(only a day late ( Read more... )

Other voices: a work that has been translated into English:

Back to the garden: a work having to do with gardens, the land or the environment:

Brave new world: a work in which the “world” is other than your own (could be set on a different planet, a foreign country, a different time or place from your own): Water Logic, by Laurie J. Marks. Completed ( Read more... )

1. THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN:  Read a mystery that has a precious or semi-precious gem in the title: ruby, sapphire, emerald, diamond, pearl etc.

2.   WAR IS HELL, HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:  Read a mystery that is set during any American war through World War II. Revolutionary, Civil, 1812…they all qualify!

3.  PICK A NUMBER:  Read a mystery that has a ( Read more... )

Step 1: Choose between Light (20 books) or Full (40 books) Challenge

Step 2: Choose three categories in Part I and one category in Part II

Step 3: Read a new-to-you book in half (for the Light) or all of the subcategories in the categories you have chosen within one year of your start date.

PART I

Choose three of the six categories.

Dark Fantasy & ( Read more... )

Step 1: Choose between Light (20 books) or Full (40 books) Challenge

Step 2: Choose three categories in Part I and one category in Part II

Step 3: Read a new-to-you book in half (for the Light) or all of the subcategories in the categories you have chosen within one year of your start date.

PART I

Choose three of the six categories.

Alternate History

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Last year, I posted the following reading goals:

1. Complete some version of the  Science Fiction Challenge
2. Complete some version of the  Fantasy Challenge
3. Complete some version of the  Mystery Challenge
4. Complete some version of the  Classics Challenge
5. Complete some version of the  Contemporary Fiction Challenge
6. Read six nonfiction books cover- ( Read more... )