Author: Eliza Eames

Today I’ll be talking about my 2020 goals/challenges & how I went. To be honest I lost focus on these challenges completely after I fell into a reading slump in March/April. After that I was simply focusing on reading what I felt like reading to try and kill the slump! So, let’s jump in.

20 Books to Read in 2020

This was a fail…. I read 4 out of the 20 books that I planned to.
Read:
Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reingten
King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs
The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson

Didn’t Read:
A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kaung
Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
Two Dark Reigns by Kendare Blake
The Girl King by Mini Yu
Mirage by Somaiya Daud
Ruin of Stars by Linsey Miller
The Devil’s Thief by Lisa Maxwell
The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley
Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chobsky
Cilka’s Journey by Heather Morris
Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin
Courting Darkness by Robin LaFevers
Descendant of the Crane by Joan He
Black Wings Beating by Alex London
This Vicious Cure by Emily Suvada

Big Book Reading Challenge

This one was a bit of a fail. My goal was to read 1 book from each of the following categories:
801 – 900
901 – 1000
1001+
I ended up reading 1 book between 801 – 900 and that was Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix which I reread twice in 2020. Which didn’t really fulfil the challenge as it was a reread & an audiobook. But oh well.

Always Fully Booked Challenges

Next was the challenges in the Always Fully Booked Planner Challenges.

Firstly, the A to Z Challenge.
A – A Heart so Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
B – The Bone Thief by Breeana Shields
C – Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
D – Dead Voices by Katherin Arden
E – The End and Other Beginnings
F – Fable by Adrienne Younf
G – Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
H – Heartstopper: Vol 3 by Alice Oseman
I – Indigo Owl by Charlie Archbold
J –
K – Kriss: The Gift of Wrath by Ted Naifeh
L – Loveless by Alice Oseman
M – The Mapmaker’s Apprentice by C.J. Archer
N – Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reingten
O – One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus
P – Pride by Ibi Zoboi
Q – Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling (reread)
R – Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
S – Sherwood by Meagan Spooner
T – Toil & Trouble (Anthology)
U –
V – The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson (reread)
W – Witches in Training by Sam Davies
X –
Y –
Z –

Now for the Little Inkling 2020 Reading Challenge.

A Book Set in Space – Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reingten
A Debut Novel – Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen
A Book with a Number in the title – Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
A Book from a celebrity book club – Fable by Adrienne Young
A book with a title longer than 4 words – The Price Guide to the Occult by Leslye Walton
A book with multiple POV – Ever Cursed by Corey Ann Hadyu
A fairytale/classic retelling – A Heart so Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
A book from a genre you don’t normally read – Dead Voices by Katherin Arden
A book published before 2012 – After the Funeral by Agatha Christie
A book recommended by a friend – Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia
A book nominated for an award in 2019 – Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling
A book longer than 600 pages – European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman
A book inspird by mythology or folklore – Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
A book with a LGBTQ+ protagonist – Loveless by Alice Oseman
A book involving a heist –
A book with a non-human character – The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill
A book set in a different country than you – Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie
A novella – Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you – Odd One Out by Nic Stone
A book with a cover you don’t like – King of Ashes by Raymond E Fiest
A book with a one-word title – Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
A book with a POC on the cover – Calling All Witches by Laurie Calkhoven
The last book in a series – The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson
A standalone – Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
A book that makes you laugh out loud –
A Book that makes you hungry –
A book with a character(s) on a quest – Nocturna by Maya Motayne
A book set in the past – The Mapmaker’s Apprentice by C.J. Archer
A book set in the future – The End and Other Beginnings by Veronica Roth
A book that’s been on your TBR for more than a year – King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
A cover buy – Ever After by Olivia Vieweg
A tearjerker – Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (reread)
A swoon worthy book –
A reread – Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
A book with a map in it – House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess
A book with desgins under the dust jacket – All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace
The first book in a series – The Watchmaker’s Daughter by C.J. Archer
A book by two authors – Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
A book set at sea – Fable by Adrienne Young
A book you meant to read last year – Fawkes by Nadine Brandes

Then there is the Reading Rainbow Challenge
Red – Clown in Cornfield by Adam Cesare
Orange – The Tea Dragon Tapestry by Katie O’Neill
Yellow – Heartstopper: Vol 3 by Alice Oseman
Green – A Heart so Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
Blue – Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
Purple – Nyxia Unleashed by Scott reingten
Pink – The Avant-Guards: Vol 1 by Carly Usdin
White – One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus
Black – Pandora’s Legacy by Kara Leopard
Gold – King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
Silver – Sherwood by Meagan Spooner
Bronze – Pride by Ibi Zoboi

Lastly, the On the Cover Challenge
A Tree – Nyxia Unleased by Scott Reingten
A Sword – Fence: Vol 1 by C.S. Pacat
2 or more People – One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus
An animal – The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill
Mountains – The Tea Dragon Tapestry by Katie O’Neill
Fire – The Bone Thief by Breeana Shields
Water – Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Mythical Creature – The Tea Dragon Festival by Katie O’Neill
Wings – Witches in Training by Sam Davies
Moon or Stars – Dead Voices by Katherin Arden

Are you happy with the progress you made on your 2020 reading goals/challenges?
I definitely could have done better with the big books challenge & 20 books to read in 2020. Hopefully I do better in 2021! I will be discussing my 2021 reading goals in a post coming soon.

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