May #3(self published), #22 (spec-fic book):
completed previously #1, 2, 3,  4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23,  24, 25

Wizarding World Tour

• Beauxbatons: 0 new prompts in May 
• 5/7 prompts completed previously
• Castelobruxo- 0 prompts in May - 
• 6/7 prompts completed previously
• Durmstrang:   prompt in May - 
• 6/7 prompts completed previously
• Hogwarts:  0 new prompts in May 
•  5/7 prompts completed previously
• Ilvermorny-  prompt in May - 
• 6/7 prompts completed previously
• Koldovstoretz- 1  prompt in May -   involving potions; 
• 2/7 prompts completed previously
• Mahoutokoro-   new prompt in May - 
• 3/7 prompts completed previously
• Uagadou-   prompt in May - 
• 4/7 prompts completed previously

While I was Reading  in May - #
completed previously- #1, 2, 4, 11

What's in a Name 0 new prompts in May -
completed previously- An Antonym, Given/First Name; reference to children; one of 4 natural elements

Color Coded  0 prompts in May -
completed previously Beige, Blue, Black, Brown, Green, Orange, Red, White,  and Yellow

Monthly Motif #MonthlyMotifGXO  Author Introduction

• Sweet Saboteur by CA Phipps   5/7/20
• blog post and Goodreads Review

Monthly Keyword #MonthlyKeyWordGXO-    Keyword  Sky, Name, Blue, Book, Enchant, Is

• The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins 5/15/20
• blog post and Goodreads Review

Monthly Book Awards #GXOAwardReadingChallenge - Agatha Award 2013

• Death Al Dente by Leslie Budewitz 5/11/20
• blog post and Goodreads Review 

TBR Based Challenges

2020TBR #2020TBRReadingChallenge: completed in May - # 16 (Asia)
completed previously  # 1, 5, 7, 9, 14, 16 (n america, australia, europe), 17,  20, 21


Beat the Backlist #BeatTheBacklist2020  completed 7  books in May ;   new bingo square:

completed previously 13  bingo squares:  #1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23


Back List Reader  #Backlistreader Tracked Here  /24 read  (26 read previously)

Start on Your Shelfathon  #StartOnYourShelfathon Tracked Here  26/5  thru May  2020

Mount TBR  #MountTBR2020 Tracked Here  /24 read  (26 read previously)

Genre Specific

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

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

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

Cruisin thru Cozies  completed  # ()  /20  total completed;   (14 completed previously)
previously read the culinary, animal, craft, outside US, career, holiday and 4 freebie

Historical Fiction  #2020HFReadingChallenge  Tracked Here  2/5  The Opium Lord's Daughter

Memoir  total completed 4/5  Read   # ( )
previously read memoir for the Food memoir category; Mental Health/Illness, person who identifies as LGBTQIA,  Lab Girl fits multiple prompts using for under 300 pages

Apr Reading Recap

April Reading Progress

General Tracking

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

Alphabet Soup Author Edition #AlphabetSoupAuthorChallenge- April letters: none
completed previously A, B, C, D, E, F, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, W

Finishing the Series   #FinishingTheSeries2020  Tracked Here  completed 6/5 in total
New series in Apr  Murder She Wrote;  Under Suspicion; Private; Library Lover's; Hannah Swensen

Previously read:  Library Lover's Series;  New Orleans Scrapbooking Series; Hat Shop Mystery Series, Stone Barrington

Library Love  #LibraryLoveChallenge  Tracked Here 39 /36 books read  (30 previously)

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

Specific Criteria

PopSugar #popsugarreadingchallenge  completed in Apr #9 (with a map), #13 (same title as a tv show or movie but is unrelated to it), #18 (on a subject you know nothing about)
completed previously # 1, 2, 5, 6, 8,12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 30, 34, 35, 38,40, 41, 43,  46, 47, 49, 50

Around the Year in 52 Books  completed in Apr #2 ( an author whose last name is one syllable),    #21 (related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest), #25 ( related to the arts), #32 (related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan), #43 (related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse), #44 (related to witches)  #51(with an "-ing" word in the title)
completed previously # 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,  22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 33, 34, 40, 41, 45, 48, 49, 50

52 Books in 52 Weeks completed in Apr# #5(A character who is a senior), #23 (Title beginning with A), #52 (book with a Foreword)
completed previously  #1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, 37, 39, 42, 43, 46, 47, 48 

BooklistQueen completed in Apr#20 (Genre You Don’t Usually Read), #27 ( About a Controversial Topic), #34 ( Middle Grade Fiction), #42 (With a Hideous Cover)
completed previously #3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 21, 23, 28, 31, 32, 36, 37, 39, 40, 43, 46, 49

20 in 20 #Read20in2020 completed in Apr# 13 F (you read in your childhood days), #16 F (has something to do with sports)

completed previously #1F, 2 NF, #5 F/NF, 7 F/NF, 8 F/NF, 9F, 10F, 13F, 17F, 18F,

NJM Book Challenge  #NJMBookChallenge2020  0 completed in Apr:
completed previously#1,2, 3,  4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23,  24, 25

Wizarding World Tour

• Beauxbatons: 0 new prompts in Apr
• 5/7 prompts completed previously
• Castelobruxo- 0 prompts in Apr- 
• 6/7 prompts completed previously
• Durmstrang:  1 prompt in Apr-  Read a book that includes a villain
• 5/7 prompts completed previously
• Hogwarts:  0 new prompts in Apr
•  5/7 prompts completed previously
• Ilvermorny- 1 prompt in Apr- Read a book with food on the cover
• 5/7 prompts completed previously
• Koldovstoretz-  1 prompt in Apr- Read a book related to a serpent
• 1/7 prompts completed previously
• Mahoutokoro-  2 new prompts in Apr- where the dust jacket and cover are different colors; Read a middle grade novel 
• 1/7 prompts completed previously
• Uagadou-  1 prompt in Apr- Read a book with a hand on the cover
• 3/7 prompts completed previously

While I was Reading  in Apr- # 11 A book set in the state you live in
completed previously- #1, 2, 4

What's in a Name 0 new prompts in Apr-
completed previously- An Antonym, Given/First Name; reference to children; one of 4 natural elements

Color Coded  0 prompts in Apr-
completed previously Beige, Blue, Black, Brown, Green, Orange, Red,  White and Yellow

Monthly Motif #MonthlyMotifGXO  Classics or Currents

• From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg 4/17/20
• blog post and Goodreads Review 

Monthly Keyword #MonthlyKeyWordGXO-    Keyword "Lost, Below, City, Jewel, Night, My"

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Monthly Book Awards #GXOAwardReadingChallenge - Edgar 2019

• Shell Game by Sara Paretsky 4/29/20
• blog post and Goodreads Review

TBR Based Challenges

2020TBR #2020TBRReadingChallenge: completed in Apr - # 17 ()
completed previously  # 1, 5, 7, 9, 14, 16 (n america, australia, europe) 20, 21


Beat the Backlist #BeatTheBacklist2020  completed 7  books in Apr;   new bingo square:

completed previously 13  bingo squares:  #1, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23


Back List Reader  #Backlistreader Tracked Here  26/24 read  (20 read previously)

Start on Your Shelfathon  #StartOnYourShelfathon Tracked Here  26/5  thru Apr 2020

Mount TBR  #MountTBR2020 Tracked Here 26 /24 read  (20 read previously)

Genre Specific

Calendar of Crime  #CalendarOfCrime2020  a prompt in 1 a month -  Feb (3)
previously a prompt in 10 months-Jan, Feb 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  #15/16/17 (free choice) 14 /20  total completed;   (11 completed previously)
previously read the culinary, animal, craft, outside US, career, holiday and 4 freebie

Historical Fiction  #2020HFReadingChallenge  Tracked Here  1/5

Memoir  total completed 4/5  Read   #10 (Written by a person who identifies as LGBTQIA)
previously read memoir for the Food memoir category; Mental Health/Illness,  Lab Girl fits multiple prompts using for under 300 pages

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

• Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay 3/6/20
• blog post and Goodreads review

Monthly Keyword #MonthlyKeyWordGXO-    Keyword "Dream, Day, In, House, Luck, Friend"

• Winter in Paradise by Elin Hildebrand 3/9/20
• blog post and Goodreads review

Monthly Book Awards #GXOAwardReadingChallenge - Audie 2016

• Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson 3/31/20
• blog post and Goodreads review

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

Beat the Backlist Bingo Card

I wanted to post my current Backlist Bingo Card as I have been making some progress on it and finally got it filled out with Jan and Feb reads

#BeatTheBacklist 

#BeatTheBacklist2020 

#BeatTheBacklist 

The books that meet these squares are:

1. released in the 2010’s  An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette  2/10/20\
• blog post and Goodreads review
2. author you want to meet Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie  2/19/20
• blog post and Goodreads review
3. book that shares your zodiac sign  The Medical Examiner by James Patterson 1/25/20 
• blog post and Goodreads review
4. one word title Stealth by Stuart Woods 1/27/20
• blog post and Goodreads review
5. author who writes multiple genres Death by Jack'OLantern by Alexis Morgan Abby McCree series #2   1/13/20 
• blog post  and Goodreads review
6. genre mash-up Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella 1/23/20
• blog  post and Goodreads Review
7.  cover redesign is better  The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis 1/30/20
• blog post and Goodreads review
8. book with less than 200 pg  Kiki Lowenstein and the Purple Passion  by Joanna Campbell Slan 2/4/20
• blog post and Goodreads review
9. the 4th+ book in a series  19th Christmas by James Patterson Women's Murder Club #19   1/4/20 
• blog  post and Goodreads review
10. wish you had read it sooner The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff  ;   1/7/20 
• blog  post and Goodreads review
11. new to you author   Let's Fake a Deal  by Shelly Harris  1/16/20 
• blog post and Goodreads review
12. shocking plot twist  Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flower 2/3/20
• blog post and Goodreads review
13. a top 10 read of the year  The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine 2/8/20
• blog post and Goodreads review

Feb progress recap

February continued to be a good reading month.  I managed to finish another 12  books.  The variety of genres was not quite as extensive as Jan but I did get some Memoir reading as well as Thriller/Suspense, Mysteries and some Romance.  All in all an enjoyable reading month.

General Tracking

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

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

Finishing the Series   #FinishingTheSeries2020  Tracked Here  completed 6/5 in total

Library Love  #LibraryLoveChallenge  Tracked Here  22/36 books read  (11 previously)

Literary Escapes  (Destination)  Visited: FL. MO, OH, Australia, Yugoslavia in Feb
visited previously CA, CT, MA, NY, TN, WA  plus England, France, Ireland

Specific Criteria

PopSugar #popsugarreadingchallenge   # 1, 6, 8, 14, 15, 16, 21, 40, 43, 47   completed in Feb
completed previously # 12, 19, 20, 23, 27, 35, 38, 41 46, 47, 49, 50

Around the Year in 52 Books # 11, 13, 16, 17, 22, 26, 28, 40, 41, 45, 48, 49 completed in Feb 
completed previously # 1, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 19, 33, 34, 50

52 Books in 52 Weeks # 10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 30, 35, 39, 42, 48 completed in Feb
completed previously  #1, 4, 8,  13, 15, 17,  21, 26,  34, 37, 46, 47 

BooklistQueen #31, 36, 40, 43, 49 completed in Feb
completed previously #3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16, 21, 32, 39, 46 c

20 in 20 #Read20in2020  #2, 10 completed in Feb 
completed previously #1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 13, 17, 18,

NJM Book Challenge  #NJMBookChallenge2020 # 1, 18, 21 completed in Feb
completed previously#2, 4, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 20, 25

Wizarding World Tour

• Beauxbatons: 6th item in a series; a blue cover
• Castelobruxo- set in tropics; troublemaker; involves plants
• Durmstrang:    involves a secret; has a dark cover 
• Hogwarts:  book that is a guilty pleasure; 
• Ilvermorny-  published in 2020; includes a trip
• Uagadou- follows a dream

While I was Reading  nothing in Feb
completed previously- Centered around a holiday

What's in a Name  Given/First Name

Color Coded  White; Beige
completed previously Blue, Black, Red and Orange

Monthly Motif #MonthlyMotifGXO  Murder on the Orient Express for Red on the cover

Monthly Keyword #MonthlyKeyWordGXO-   Kiss the Girls and Make them Cry Keyword "Girl"

Monthly Book Awards #GXOAwardReadingChallenge -  Lab Girl for AAAS Subaru Award 2017

TBR Based Challenges

2020TBR #2020TBRReadingChallenge: #1; #7,  #16 north america, australia completed in Feb
completed previously  # 5, 9, 14, 20, 21


Beat the Backlist #BeatTheBacklist2020  completed 6  books in Feb;  5 new bingo squares:
shocking plot twist; top 10 read of the year; book with less than 200 pgs, author you want to meet, released in 2010s  # 4 12, 16, 18

previously completed 8 bingo squares: bingo squares: cover redesign is better; 4th+ book in series; one word title; author who writes multiple genres; genre-mashup; wish you had read it sooner; new to you author;

Back List Reader  #Backlistreader Tracked Here  15/24 read  (9 read previously)

Start on Your Shelfathon  #StartOnYourShelfathon Tracked Here  15/5  thru Apr 2020

Mount TBR  #MountTBR2020 Tracked Here 15 /24 read  (9 read previously)

Genre Specific

Calendar of Crime  #CalendarOfCrime2020  a prompt in 4 new months- Mar,  Jun, Jul,  Nov
previously a prompt in 5 months- Apr, May, Aug, Oct, Dec

Cloak & Dagger  #CloakDaggerChal - Mysteries Tracked Here  16/25 total comp (5 prev)

Craving for Cozies  Tracked Here  8/26 total completed  (4 completed previously)

Cruisin thru Cozies 8 /20  total completed;  Set outside US, craft related, animal, free choice 

• (4 completed previously)  the culinary, holiday, career and 1 freebie

Historical Fiction  #2020HFReadingChallenge  Tracked Here  1/5

Memoir  total completed 2 /5  Lab Girl fits multiple prompts TBD later
previously read memoir for the Food memoir category

January Books recap

Thanks to some time in the sun and a bit of prioritizing, I managed to read 13 books in January.   The selection varied in genre and I managed to hit upon a number of the different challenges.  Be sure to check out the different tracking pages linked here to see how what I read for each of the prompts.  Those pages also contain links to the reviews I did for the books and the original blog posts I wrote about each of them.

General Tracking

AtoZ  and  Alphabet Soup #AlphabetSoupChallenge  - D, E, G, L, M, N, O, P, S, T, U, W

Alphabet Soup Author Edition #AlphabetSoupAuthorChallenge- A, C, D, H, J, K, L, P, R, S, V

Finishing the Series   #FinishingTheSeries2020  Tracked Here  completed 4/5 completed

Library Love  #LibraryLoveChallenge  Tracked Here  11/36 books read

Literary Escapes  (Destination)  Visited:   CA, CT, MA, NY, TN, WA  plus England, France, Ireland

Specific Criteria

PopSugar #popsugarreadingchallenge  # 12, 19, 20, 23, 27, 35, 38, 41 46, 47, 49, 50 completed in Jan

Around the Year in 52 Books # 1, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 19, 33, 34, 50 completed in Jan

52 Books in 52 Weeks  #1, 4, 8, 12, 13, 15, 17,  21, 26,  34, 37,  47 completed in Jan

BooklistQueen #3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16, 21, 32, 39, 46 completed in Jan

20 in 20 #Read20in2020  #1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 13, 17, 18,  completed in Jan

NJM Book Challenge  #NJMBookChallenge2020 #2, 4, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 20, 25

Wizarding World Tour

• Beauxbatons: set at Christmas;  Book involving horses
• Castelobruxo- contains a magical creature
• Durmstrang:  related to the cold  involves a secret (feb)
• Hogwarts:  Gem in the title or on the cover;  set in multiple locations; involves a train; mentions the Harry Potter universe
• Ilvermorny-  Set in NorthEast USA 
• Koldovstoretz- none
• Mahoutokoro- includes an animal

While I was Reading  Centered around a holiday; a romance novel

What's in a Name  -  reference to children;  one of the 4 natural elements

Color Coded  Blue, Black, Red and Orange are completed

Monthly Motif #MonthlyMotifGXO   Winter Wonderland completed; visited Narnia

Monthly Keyword #MonthlyKeyWordGXO  Water was the word I selected

Monthly Book Awards #GXOAwardReadingChallenge   2018 Costa Award for Normal People

TBR Based Challenges

2020TBR #2020TBRReadingChallenge  # 5, 9, 14, 20, 21


Beat the Backlist #BeatTheBacklist2020  8 books;   bingo squares: cover redesign is better; 4th+ book in series; one word title; author who writes multiple genres; genre-mashup; book with less than 200 pgs; wish you had read it sooner; new to you author;

Back List Reader  #Backlistreader Tracked Here   9/24 read

Start on Your Shelfathon  #StartOnYourShelfathon Tracked Here  9/5  thru Apr 2020

Mount TBR  #MountTBR2020 Tracked Here  9/24 read  in Jan.

Genre Specific

Calendar of Crime  #CalendarOfCrime2020  a prompt in 5 months- Apr, May, Aug, Oct, Dec

Cloak & Dagger  #CloakDaggerChal - Mysteries Tracked Here  5/25 completed in Jan

Craving for Cozies  Tracked Here  4/26 completed

Cruisin thru Cozies  4/20 completed;  read the culinary, holiday, career and 1 freebie

Historical Fiction  #2020HFReadingChallenge  Tracked Here  1/5

Memoir  completed 1/5  memoir for the Food memoir category