Tuesday, December 21, 2021

2022 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge

 

~ This is a monthly challenge that runs all year long from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.

~ Eight “key words” are given for each month. Your task is to read 1 book that includes one or more of the key words in the title.

~ Synonyms and different suffixes are allowed. For example, if the keyword is ‘Lake’ you may also use the words ‘Lakes’, ‘Water’, ‘Sea’, ‘Ocean’.

~ A check in post will be published here on the blog, in our Goodreads GXO Reading Challenges group and on Instagram each month. You can link up on the blog posts to announce your completion of that months challenge using the hashtag #Monthly KeyWordGXO

~ Please properly credit and link back to Girlxoxo or Kim on Instagram any time you post about the challenge on your blog or social media.

~ If you post what you’ve read to social media please use the hashtag #MonthlyKeyWordGXO.

~ If you are on Goodreads consider joining our GXO Goodreads Reading Challenge Group. You can get book suggestions, do progress check-ins and meet other challenge participants.

~ You can track your progress using a blog or any social media platform. We are active on Instagram, Twitter, and Goodreads.

~ Monthly Check in Posts will be linked below as soon as they’re posted. You can check in there, on our GXO Goodreads Reading Challenge Group or with our Instagram hashtag #KeyWordReadingChallenge.

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JAN – Last, Kingdom, Girl, Dark, When, Winter, Light, Window


FEB – Midnight, Never, Into, Sun, Love, Good, Spell, Search


MAR – End, Fall, Loud, Queen, Woods, Nine, Beautiful, Crown


APR – Race, Now, Chose, While, Stop, Burn, Red, One


MAY – Thorn, Catch, Black, Under, City, Cloud, Sing, Legacy


JUN – Sea, You, Hate, Perfect, Shade, Until, Beach, Little


JUL – Star, Next, Infinity, Iron, Word, People, Rise, Clear


AUG – Breath, Case, Hundred, Day, Happy, Language, Stay, Lie


SEP – Bright, Here, Out, Life, Strange, Rule, Story, Salt


OCT – House, Bone, Haunt, Body, Blood, Witch, Murder, Mystery


NOV – Many, Boy, River, Fever, Down, Gold, Jade, Hill


DEC – Still, Cabin, Cafe, Night, Lake, By, Holiday, Fire


2022 Monthly Motif Challenge


The link for this challenge is

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1056220-gxo-reading-challenges

https://www.girlxoxo.com/category/reading-challenges/

~ This is a monthly challenge that runs all year long from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.

~ A Motif (theme) is given for each month. Your task is to read 1 book that fits the motif for that month.

~ A check in post will be published here on the blog, in our Goodreads group, and on Instagram each month where you can track your progress and link up with other participants.

~ Please properly credit and link back to Girlxoxo  or Kim on Instagram any time you post about the challenge on your blog or social media.

~ If you post what you’ve read to social media, use the hashtag #MonthlyMotifGXO.

~ If you are on Goodreads consider joining our the GXO Goodreads Reading Challenge Group. You can get book suggestions, plan your reading, do progress check-ins and meet other challenge participants.

JANUARY-  New To You. Celebrate the New Year with something new to you- a new genre, a new author, a new book series, a new book purchase, etc.

FEBRUARY- Girl Power. Highlighting Women! Female Authors, Fierce female characters, feminism, female body positivity, females in science/government, etc.

MARCH- Buzzed About Books. Read a book you saw buzzed about a lot in 2021 but haven’t gotten around to reading it yet.

APRIL- Books to Screen. Read a book that has a movie or TV adaptation made based on it. For an extra challenge, watch the show after reading the book.

MAY- Book Lovers Unite. Read a book set in a library or bookstore; with a librarian, author, or book loving character; OR a book with the word ‘BOOK’ in the title.

JUNE- Supporting PRIDE through books. Read a book by an author who is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community or a book featuring LGBTQIA+ character(s).

JULY- Summer Lovin’ – Having a Blast. This month it’s all about the beach reads, rom coms,  and/or love stories. Pick something fun and light-hearted.

AUGUST- Quick Lit. Novellas, Graphic Novels, Poetry Collections, books under 200 pages, one sitting reads.

SEPTEMBER- Title Play. Read a book with a clever title that uses a play on words, a pun, a joke, or titles that have double meanings. 

OCTOBER- Murder or Magic. Read a murder mystery book or a magical realism book.

NOVEMBER- Books in Translation. Read any book that wasn’t originally written in your native language but has since been translated to it.

DECEMBER- The Fire is So Delightful. Read a book that has a fire, flames, candles, smoke, or burning in the title or on the cover.

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 + JANUARY +

Monthly Motif: (NEW TO ME)

New Author: The Bastard Prince by Alix Nichols    DONE


+ FEBRUARY +

Monthly Motif: (GIRL POWER)


+ MARCH +

Monthly Motif: (BUZZED ABOUT BOOKS)


+ APRIL +

Monthly Motif: (BOOKS TO SCREEN)


+ MAY +

Monthly Motif: (BOOK LOVERS UNITE)


+ JUNE +

Monthly Motif: (SUPPORTING PRIDE THROUGH BOOKS)


+ JULY +

Monthly Motif: (SUMMER LOVIN' - HAVING A BLAST)


+ AUGUST +

Monthly Motif: (QUICK LIT)


+ SEPTEMBER +

Monthly Motif: (TITLE PLAY)


+ OCTOBER +

Monthly Motif: (MURDER OR MAGIC)


+ NOVEMBER +

Monthly Motif: (BOOKS IN TRANSLATION)


+ DECEMBER+

Monthly Motif: (THE FIRE IS SO DELIGHTFUL)

Weekly Wonder 2022

This is a 52 books in 52 weeks challenge.

Duration: January 1-December 31, 2022


There are many ways to play this challenge.

You can choose to:

Just read a book a week - OR

Only use books from your TBR - OR

Use Random.org https://www.random.org - OR

Use the Wonder Wheel https://wheeldecide.com/index.php?c1=... - OR

Use your freebies on your ereader - OR

Mix and Match


I'll be using the Wonder Wheel


0/52


Week 1: Jan 1-Jan 7

An ARC/Netgalley/Booksprout

Book: The Bastard Prince  DONE

Date: 1/1 - 2/1


Week 2: Jan 8-Jan 14

A number of any kind in the title

Book:

Date:


Week 3: Jan 15-Jan 21

Title begins with N – S

Book:

Date:


Week 4: Jan 22-Jan 28

Author’s last name begins with a vowel

Book:

Date:


Week 5: Jan 29-Feb 4

A book written in another language

Book:

Date:


Week 6: Feb 5-Feb 11

Female author

Book:

Date:


Week 7: Feb 12-Feb 18

Male author

Book:

Date:


Week 8: Feb 19-Feb 25

A color word in the title

Book:

Date:


Week 9: Feb 26-Mar 4

A standalone

Book:

Date:


Week 10: Mar 5-Mar 11

An author from your country

Book:

Date:


Week 11: Mar 12-Mar 18

Title begins with A – F

Book:

Date:


Week 12: Mar 19-Mar 25

A bestseller

Book:

Date:


Week 13: Mar 26-Apr 1

Non-fiction

Book:

Date:


Week 14: Apr 2-Apr 8

A day or month in the title

Book:

Date:


Week 15: Apr 9-Apr 15

Series 1, 2 or 3

Book:

Date:


Week 16: Apr 16-Apr 22

Set in another country

Book:

Date:


Week 17: Apr 23-Apr 29

A book to match the season (Spring)

Book:

Date:


Week 18: Apr 30-May 6

A thriller or psychological thriller

Book:

Date:


Week 19: May 7-May 13

New (or to you) author

Book:

Date:


Week 20: May 14-May 20

Author’s last name begins with M – Z

Book:

Date:


Week 21: May 21-May 27

Chick-lit or women’s fiction

Book:

Date:


Week 22: May 28-Jun 3

Judge a book by the cover

Book:

Date:


Week 23: Jun 4- Jun 10

Sci-fi, Fantasy, Paranormal Romance or Urban Fantasy

Book:

Date:


Week 24: Jun 11-Jun 17

Title begins with G – M

Book:

Date:


Week 25: Jun 18-Jun 24

Recommended to you

Book:

Date:


Week 26: Jun 25-Jul 1

A favorite author

Book:

Date:


Week 27: Jul 2-Jul 8

A series book

Book:

Date:


Week 28: Jul 9-Jul 15

Author’s first name starts with a vowel

Book:

Date:


Week 29: Jul 16-Jul 22

Author’s last name starts with A – L

Book:

Date:


Week 30: Jul 23-Jul 29

A book with a 4 or higher rating on Goodreads

Book:

Date:


Week 31: Jul 30-Aug 5

Set in a country/state/city you want to visit

Book:

Date:


Week 32: Aug 6-Aug 12

With a winter themed cover

Book:

Date:


Week 33: Aug 13-Aug 19

Set in your country

Book:

Date:


Week 34: Aug 20-Aug 26

A horror

Book:

Date:


Week 35: Aug 27-Sep 2

An erotica

Book:

Date:


Week 36: Sep 3-Sep 9

With an Autumn vibe

Book:

Date:


Week 37: Sep 10-Sep 16

Favorite genre

Book:

Date:


Week 38: Sep 17-Sep 23

Out of your comfort zone

Book:

Date:


Week 39: Sep 24-Sep 30

A physical book

Book:

Date:


Week 40: Oct 1-Oct 7

Enemies to lovers

Book:

Date:


Week 41: Oct 8-Oct 14

An author from your country

Book:

Date:


Week 42: Oct 15-Oct 21

A book from your TBR

Book:

Date:


Week 43: Oct 22-Oct 28

An e-book

Book:

Date:


Week 44: Oct 29-Nov 4

New to you genre

Book:

Date:


Week 45: Nov 5-Nov 11

Romance or historical romance

Book:

Date:


Week 46: Nov 12- Nov 18

A romantic comedy

Book:

Date:


Week 47: Nov 19- Nov 25

A short story or novella

Book:

Date:


Week 48: Nov 26-Dec 2

A cozy mystery

Book:

Date:


Week 49: Dec 3-Dec 9

Friends to lovers

Book:

Date:


Week 50: Dec 10-Dec 16

Crime fiction

Book:

Date:


Week 51: Dec 17-Dec 23

Title begins with T – Z

Book:

Date:


Week 52: Dec 24-Dec 31

An award winner

Book:

Date:

Thursday, December 16, 2021

100 Shots Of Shorts

 Challenging myself to read 100 short stories with no time limit

0/100

Days of The Week Spell Out

For this challenge all you have to do is spell out the days of the week using your book titles (the, a and an should be ignored) and authors' first or last names.


Duration: Open Ended

Don't fancy all those Y's? You can opt to spell out the days in a different language instead.

BONUS: (optional) Read seven books, each with a different day of the week in the title

RULES

*Each book may only be used for one letter

*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.

*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.

*All genres and formats are fine.

*Re-reads are allowed.

*No page minimum.

*Please update your original post as you go but also post an occasional message to let us know how you're getting on, if you would like to.

*When you have finished please re-post your whole challenge as a new message or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

I'm going to try this one. I'll do English.

Start Date: 
Progress: 0/
Bonus: 0/7
Date Completed:

Days of The Week

Sunday:
S
U
N
D
A
Y

Monday:
M
O
N
D
A
Y

Tuesday:
T
U
E
S
D
A
Y

Wednesday:
W
E
D
N
E
S
D
A
Y

Thursday:
T
H
U
R
S
D
A
Y

Friday:
F
R
I
D
A
Y

Saturday:
S
A
T
U
R
D
A
Y


A-Z Authors Challenge

Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022


For this challenge, we are going to read the alphabet using the names of authors.

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

Challenge Rules

*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.

*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.

*Each book may only be used for one task or letter

*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.

* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.

*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.

*All genres and formats are fine.

*Re-reads are allowed.

*No page minimum.

*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

List:

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z


Purge That Pile 2022

Purge That Pile 2022

Duration: January 1-December 31, 2022


This is a TBR Challenge.

Books chosen for this challenge MUST be from a To Be Read list OR on your ereader OR the pile you have at home. It is up to YOU how the books are related to the theme each month. You may not read ahead BUT if you get behind, you may catch up.

Object: Read 12 books - one each month

Challenge Rules

*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.

*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.

*Each book may only be used for one task or letter

*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.

* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.

*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.

*All genres and formats are fine.

*Re-reads are allowed.

*No page minimum.

*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)


Read: 0/12


January

📚 Read a book with an ANIMAL on the cover.


February

📚 Read a book with a COLOR word in the title.


March

📚 Read a book whose title has THREE words.


April

📚 Read a book with a BLUE cover.


May

📚 Read a SERIES book.


June

📚 Read a book with a BEACHY cover.


July

📚 Read a book with NO PEOPLE on the cover.


August

📚 Read a book by a FAVORITE author.


September

📚 Read a book with a PATTERN on the cover.


October

📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in PUMPKIN (all words count).


November

📚 Read a book whose author's FIRST NAME begins with a vowel - A, E, I, O, U.


December

📚 Read a book with a LARGE TITLE on the cover.

A-Z Alphabet Challenge - Characters

 A-Z Alphabet Challenge - Characters


By Character Name

A - Andrew in The Edge of Always

B - Brooke in The High Tide Club

C - Christopher in Imaginary Friend

D - Derek in Home Sweet Murder

E - Erika in Corrupt

F - Faith in The Girl Who Lived

G -

H - Hannah in Baby Teeth

I -

J - Jessie in The Perfect Wife

K - Kate in If She Knew

L - Lisa in Thief River Falls

M - Marie in The Last Wife

N - Niall in When I Was You

O - Olivia in The Night Olivia Fell

P - Poppy in Then She Was Gone

Q - Quinn in Man Candy

R - Rupert in You Are Mine

S - Sasha in The Bastard Prince

T - Thomas in Welcome to Cooper

U -

V -

W - William in Ragdoll

X -

Y -

Z -


A-Z Book Titles


Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

For this challenge, we are going to read the alphabet using the titles of our books.

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a title that begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Disregard A, AN and THE.

My potential list:

A - 

B - Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage / The Bastard Prince (Book Sprout)

C - Can You Feel This? by Juli Orringer / Corrupt by Penelope Douglas / Can You Keep A Secret by R.L.Stine / Cold Earth by Ann Cleeves

D - Deserve To Die by Miranda Rijks / Don't Stay Up Late by R.L.Stine / Dare To Be You by Matthew Syed

E - The Edge Of Always by J.A. Redmerski

F

G - The Girl Who Lived by Christopher Greyson

H - The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews / How To Stop Feeling Like Shit

I - If She Knew by Blake Pierce / Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky / The Initiation by Nikki Sloane

J

K

L - Lockdown by Peter May / The Lost Girl by R.L. Stine / The Last Wife by Karen Hamilton

M - Man Candy by Melanie Harlow

N - The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald

O - The Other Wife by Clair McGowan

P - The Perfect Wife by Blake Pierce / Party Games By R.L. Stine

Q - Quiet by Susan Cain

R - Roses Are Red by Miranda Rijks / Rebel Ideas by Matthew Syed

S - Surrounded By Idiots / Surrounded by Psychopaths / The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck / Sins of the Family by Hy Conrad / Sweet Water by Cara Reinard /Sail by James Patterson / Seven Lies by Elizabeth Kay

T -  Thief River Falls by Brian Freeman

U

V

W - Welcome To Cooper by Tariq Ashkanani / When I was You by Minka Kent / The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine

X

Y - You Are Mine by Miranda Rijks / You Are Awesome by Matthew Syed

Z

Challenge Rules

*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.

*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.

*Each book may only be used for one task or letter

*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.

* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.

*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.

*All genres and formats are fine.

*Re-reads are allowed.

*No page minimum.

*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

50 in 2022

This is my initial list for 2022, I might exchange or add some books.

 Fiction:

1. Then She Was Gone

2. The Perfect Wife

3. Sweet Water

4. The Other Wife

5. If She Knew

6. Welcome To Cooper

7. Thief River Falls

8. The Edge of Always

9. When I was You

10. Imaginary Friend

11. The Wife Stalker

12. Corrupt

13. Man Candy

14. The Girl Who Lived

15. The Initiation

16. Sins of the Family

17. Can You Feel This?

18. The Bastard Prince

19. The Husband's Secret

20. Home Sweet Murder

21. Nutshell

22. Baby Teeth

23. Runaway

24. Me and Mr Jones

25. The Whispering Room

26. Too Much Happiness: Stories

27. The Map of Salt and Stars

28. Seven Lies

29. High Risk

30. The Last Wife

31. The Night Olivia Fell

32. Roses Are Red

33. Deserve To Die

34. You Are Mine

35. Lockdown

36. The High Tide Club

37. Sail

38. The Murder of an Angel

39. Cold Earth

40. Party Games

41. Can You Keep a Secret?

42. Don't Stay Up Late

43. The Lost Girl

44.

45.

46.

47.

48.

49.

50.


Non Fiction:

1. Surrounded By Idiots

2. Surrounded By Psychopaths

3. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

4. You Are Awesome: Find Your Confidence and Dare to be Brilliant at (Almost) Anything

5. Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking

6. A Book for Every Woman

7. Dare to Be You: Defy Self-Doubt, Fearlessly Follow Your Own Path and Be Confidently You!

8. How to Stop Feeling Like Shit

9. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones


Arabic Books:

1. المرحلة الملكية

2. تكية حريم - أميرة عبد السلام

3. حنجرة الصمت - شروق كمال

MIA

I have been MIA for quite a few years but I'm planning on getting back on the wagon again. I was thinking of making a new blog for the new challenges I'm planning on joining for 2022 but since I'm out of tune for a long time and a lot of things changed in the blogging world since, I decided to continue here in my old blog and just chill, relax and not waste time with new designs and stuff.

So for 2022 I'll be joining in a few challenges that I would like to keep track of and be accountable for.