Goal: 1 per month + 1 audiobook per month = 24 in 2021
(Real goal = 36)
Goodreads Challenge 2021: A book related to “In the Beginning...”: Her Dark Lies by J.T. Ellison 2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y 3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music: 4. A book with a monochromatic cover: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read: The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson 6. A love story 7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list: Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier (book related to mental health issues--the main character tries to commit suicide two or more times) 8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited: The Quiet Girl by S. F. Kosa (set in Boston and Provincetown, Massachusetts. Very haunting setting and that author said the idea started with the setting.) 9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year: Survive the Night by Riley Sager (winter) 10. A book with a female villain or criminal: Watching You by Lisa Jewell 11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum 12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (A 2017 Warwick Prize 9th place winner, translated from Japanese) 13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020: A Darkness More Than Night by Michael Connelly 14. A book set in a made-up place: 15. A book that features siblings as the main characters: The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth 16. A book with a building in the title 17. A book with a Muslim character or author: The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M Masoon 18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1: I Found You by Lisa Jewell (flashbacks between present and the past in 1993) 19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2: Mother, May I by Joshilyn Jackson (flashbacks include the main character’s childhood, how she met her husband, and events from her husband’s college years) 20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3: The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe (Flashbacks between past and the girls the protagonist has been and the present Where she had a hostage and a bank robbery gone wrong. The book ends with the protagonist looking to shed the many girls she’s been and look to solidifying her new self in the future.) 21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u" 22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads: Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson 23. A cross genre novel: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (a “literary thriller according to the New York Times) 24. A book about racism or race relations: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee 25. A book set on an island: Lord of the Flies by William Golding 26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author 27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards: Fair Warning by Michael Connelly (main character is named Jack) 28. A book connected to ice: An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena 29. A book that you consider comfort reading: The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly 30. A long book: Pretty Things by Janelle Brown 31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years: The Gods of Guilty by Michael Connelly 32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people 33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien 34. A book with a travel theme: He Started It by Samantha Downing 35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer: The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle 36. A book with six or more words in the title: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list: Beartown by Fredrik Backman 38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator (apple): Nimona by Noelle Stevenson 39. A book involving an immigrant 40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover: Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell 41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author: Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley 42. A mystery or thriller: The Plot by Jean Hanff Koreltz 43. A book with elements of magic: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 44. A book whose title contains a negative: Never Far Away by Michael Koryta 45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet: 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose (O = oscar. Reginald Rose was nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for the 1958 movie) 46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards: Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger 47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir 48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?” 49. A book with an ensemble cast: Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell 50. A book published in 2021: Who Is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews (published March 2021) 51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name: The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian 52. A book related to "the end": Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds *** WILD CARD: A book related to the lyrics from "Bye Bye Miss American Pie" - The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly (From the song lyric "The courtroom was adjourned/no verdict was returned.
