Duration: 1st January – 31st December 2020
Number of books: 26
Hosted by: Reading Women

All books read for this challenge must be by or about women.

(Please note that the spirit of this challenge is to read books that aren’t by men.)

1. A Book by an Author from the Caribbean or Indian descent – Cherish Hand by Nalini Singh
2. A Book Translated from an Asian Language – Human Acts by Han Kang
3. A Book about the Environment – Wilding by Isabella Tree
4. A Picture Book Written/Illustrated by a BIPOC Author – The Outside Circle by Patti LaBoucane-Benson
5. A Winner of the Stella Prize or the Women’s Prize for Fiction
   • The Website for the Stella Prize
   • The Website for the Women’s Prize
6. A Nonfiction Title by a Woman Historian – The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
7. A Book Featuring Afrofuturism or Africanfuturism – Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
8. An Anthology by Multiple Authors – Hot in Handcuffs by Sylvia Day, Shayla Black & Shiloh Walker
9. A Book Inspired by Folklore – Red Winter by Annette Marie
10. A Book about a Woman Artist – Stealing Home by Sherryl Woods
11. Read and Watch a Book-to-Movie Adaptation – The DUFF by Kody Keplinger
12. A Book about a Woman Who Inspires You – Becoming by Michelle Obama
13. A Book by an Arab Woman – We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
14. A Book Set in Japan or by a Japanese Author – Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
15. A Biography – Truganini by Cassandra Pybus
16. A Book Featuring a Woman with a Disability – The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (in this story, her humanness is treated as a disability)
17. A Book Over 500 Pages – The Ill-Made Mute by Cecilia Dart-Thornton (578 pp.)
18. A Book Under 100 Pages – Poison Dance by Livia Blackburne
19. A Book That’s Frequently Recommended to You – Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
20. A Feel-Good or Happy Book – Never Been Witched by Annette Blair
21. A Book about Food – Cleaving by Julie Powell
22. A Book by Either a Favorite or a New-to-You Publisher – The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (Corvus)
23. A Book by an LGBTQ+ Author – The Tea Dragon Festival by Katie O’Neill
24. A Book from the 2019 Reading Women Award Shortlists or Honorable Mentions
    • 2019 Fiction Shortlist
    • 2019 Nonfiction Shortlist
    • 2019 Honorable Mentions

BONUS

• A Book by Toni Morrison
• A Book by Isabel Allende

Duration: 1st January – 31st December 2020
Number of books: 50
Hosted by: Popsugar

A book published in 2020 – A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing by Jessie Tu

A book by a trans or nonbinary author – A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams by Dax Murray

A book with a great first line – Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

A book about a book club – The Bad Mothers’ Book Club by Keris Stainton

A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics

A bildungsroman

The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed – Foundling by D.M. Cornish

A book with an upside-down image on the cover

A book with a map

A book recommended by your favourite blog, vlog, podcast or online book club – 11/22/63 by Stephen King

An anthology – Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling

A book that passes the Bechdel test

A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it – The Night Before Christmas by Lori Foster, Erin McCarthy, etc.

A book by an author with flora or flora in their name – Virgin River by Robyn Carr

A book published the month of your birthday – Deep in the Valley by Robyn Carr (February)

A book about or by a woman in STEM – Break No Bones by Kathy Reichs (Written by and about a forensic anthropologist)

A book that won an award in 2019 – Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh

A book on a subject you know nothing about – The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (autism)

A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics – The Poetry of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson

A book with a pun in the title – Sex and the Psychic Witch by Annette Blair

A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins – The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

A book with a robot, cyborg or AI character – Burning Up Flint by Laurann Dohner

A book with a bird on the cover – Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn

A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader – Becoming by Michelle Obama

A book with “gold”, “silver”, or “bronze” in the title

A book by a WOC – Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads – The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn (4.18 stars)

A book you meant to read in 2019 – Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh

A book about or involving social media – Beard Science by Penny Reid (Jennifer is escaping her social media celebrity)

A book that has a book on the cover – The Mammoth Book of Dark Magic edited by Mike Ashley

A medical thriller

A book with a made-up language – The Ill-Made Mute by Cecilia Dart-Thornton

A book set in a country beginning with C – First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung (Cambodia)

A book you picked because the title caught your attention – That’s Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger

A book with a three-word title – The Man Within by Lora Leigh

A book with a pink cover – On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn

A Western – My Antonia by Willa Cather

A book by or about a journalist – Marley and Me by John Grogan

A banned book during Banned Books Week – Looking for Alaska by John Green

Your favourite prompt from a past challenge (set in space, 2019 challenge) – Artemis by Andy Weir

ADVANCED

A book written by an author in their 20s – I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

A book with “20” or “twenty” in the title

A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement

A book set in Japan – Red Winter by Annette Marie

A book set in the 1920s – Death in Daylesford by Kerry Greenwood

A book by an author who has written more than 20 books – An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn

A book with more than 20 letters in its title – The Highlander Takes a Bride by Lynsay Sands

A book published in the 20th century – The Cowboy’s Lady by Debbie Macomber (1990)

A book from a series with more than 20 books – Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

A book with a main character in their 20s – To Marry a Scottish Laird by Lynsay Sands

Duration: 1st January – 31st December 2020
Number of books: 42
Hosted by: My Vampire Book Obsession

Rules:
1.Book has to be put on your TBR before Jan 2020.
2.No page minimum required.
3. One title per task, series are allowed.

Glossary:

Second Class: a set of people or things grouped together as the second best. EX: Vampire who see human as just food, Shifters who do not have the same rights as humans, Fae Challenging

MT Dee
1.Read a book from Dee TBR (or ask her to pick you something) – Vampire Dragon by Annette Blair
2.Read a book where someone travels – Temptation in a Kilt by Victoria Roberts
3.Read a book set in a location that is cold (she lives in WI after all!) – Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh (I’m Australian, I assume all mountain country is cold)
4.Read a book you bought – The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
5.Read a book that Title, author, or character starts with a “D” – Death’s Excellent Vacation edited by Charlaine Harris & Toni L.P. Kelner
6.Read a book where the MC has a vice – Break No Bones by Kathy Reichs (alcoholism)

MT Elaine
1.Read a book from Elaine TBR (or ask her to pick you something) – Hounded by Kevin Hearne
2.Read a book where it is set in the Ireland.
3.Read a book with an MC with a fiery personality – Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Jo)
4.Read a book from a series you love or what to make a vlog about – Cherish Hard by Nalini Singh
5.Read a book that Title, author, or character starts with a “E” – Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
6.Read a book featuring the Fae

MT Theresa
1.Read a book from Theresa TBR (or ask her to pick you something) – The Night Before Christmas by Lori Foster, Erin McCarthy, etc.
2.Read a book set in the North America – A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands (Canada)
3.Listen to an audio book (or read a book that would make a great audio) – An Elephant in My Kitchen by Francoise Malby-Anthony
4.Read a book from a series – Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter
5.Read a book that Title, author, or character starts with a “T” – Trick of the Light by Rob Thurman (Trixa)
6.Read a book with a Vampire – The Bite Before Christmas by Lynsay Sands & Jeaniene Frost

MT Penni
1.Read a book from Penni TBR (or ask her to pick you something) – Jingle Bell Rock by Lori Foster, Janelle Denison, Susan Donovan, etc.
2.Read a book set in a hot location – Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman
3.Read a book from a genre you been wanting to try – Westward Weird edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Kerrie Hughes
4.Read a book with a book boyfriend (or girlfriend) – Where’s My Hero? by Lisa Kleypas, Julia Quinn & Kinley MacGregor
5.Read a book that Title, author, or character starts with a “P” – Prom Nights from Hell by Meg Cabot, Stephenie Meyer, Kim Harrison, Michele Jaffe & Lauren Myracle
6.Read a book with a Shifter – Her Secret Agent by Paige Tyler

MT Danielle Gypsy Soul
1.Read a book from Danielle Gypsy SoulTBR (or ask her to pick you something) – Perfect for the Beach by Lori Foster, Janelle Denison, et al.
2.Read a book that is not mainstream (like m-m romance) – Begin, End, Begin edited by Danielle Binks (#LoveOzYA)
3.Read that book you been putting off – Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
4.Read a book by your favorite author – The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison
5.Read a book that Title, author, or character starts with a “S” – The Bad Mothers’ Book Club by Keris Stainton
6.Read a book with a Witch – Eldest by Christopher Paolini

MT Baby Vampire mods: Monkiecat, Jessi, Sara, Rose, Karen, Katter, Delite, Gen, Z, Pepperpot,Angie
1.Read a book from One of the above Baby Vampire Mods TBR (or ask them to pick you something) – Elizabeth’s Wolf by Lora Leigh
2.Read a book that is your shortest on the list – Oceans Between Us by Helen Scott Taylor
3.Read a book that you put on at the end of 2019 – The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
4.Read a book that is your oldest item. – Inferno by Dante Alighieri
5.Read a book that Title, author, or character starts with a “M, J, S, R, K, D, Z, P, or A” – Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews
6.Read a book with a Ghost/Spirit – Red Winter by Annette Marie

MT Big Bad Vamp Mod
1.Read a book from the Muse list from previous years – Tied with a Bow by Lora Leigh, Virginia Kantra, Eileen Wilks & Kimberly Frost
2.Read a book that will help you get a heart – The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
3.Read a book where someone is all knowing – Claimed by Shadow by Karen Chance
4.Read a book mentioned in Vampire Empire or Paranormal Realms – Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews
5.Read a book that Title, author, or character starts with a “B” – Bones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs
6.Read a book with Human – Devil Bones by Kathy Reichs