I continued on in my reading challenge group and while I had a dry spell in the middle of the year, I really appreciated this challenge! Of course, due to COVID a lot of things were postponed or cancelled (like the Olympics) but we left the list as is for reading inspiration. I managed to check off 12 categories in the challenge and I finished 32 books for the year.

Here’s my galley of the books that I finished:

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1. A book set in Japan (host of the 2020 Olympics) – Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr
2. A book with a one word title – Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez
3. A book written 20 years ago (in 2000)
4. A banned book
5. A book published in 2020 – What You Wish For by Katherine Center
6. A book set in the 1920s
7. A book by a woman of color – The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
8. A book you meant to read in 2019 – The Island of the Sea Women by Lisa See
9. A true crime book –
10. A book about modern technology or social media – Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyou
11. The first book in a series – Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
12. An easy reread – Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center

Bonus Categories

1. A book or memoir by a 2020 candidate (doesn’t have to be presidential) – Shortest Way Home by Pete Buttigieg
2. A book about a religion that is not your own
3. A young adult book – Super Fake Love Song by David Yoon
4. A book set in the state you live in
5. A psychology book – How to Raise an Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims
6. A book written by an author that is your age
7. A book that is a genre you never or rarely read –
8. A book being turned into a movie or tv show in 2020 – Always and Forever, Laura Jean by Jenny Han