Although I didn’t post my progress here on my blog, I did participate in the 52 Book Club Challenge during 2021. For those of you who have not heard of this challenge or the club, the goal is to read books to match with the prompts given. What I love about this challenge is that it made me pick up books that I might not have otherwise read. Finding books to fit each prompt is easy because of the reading guide on the clubs website and the feedback from the other readers who are participating.
Here are the prompts from 2021:
So how did I do?
Well I read over 52 books this past year, however I didn’t manage to fill all of the prompts. However I did complete more than I did when I participated the previous year. The following are the prompts I completed along with the books I read for each:
- Set in a school:
The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas - Featuring the legal profession:
He Sees You When You’re Sleeping by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark - A dual timeline:
The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand - An author that is deceased:
Remembrance by Alistair MacLeod - Published by Penguin
After You by Jojo Moyes - A character with the same name as a male family member:
Abduction! by Peg Kehret - An author with only one published book:
For the Love of Friends by Sara Goodman Confino - A book in the 900s of the Dewey Decimal System:
- Set in a Mediterranean country:
- Related to the word fire:
Explosive Eighteen (Stephanie Plum, 18) by Janet Evanovich - A book with discussion questions inside:
Anna’s Crossing (Amish Beginnings, 1) by Suzanne Woods Fisher - Title starting with the letter “d”:
Double Dare O’Toole by Constance C. Greene - Includes an exotic animal:
The Devoted (The Bishop’s Family, 3) by Suzanne Woods Fisher [an exotic bird] - Written by an author over 65:
American Duchess by Karen Harper - A Book mentioned in another book:
Muddy Bottom (Palmetto Island, 1) by Ashley Farley - Set before the 17th century:
Catla and the Vikings by Mary Elizabeth Nelson - A character “on the run”:
The Lieutenants Nurse by Sara Ackerman - An author with a 9-letter last name:
Lumberjanes (Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy) by Noelle Stevenson et. al. - Book with a deckled edge:
The First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom - Made into a tv series:
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah - Book by Kristin Hannah:
Fly Away (Firefly Lane, 2) by Kristin Hannah - A family saga:
The Lake House by Kate Morton - An ending that surprises you:
The Wives by Tarryn Fisher - a book you think they should read in schools:
Flight From the Fortress by Lyn Cook - A book with multiple character POV:
The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton - An author of colour:
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett - First chapter ends on an odd page number:
Ice Magic (Silver Blades, 16) by Melissa Lowell - Includes a historical event you know little about:
We Came Here to Shine by Susie Orman Schnall - Featuring the environment:
Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards - Watch out for dragons:
A Royal Pain (Her Royal Spyness Mystery, 2) by Rhys Bowen [a character is referred to as the “old dragon’] - Shares a similar title to another book:
Verity by Colleen Hoover - A selfish character:
Tinaca Jones by Matt Boren - Featuring adoption:
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo - A book you’d rate 5 stars:
Good Luck With That by Kristan Higgins - Set in a country that starts with the letter “s”:
The Bookshop on the Shore (Scottish Bookshop 2) by Jenny Colgan - A nameless narrator:
- An educational read:
100 Ways to Motivate Yourself by Steve Chandler - Recommended on Book Bub”
Stranded (Alaskan Courage, 3) by Dani Pettrey - An alternate history novel:
- Found via #bookstagram:
- An endorsement by a famous author on the cover:
Inheriting Edith by Zoe Fishman - An epistolary:
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite and Martiza Moulite - A character with a pet cat:
Royal Wedding (The Princess Diaries, 11) by Meg Cabot - Includes a garden:
The Mystery at Lilac Inn (Nancy Drew, 4) by Carolyn Keene - A coming of age novel:
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks - Winner of the National Book Award (any year):
- A character with a disability:
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck - A cover with a woman who is facing away:
Buried Deep by Margo Hunt - A flavour in the title:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl - A shoe on the cover:
64th Man by Bryan Tucker & Zack Phillips - Published in 2021:
The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox - Re-do one of the previous 51 categories from this 2021 challenge:
The New Elizabeth (Sweet Valley High, 63) by Francine Pascal [TV Series]
I’m looking forward to participating in this challenge again this year.
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