For 2023, I brought back reading challenges into my life. Let’s see which ones I actually finished.
Completed Challenges
Goodreads
Goal 272/200 Books 100%
COYER (Clean Out Your E-Reader)
Goal 20/20 Books 100%
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (1/21/23)
The Vampire Villain by Melody Raven (4/6/23)
The Library of the Unwritten by AJ Hackwith (5/24/23)
Barbarian Lover by Ruby Dixon (5/25/23)
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker (6/15/23)
The Bees by Laline Paull (7/22/23)
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (7/19/23)
Wasted Words by Staci Hart (7/27/23)
56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard (9/7/23)
Devil to Pay by Jeaniene Frost (9/1/23)
Home for the Holidays by Jeaniene Frost (9/1/23)
Cinders by Michelle D. Argyle (9/13/23)
The Haunting of Winchester Mansion by Alexandria Clarke (9/27/23)
Girls of Brackenhill by Kate Moretti (10/6/23)
Ark by Veronica Roth (11/24/23)
Summer Frost by Blake Crouch (11/24/23)
Emergency Skin by NK Jemisin (11/24/23)
You Have Arrived at Your Destination by Amor Towles (11/25/23)
The Last Conversation by Paul Tremblay (11/25/23)
Randomize by Andy Weir (11/25/23)
Seasonal - Fall
Goal 25/25 Books 100%
5 Books in a Series ✓
Bound by Flames by Jeaniene Frost (9/23/23)
Into the Fire by Jeaniene Frost (10/5/23)
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (10/4/23)
Preacher Vol. 1 (10/22/23)
Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark (11/2/23)
5 Spooky Books ✓
Mister Magic by Kiersten White (9/24/23)
Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie (10/10/23)
This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham (10/7/23)
The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry (10/20/23)
The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher (10/13/23)
5 Kindle/Ebooks ✓
The Haunting of Winchester Mansion by Alexandria Clarke (9/27/23)
Girls of Brackenhill by Kate Moretti (10/6/23)
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher (10/14/23)
Ark by Veronica Roth (11/24/23)
Summer Frost by Blake Crouch (11/24/23)
3 Kid Read Alouds ✓
Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk (10/4/23)
Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales by Kiersten White (10/11/23)
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt (10/21/23)
3 Nonfiction ✓
The Kingdom of Prep by Maggie Bullock (9/22/23)
Savage Appetites by Rachel Monroe (10/19/23)
Unlikeable Female Characters by Anna Bogutskaya (11/15/23)
2 Audiobooks ✓
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw (10/21/23)
White Cat by Holly Black (10/26/23)
2 Random Library Picks ✓
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher (9/28/23)
The Boyfriend Candidate by Ashley Winstead (9/29/23)
Seasonal - Summer
Goal 25/25 Books 100%
3 Unread Shelf Books ✓
This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (7/14/23)
Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost (7/26/23)
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala (9/21/23)
3 Buddy Reads / Book Club Selections ✓
The Bees by Laline Paull (7/22/23)
Adult Assembly Required by Abbi Waxman (7/15/23)
Anatomy by Dana Schwartz (7/25/23)
3 MG/YA Books ✓
Don’t Turn Out the Lights (6/29/23)
Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings (6/29/23)
Camp Red Moon by R.L. Stine (7/21/23)
3 Kid Read Alouds ✓
Wildoak by CC Harrington (8/24/23)
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (9/13/23)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert O’Brien (8/18/23)
3 Audiobooks ✓
The Curator by Owen King (6/27/23)
Starship Titanic by Douglas Adams and Terry Jones (6/28/23)
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (6/29/23)
3 Retreat Purchases or Recs ✓
Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A Snyder (7/19/23)
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron (7/22/23)
Break Your Glass Slippers by Amanda Lovelace (8/15/23)
3 Nonfiction ✓
Pathogenesis by Jonathan Kennedy (7/25/23)
Hey Hun by Emily Lynn Paulson (8/2/23)
The Things We Make by Bill Hammack (9/8/23)
2 Books in a Series ✓
The Duchess Takes a Husband by Harper St. George (6/24/23)
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (7/19/23)
2 Random Library Choices ✓
Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse (7/3/23)
The Widow of Pale Harbor by Hester Fox (7/7/23)
Kid Read Alouds
Goal 20/20 Books 100%
Samantha Spinner and the Super Secret Plans by Russell Ginns (1/11/23)
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George (1/20/23)
The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin (1/19/23)
Winterhouse by Ben Guterson (2/9/23)
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson (2/3/23)
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dagliesh (1/23/23)
Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate (2/16/23)
A True Home by Kallie George (2/23/23)
The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis (3/8/23)
Argos by Ralph Hardy (3/11/23)
The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne (3/22/23)
The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix (4/8/23)
Midsummer’s Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca (4/14/23)
The Greatest Gift by Kallie George (4/11/23)
The Last Shadow Warrior by Sam Subity (5/14/23)
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (6/5/23)
Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater (5/18/23)
The Deceivers by Margaret Peterson Haddix (6/4/23)
Wildoak by CC Harrington (8/24/23)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert O’Brien (8/18/23)
Seasonal - Winter
Goal 25/25 Books 100%
5 Graphic Novels/Comic Trades
Ducks by Kate Beaton (1/11/23)
Lore, Olympus Vol. 3 by Rachel Smythe (1/25/23)
The Me You Love in the Dark by Skottie Young and Jorge Corona (1/22/23)
Lady Mechanika Vol. 7 (1/27/23)
The Dollhouse Family (1/28/23)
5 Scifi/Fantasy Books
Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert (1/11/23)
Ghostly Echoes by William Ritter (1/13/23)
The End and Other Beginnings by Veronica Roth (1/18/23)
One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (1/20/23)
Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire (2/4/23)
3 Buddy Reads (CR and Nerdy Bookish Friends)
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (1/21/23)
Babel by RF Kaung (2/22/23)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (3/18/23)
3 Nonfiction Books
Paradise Falls by Keith O’Brien (1/16/23)
A Literary Education by Emily Cook (1/24/23)
Death in the Air by Kate Winkler Dawson (2/25/23)
3 Romance
Misadventures of a Curvy Girl by Sierra Simone (1/12/23)
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey (1/26/23)
Never Fall for Your Fiancee by Virginia Heath (2/5/23)
2 Classics
Timemaster by Robert L. Forward (2/24/23)
The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald (3/14/23)
2 Middle Grade
Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack (1/25/23)
Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack (2/3/23)
2 Historical Fiction
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (2/14/23)
The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron (3/18/23)
Failed Challenges
UnRead Shelf
Goal 28/50 Books 56%
January: Comfort - Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (1/19/23)
February: Courage - Babel by R.F. Kuang (2/22/23)
March: Enough - The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald (3/14/23)
April: Delight - Crossings by Alex Landragin (4/29/23)
May: Curious - Cinders & Sparrows by Stefan Bachmann (5/12/23)
June: Explore - Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen (6/17/23)
July: Joy - Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez (7/8/23)
August: Immerse - The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker (8/18/23)
September: Remember - Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manasala (9/21/23)
October: Influence - The Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas (10/18/23)
November: Nurture - Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters (11/21/23)
One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (1/20/23)
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (1/24/23)
At Grave’s End by Jeaniene Frost (1/27/23)
Lady Mechanika Vol. 7 (1/27/23)
The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee (3/23/23)
Weyward by Emilia Hart (3/28/23)
The Night Ship by Jess Kidd (4/8/23)
Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost (4/21/23)
First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost (4/28/23)
Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young (7/5/23)
This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (7/14/23)
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer (7/12/23)
Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A Snyder (7/19/23)
Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost (7/26/23)
Cruel Seduction by Katee Robert (9/19/23)
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (10/24/23)
Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott (10/29/23)
Book of the Month Cleanout
Goal 11/12 Books 91.7%
Babel by R.F. Kuang (2/22/23)
Weyward by Emilia Hart (3/28/23)
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen (6/17/23)
Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young (7/5/23)
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez (7/8/23)
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer (7/12/23)
The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker (8/18/23)
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manasala (9/21/23)
The Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas (10/18/23)
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (10/24/23)
Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott (10/29/23)
The 52 Book Club
Goal 46/52 Books 88.5%
A Book with a Subtitle - You Need to Lose Weight by Aubrey Gordon (3/26/23)
Featuring an Inheritance - Never Rescue a Rogue by Virginia Heath (2/11/23)
Title Starting with “G” - The Getaway by Lamar Giles (3/30/23)
Title Starting with “H” - Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey (2/28/23)
Title Starting with “I” - Icebreaker by Hannah Grace (6/25/23)
Under 200 Pages - Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire (2/4/23)
A City or Country Name in Title - The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews (5/5/23)
Dystopian Fiction - The Stranded by Sarah Daniels (3/4/23)
A Book with a Dedication - A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher (5/4/23)
Takes Place During the Roaring Twenties - The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald (3/14/23)
A Book About Secrets - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (1/24/23)
High Fantasy - The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (1/21/23)
Published Posthumously - Starship Titanic by Douglas Adams and Terry Jones (6/28/23)
A Survival Story - A Lush and Seething Hell by John Hornor Jacobs (2/8/23)
Set in Australia - Acid for the Children by Flea (3/22/23)
Featuring One of the “Seven Deadly Sins” - Priest by Sierra Simone (1/31/23)
By a Caribbean Author
Set During a War Other Than WWI or WWII - Timeline by Michael Crichton (9/16/23)
Typographic Cover - VenCo by Cherie Dimaline (5/30/23)
A Book About Siblings - Well Traveled by Jen DeLuca (2/10/23)
A Second-Hand Book - Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters (11/21/23)
A Body-Positive Message - A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone (2/9/23)
An Alliterative Title - Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce (5/27/23)
Nordic Noir
A Fashionable Character - A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas (5/26/23)
Has an Epilogue - The Deal by Elle Kennedy (1/13/23)
Newbery Medal Winner - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (9/13/23)
Includes a Funeral - Immortality by Dana Schwartz (7/28/23)
Sends You Down a Rabbit Hole - The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher (4/25/23)
An Author with a Same Name Town as You - The First Bright Thing by JR Dawson (8/23/23)
Set in a Workplace - Come as You Are by Jess K. Hardy (2/23/23)
Published by Macmillan - The First Bright Thing by JR Dawson (8/23/23)
A Banned Book
Featuring Mythology - The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi (3/8/23)
A Book You Meant to Read Last Year - The Mistake by Elle Kennedy (2/25/23)
Chapters have Cliffhangers - Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty (3/3/23)
Written in Present Tense - Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack (2/3/23)
An Enemies-to-Lovers Plot - Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood (7/13/23)
The Final Book in a Series - The Dire King by William Ritter (1/28/23)
Written by a Comedian
A Character Who is a Refugee - Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang (8/16/23)
Time in the Title - The End and Other Beginnings by Veronica Roth (1/18/23)
A Book “Everyone” has Read - The Mountain the Sea by Ray Nayler (3/11/23)
A Contemporary Setting - How to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder (5/20/23)
First Word in the Book is “The” - The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill (4/26/23)
Script Font on the Spine - Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal (5/23/23)
Set in the City of Dublin
A Book by Octavia E. Butler
Books on the Cover - The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (8/4/23)
Related to the Word “Murder” - Silent Came the Monster by Amy Hill Hearth (7/29/23)
Doesn't Fit Any of the Other 51 Prompts - Ducks by Kate Beaton (1/11/23)
Published in 2023 - The Drift by CJ Tudor (3/25/23)
Romanceopoly
Goal 37/39 Books 94.9%
Sleuth Street (Mystery/Thriller where main character is a detective or PI) - My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey (3/15/23)
Library (Free Choice) - Never Rescue a Rogue by Virginia Heath (2/11/23)
Killer Crescent (Mystery/Thriller of choice) - Radiant Sin by Katee Robert (4/5/23)
The Bar (Main character works at or owns a bar) - Sweet Little Lies by Jill Shalvis (2/15/23)
Winter (Winter holiday book) - A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone (2/9/23)
Flirts Corner (Contemporary author you haven’t tried before) - Come as You Are by Jess K. Hardy (2/23/23)
BFF’s House (Friends to Lovers) - Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey (2/28/23)
Amour Avenue (Contemporary romance with an Illustrated cover) - Well Traveled by Jen DeLuca (2/10/23)
Passion Place (Slow Burn or Instant Heat Contemporary Romance) - Priest by Sierra Simone (1/31/23)
Post Office (Set in a different country) - The Secret Society of Tea and Treason by India Holton (6/7/23)
Courtship Row (Read a historical romance with a clinch cover) - Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian (8/9/23)
Burger Joint (Read a book where one of the main characters is in the food industry, for example, a chef, food critic or a restaurant or food truck owner) - When in Rome by Sarah Adams (5/9/23)
The Cobbles (Historical romance with a rake) - Never Fall for Your Fiancee by Virginia Heath (2/5/23)
Past Eaves (Read the historical romance that catches your interest) - The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews (5/5/23)
Spring (Read a book that has an animal on the cover) - Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez (4/15/23)
Fang Alley (Paranormal where one of the main characters is a vampire) - Court of the Vampire Queen (1/11/23)
Library (Free Choice) - The Score by Elle Kennedy (3/24/23)
Fated Folly (Read a paranormal romance with a bit of magic in it) - Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost (9/12/23)
The Vault (Paranormal with the main character on the cover) - Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (1/19/23)
Haunted House (Read a monster romance or something spooky) - The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert (11/3/23)
Ever Afters St. (Read a sapphic romance) -
Farmers Market (Where one of the main characters is a farmer or rancher or cowboy) - Misadventure of a Curvy Girl by Sierra Simone (1/12/23)
Rainbow Row (Read a romance featuring an LGBTQIA+ main character) - The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles (8/8/23)
Lovers Lane (Read a male/male romance) - The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian (6/9/23)
Summer (Water on the Cover; Set at the Beach) - It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey (1/26/23)
Action Avenue (Read a fantasy from your TBR) - The Dark King by Gina L. Maxwell (4/8/23)
City Lane (Read a fantasy that doesn’t involve magic) - Cruel Seduction by Katee Robert (9/19/23)
The Gym (Read the longest book on your TBR) - Snowed in for Christmas by Jaqueline Snowe (12/2/23)
Journeys End (Read a fantasy with a cover that takes your breath away) - The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (8/4/23)
Emergency Services (Main Character is a part of emergency services {I’m counting Archer’s job}) - Accidentally on Purpose by Jill Shalvis (2/17/23)
Campus Corner (Set in college/university) - The Deal by Elle Kennedy (1/13/23)
Soldier Street (Read a book where one of the main characters are in the military) - Blue Sky Cowboy Christmas by Joanne Kennedy (12/21/23)
Library (Free Choice) - How to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder (5/20/23)
Beau Boulevard (Read a young adult book of your choice) - The Prince and the Apocalypse by Kara McDowell (10/26/23)
Autumn (Read a book that has either: A red or gold cover; or, Has trees and leaves on the cover; or, Has a cozy vibe) - Role Playing by Cathy Yardley (11/29/23)
The Office (Read a romance where the characters meet at work) - The Fine Print by Lauren Asher (5/17/23)
Star Harbour (Read a sci fi where one of the main characters is an alien) -
Coffee Shop (Read a book that has been recommended to you!) - A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair (4/11/23)
Outer Space (Read a sci fi with the “mars needs women” trope) - Barbarian Lover by Ruby Dixon (5/25/23)
Finishing the Series
Goal 8/10 Books 80%
ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas ✓
A Court of Silver Flames (10/4/23)
Jackaby by William Ritter ✓
Ghostly Echoes (1/11/23)
The Dire King (1/28/23)
Night Huntress by Jeaniene Frost ✓
Halfway to the Grave (1/19/23)
Happily Never After (8/12/23)
One Foot in the Grave (1/20/23)
At Grave’s End (1/27/23)
Destined for an Early Grave (4/21/23)
This Side of the Grave (7/14/23)
One Grave at a Time (8/29/23)
Up from the Grave (9/15/23)
Heartbreaker Bay by Jill Shalvis ✓
Sweet Little Lies (2/15/23)
Accidentally on Purpose (2/17/23)
Chasing Christmas Eve (2/18/23)
Holiday Wishes (2/21/23)
About that Kiss (3/9/23)
Hot Winter Nights (3/29/23)
Playing for Keeps (8/5/23)
Wrapped Up in You (8/11/23)
Night Huntress World ✓
First Drop of Crimson (4/28/23)
Eternal Kiss of Darkness (7/26/23)
Night Prince ✓
Once Burned (9/6/23)
Twice Tempted (9/12/23)
Bound by Flames (9/23/23)
Into the Fire (10/5/23)
The Austens
Wasted Words (7/27/23)
A Thousand Letters
Love, Hannah
Love Notes
Pride and Papercuts
The Doomsday Books
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (8/8/23)
A Nobleman’s Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel
Regency Imposters ✓
Unmasked by the Marquess (8/9/23)
A Duke in Disguise (8/24/23)
A Delicate Deception (11/18/23)
The Sinister Summer ✓
Vampiric Vacation (8/12/23)
Camp Creepy (8/25/23)
Menacing Manor (8/30/23)
Seasonal - Spring
Goal 23/25 Books 80%
5 Scifi/Fantasy Books ✓
The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee (3/23/23)
The Night Ship by Jess Kidd (4/8/23)
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill (4/26/23)
Arch-Conspirator by Veronica Roth (5/10/23)
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett (5/18/23)
5 Romance ✓
The Score by Elle Kennedy (3/24/23)
Hot Winter Nights by Jill Shalvis (3/29/23)
Radiant Sin by Katee Robert (4/5/23)
The Dark King by Gina L. Maxwell (4/8/23)
A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair (4/11/23)
5 Middle Grade Books
Cinders & Sparrows by Stefan Bachmann (5/12/23)
Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier (6/6/23)
Silver People by Margarita Engle (6/11/23)
TBD
TBD
4 Kindle Books ✓
The Vampire Villain by Melody Raven (4/6/23)
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez (4/15/23)
Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradel (5/23/23)
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov (5/17/23)
3 Nonfiction Books ✓
Acid for the Children by Flea (3/22/23)
You Need to Lose Weight by Aubrey Gordon (3/26/23)
Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski (4/22/23)
3 Buddy Reads / Book Club Selections ✓
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (4/14/23)
The Library of the Unwritten by AJ Hackwith (5/24/23)
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker (6/15/23)