2021 Challenges and Read-A-Thons

2021 READING CHALLENGES

2021 Reading Challenge

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1. GoodReads Challenge [Date Completed]
2. Reading Challenge Addict[Date Completed]
3. Color Coded [Date Completed]
4. Mount TBR [Date Completed]
5. NetGalley & Edelweiss [May 9th]
6. Calendar Of Crime Reading Challenge [Date Completed]
7. Monthly Key Word [Date Completed]
8. Debut Author [Date Completed]
9. What’s In A Name [Date Completed]
10. New Release Challenge [Date Completed]
11. Cloak and Dagger [Date Completed]
12. Alphabet Soup ~ Reading Edition [Date Completed]
13. Alphabet Soup ~ Author Edition [Date Completed]
14. Literary Escapes [Date Completed]

03. COLOR CODED
Hosted by Bev at My Reader’s Block

~Read nine books in the following categories:
***1. A book with “Blue” The Perfect Daughter by D.J. Palmer (cover).
2. A book with “Red” or any shade of Red (Scarlet, Crimson, Burgandy, etc.) in the title/on the cover.
3. A book with “Yellow” or any shade of Yellow (Gold, Lemon, Maize, etc.) in the title/on the cover.
***4. A book with “Green” The Betrayal by Terry Lynn Thomas (Cover).
5. A book with “Brown” or any shade of Brown (Tan, Beige, Sand, etc.) in the title/on the cover.
***6. A book with “Black”: Dream Girl by Laura Lippman (Cover).
7. A book with “White” or any shade of White (Ivory, Eggshell, Cream, etc.) in the title/on the cover.
8. A book with “Other color” in the title/on the cover (Purple, Orange, Silver, Magenta, Pink, etc.).
***9. A book with a word that implies color Ruby Falls by Deborah Goodrich Royce (Cover)

Level: Pike’s Peak (12)
#MountTBR2021
Books must be owned by prior to January 1, 2021. ~ Link up monthly reviews

01. (rec’d 10/28/20) The Betrayal by Terry Lynn Thomas
02. (rec’d 10/23/20) The Perfect Daughter by D.J. Palmer
03. (rec’d 08/24/20) Do No Harm by Christina McDonald
04. (rec’d 08/24/20) The Best Of Friends by Lucinda Berry
05. (rec’d 07/20/20) Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
06. (rec’d 11/06/20) The Stranger In The Mirror by Liv Constantine
07. (rec’d 10/13/20) Ruby Falls by Deborah Goodrich Royce
08. (rec’d 06/24/20) The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
09. (rec’d 12/15/20) Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
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Level:Bronze – 10 Books
Link up monthly

01. The Betrayal by Terry Lynn Thomas
02. The Perfect Daughter by D.J. Palmer
03. Do No Harm by Christina McDonald
04. You Will Remember Me by Hannah Mary McKinnon
05. The Best Of Friends by Lucinda Berry
06. Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
07. The Stranger In The Mirror by Liv Constantine
08. The Next Wife by Kaira Rouda
09. Her FIrst Mistake by Carey Baldwin
10. Ruby Falls by Deborah Goodrich Royce

06. CALENDAR OF CRIME READING CHALLENGE
Hosted by Bev at My Reader’s Block

#CalendarOfCrime2021
See Rules on hosting site. ~ Link up reviews monthly

January: (Orig. pub date) The Betrayal by Terry Lynn Thomas
February: (Orig. pub date 02/16/21) Do No Harm by Christina McDonald
March: (Orig. pub date 03/02/21) Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
April: (Orig. pub Date 04/30/21) Her First Mistake by Carey Baldwin
May: (Orig. pub date 05/04/21) Ruby Falls by Deborah Goodrich Royce
June: (Orig. pub date 06/22/21) Dream Girl by Laura Lippman
July: (Orig. pub. date 07/13/21) The Therapist by B.A. Paris
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:

07. MONTHLY KEY WORD ~ Hosted by GIRLXOXO

#MonthlyKeyWordGXO
Read 1 book that includes one or more of the key words in the title.
Key words can be tweaked. ~ Link up end of month

JANUARY – End, Princess, Dance, Midnight, Court, Why, Winter, Story
FEBRUARY – None Do No Harm by Christina McDonald
MARCH – Dear, Ink, Mercy, Fly, Lost, Never, Match, True
APRIL – Girl Her First Mistake by Carey Baldwin
MAY – Away, Wait, Book, Raven, Lake, Angel, Nine, Island
JUNE – Beneath, Crown, Sing, Rule, Earth, Find, Happen, Cruel
JULY – Ever, Shine, Gone, Search, Wood, Under, Road, Like
AUGUST – One, Secret, Will, Tree, Blue, You, Flame, Thousand
SEPTEMBER – Country, House, Top, Man, Wild, Sweet, Once, Wake
OCTOBER – Fear, Night, Silent, Wicked, Hidden, Bones, Lied, Ghost
NOVEMBER – Again, Loud, Star, Stay, Air, When, Since, Race
DECEMBER – Cold, Room, Life, Bell, Kiss, Dream, Until, Drink

08. Debut Author
Hosted by Amber at Books Of Amber

Tier 2: Read 6 debut books
Link up monthly
01. The Betrayal by Terry Lynn Thomas (Thriller genre debut)
02. Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
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***01. One/1 Her FIrst Mistake by Carey Baldwin
02. Doubled word (ex. In a Dark, Dark Wood; Wolf by Wolf)
03. Reference to outer space (ex. The Fault in Our Stars)
04. Possessive noun (ex. The Zookeeper’s Wife)
05. Botanical word (ex. The Language of Flowers; The Sandalwood Tree)
06. Article of clothing (ex. Bossypants)

11. CLOAK AND DAGGER ~ Hosted by Carol at Carol’s Notebook

Level 16-25 books – Detective
#CloakDaggerChal
Link up monthly

01. The Betrayal by Terry Lynn Thomas
02. The Perfect Daughter by D.J. Palmer
03. Do No Harm by Christina McDonald
04. You Will Remember Me by Hannah Mary McKinnon
05. The Best Of Friends by Lucinda Berry
06. Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
07. The Stranger In The Mirror by Liv Constantine
08. The Next Wife by Kaira Rouda
09. Her First Mistake by Carey Baldwin
10. The Fiancée by Kate White
11. Ruby Falls by Deborah Goodrich Royce
12. Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens
13. Dream Girl by Laura Lippman
14. Her Ocean Grave by Dana Perry
15. Her Perfect Life by Hank Phillippi Ryan
16. Just Married by Kiersten Modglin
17. The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
18. The Therapist by B.A. Paris
19. Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
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The First Main Word Needs To Be The Letter You Are Counting
Except For those pesky Q, X, AND Z titles then the word that starts with the challenge letter can be anywhere in the title.
You can drop the A’s and The’s from the book titles

#AlphabetSoupChallenge

A ~
B ~ The Betrayal by Terry Lynn Thomas
C ~
D ~ Do No Harm by Christina McDonald
E ~ Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
F ~ The Fiancée by Kate White
G ~ The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
H ~ Her First Mistake by Carey Baldwin
I ~
J ~ Just Married by Kiersten Modglin
K ~
L ~ Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
M ~
N ~ The Next Wife by Kaira Rouda
O ~
P ~ The Perfect Daughter by D.J. Palmer
Q ~
R ~ Ruby Falls by Deborah Goodrich Royce
S ~ The Stranger In The Mirror by Liv Constantine
T ~ The Best Of Friends by Lucinda Berry
U ~
V ~
W ~ When I Last Saw You by Bette Lee Crosby
X ~
Y ~ You Will Remember Me by Hannah Mary McKinnon
Z ~

A ~ Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
B ~ The Best Of Friends by Lucinda Berry
C ~ The Stranger In The Mirror by Liv Constantine
D ~ Her Ocean Grave by Dana Perry
E ~
F ~ Population Zero by Fran Lewis
G ~
H ~ You Will Remember Me by Hannah Mary McKinnon
I ~
J ~
K ~ The Next Wife by Kaira Rouda
L ~ Dream Girl by Laura Lippman
M ~ Do No Harm by Christina McDonald
N ~
O ~
P ~ The Perfect Daughter by D.J. Palmer
Q ~
R ~ Ruby Falls by Deborah Goodrich Royce
S ~ Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens
T ~ The Betrayal by Terry Lynn Thomas
U ~
V ~
W ~ The Fiancée by Kate White
X ~
Y ~
Z ~

#LiteraryEscapes/

Alabama ~
Alaska ~
Arizona ~
Arkansas ~
California ~ The Betrayal by Terry Lynn Thomas
Colorado ~
Connecticut ~
Delaware ~
District of Columbia ~
Florida ~
Georgia ~
Hawaii ~
Idaho ~
Illinois ~ Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
Indiana ~
Iowa ~
Kansas ~
Kentucky ~
Louisiana ~
Maine ~ You Will Remember Me by Hannah Mary McKinnon
Maryland ~ Dream Girl by Laura Lippman
Massachusetts ~ The Perfect Daughter by D.J. Palmer
Michigan ~
Minnesota ~
Mississippi ~
Missouri ~
Montana ~
Nebraska ~ Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
Nevada ~
New Hampshire ~
New Jersey ~
New Mexico ~
New York ~
North Carolina ~
North Dakota ~
Ohio ~ The Next Wife by Kaira Rouda
Oklahoma ~
Oregon ~
Pennsylvania ~ The Stranger In The Mirror by Liv Constantine
Rhode Island ~
South Carolina ~
South Dakota ~
Tennessee ~ Just Married by Kiersten Modglin
Texas ~
Utah ~
Vermont ~
Virginia ~
Washington ~ Do No Harm by Christina McDonald
West Virginia ~ When I Last Saw You by Bette Lee Crosby
Wisconsin ~
Wyoming ~

CANADA ~ Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens

LONDON: The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

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01. You Will Remember Me by Hannah Mary McKinnon
02. The Fiancée by Kate White
03. Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens
04. Her Ocean Grave by Dana Perry
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07. The Therapist by B.A. Paris
08. Population Zero by Fran Lewis
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01. The Betrayal by Terry Lynn Thomas
02. The Perfect Daughter by D.J. Palmer
03. Do No Harm by Christina McDonald
04. You Will Remember Me by Hannah Mary McKinnon
05. The Best Of Friends by Lucinda Berry
06. Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
07. The Next Wife by Kaira Rouda
08. Her First Mistake by Carey Baldwin
09. Ruby Falls by Deborah Goodrich Royce
10. When I Last Saw You by Bette Lee Crosby
11. Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens
12. Dream Girl by Laura Lippman
13. Her Ocean Grave by Dana Perry
14. Just Married by Kiersten Modglin
15. The Good Sister by Sally HepworthHer Perfect Life by Hank Phillippi Ryan
16. Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
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