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Last year I tried out The Nerdy Bookworm 50 Books A Year Reading Challenge 2023 (you can see the books I picked out for the prompts and my progress here). What I loved the most about doing this challenge was that it slightly forced me out of my comfort zone. I read a few books that I wouldn't have otherwise - my reflections on that can be found here. And even though there is a 2024 iteration of the challenge, I felt it was a bit too similar to last year's, so I picked a different one!
The 52 Book Club's 2024 Reading Challenge has - as you might expect - 52 prompts, and I sense that they will help me progress with my two main reading goals: diversifying my reading - in terms of authors and genres, and hopefully making a dent in my ever-growing TBR. I will try to be more committed to updating this page, but I admit I don't pay as much attention to it as I should.
Happy reading in 2024!
Progress 44 / 52
Last update: October 9th, 2024Β
1. Locked-room mystery
The Murder on the Link
Agatha Christie
π 4.0
2. Bibliosmia: A smelly book
A Darker Shade of Magic
V. E. Schwab
π 4.5
3. More than 40 chapters
Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros
π 5.0
4. Lowercase letters on the spine
You, with a View
Jessica Joyce
π 5.0
5. Magical Realism
Lovers at the Museum
Isabel Allende
π 5.0
6. Women in STEM
The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood
π 5.0
7. At least four different POV
Time to Rise
HelΓ©ne HolmstrΓΆm
π 3.5
8. Features the ocean
Pestilence
Laura Thalassa
π 4.5
9. A character-driven novel
Butcher & Blackbird
Brynne Weaver
π 5.0 re-read
10. Told in non-chronological order
Recipe for Second Chances
Ali Rosen
π 4.0
11. Title starting with the letter βKβ
Kindred
Octavia E. Butler
π 5.0
12. Title starting with the letter βLβ
Lovely Bad Things
Trisha Wolfe
π 4.5
13. An academic thriller
The Coven
Harper L. Woods
π 3.0
14. A grieving character
A Taste of Poison
Tessonja Odette
π 5.0
15. Part of a duology
These Hollow Vows
Lexi Ryan
π 4.5
16. An omniscient narrator
Sophie's World
Jostein Gaarder
π 4.0 - re-read
17. Nominated for The Booker Prize
18. An apostrophe in the title
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Heather Fawcett
π 5.0
19.A buddy read
The Serpent and the Wings of Night
Carissa Broadbent
π 5.0 - re-read
20. A revenge story
The Perfect Marriage
Jeneva Rose
π 5.0
21. Written by a ghostwriter
22. A plot similar to another book
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
Mariana Zapata
π 5.0 - re-read
Vanessa marries her unfriendly ex-boss Canadian football Quarter Back Aiden to allow him to stay in the US after his visa was about to expire.
Completed January 1st, 2024
23. The other book with the similar plot
Same Time Next Year
Tessa Bailey
π 2.5
24. A cover without people on it
Divine Rivals
Rebecca Ross
π 5.0
25. An author βeveryoneβ has read except you
Caraval
Stephanie Garber
π 4.5
26. Hybrid genre
When Gracie Met the Grump
Mariana Zapata
π 5.0
27. By a neurodivergent author
What is Love?
Jen Comfort
π 5.0
28. A yellow spine
A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon
Sarah Hawley
π 5.0
29. Published in a Year of the Dragon
Where the Dark Stands Still
A. B. Poranek
π 5.0
30. Picked without reading the blurb
Done and Dusted
Lyla Sage
π 5.0
31. Includes a personal phobia
Charlotte's Web
Prajwal Acharya
π 1.0
32. Timeframe spans a week or less
A Doll's House
Henrik Ibsen
π 5.0
33. An abrupt ending
Minor Detail
Adania Shibli
π 5.0
34. Set in a landlocked country
35. Title matches lyrics from a song
Here We Go Again
Alison Cochrun
π 5.0
36. Has futuristic technology
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
π 5.0
37. Palindrome on the cover
Icebreaker
Hannah Grace
π 3.5
38. Published by Hachette
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
Megan Bannen
π 5.0
39. Non-fiction recommended by a friend
40. Set during a holiday you donβt celebrate
The Ex Hex
Erin Sterling
π 4.0
41. A sticker on the cover
All Rhodes Lead Here
Mariana Zapata
π 5.0
42. Author debut in second half of 2024
43. About finding identity
When Women Were Dragons
Kelly Barnhill
π 4.5 - re-read
44. Includes a wedding
Bride
Ali Hazelwood
π 5.0
45. Chapter headings have dates
The Exception to the Rule
Christina Lauren
π 5.0
46. Featuring Indigenous culture
Dragonfruit
Makiia Lucier
π 5.0
47. Self-insert by an author
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austin
π 5.0 - re-read
48. The word βsecretβ in the title
The Secret Garden
Francis Hodgson Burnett
π 5.0
49. Set in a city starting with the letter βMβ
50. A musical instrument on the cover
51. Related to the word βWildβ
52. Published in 2024
You Belong With Me
Mhairi McFarlane
π 2.0
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