Non-Fiction Reader Challenge Sign-Up

The Non-Fiction Reader Challenge is another reading challenge that is new to me.  It will run throughout the 2021 calendar year. I am joining at the Nonfiction Nipper Level which requires me to read 3 books from any of the below categories:

1.    biography

2.    travel

3.    self-help

4.    essay

5.    disease

6.    oceanography

7.    hobbies

8.    indigenous cultures

9.    food

10.  wartime

11.  book published in 2021

12.  inventions

I think this will be a fun challenge.  I don't normally read nonfiction but have thought about it a lot during the past month.  The challenge host is the Book'd Book'd Out blog.

2021 Cruisin' Through the Cozies Sign-Up

I did not participate in the Cruisin' Through the Cozies Challenge in 2020.  I have done the challenge in the past though and plan on rejoining it again at the 1st level- snoop-which requires me to read 10 books during the 2021 calendar year.  The challenge is hosted by the Socrates Book Reviews blog. 

There are two choices that participants can choose from.  You can either:

1).  Read any cozies of your choice; or

2).  Read 1 book from each of the following cozy sub-genres:

       culinary

       animal related

       craft related

       paranormal

       career based

       holiday themed

       travel

       historical

       one of your choice ( a freebie)

I have selected the second option.  I am already a follower of authors who write culinary, animal themed, craft related, career based, and historical cozies so I think I can get through this challenge.

2021 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge Sign-Up

I will be rejoining this challenge again next year. It is my favorite reading challenge. Since I read so much historical fiction this year, I am going to rejoin it at the Prehistoric Level which requires that I read 50+ books per year. It is an ambitious challenge but I think I can do it.  The challenge is being hosted by Marg at The Intrepid Reader blog.

2021 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge Sign-Up

I have not participated in this challenge before but it sounds interesting to me.  You must read a book with one or more key words for that month in the title of a book.  The challenge is hosted by the Girlxoxo blog and runs the calendar year. A participant must read books each month  in the following categories:

January:  end, princess, dance, midnight, court, why, winter, story

February:  over, edge, rain, blade, red, come, none, glass

March:  dear, ink, mercy, fly, lost, never, match, true

April:  last, watch, save, garden, girl, sun, tell, tomorrow 

May:  away, wait, book, raven, lake, angel, island, nine

June:  beneath, crown, sing, rule, earth, find, happen, cruel

July:  ever, shine, gone, search, wood, under, road, like

August:  one, secret, will, tree, blue, you, flame, thousand

September:  country, house, top, man, wild, sweet, once, wake

October:  fear, night, silent, wicked, hidden, bones, lied, ghost

November:  again, loud, star, stray, air, when, since, race

December:  cold, room, life, bell, kiss, dream, until, drink 

I am looking forward to this challenge!

Back to the Classics Reading Challenge Sign-Up

Calendar of Crime Reading Challenge Sign-Up

The Calendar of Crime Challenge is new to me.  I plan on joining the challenge next year.  It is hosted by the My Reader's Block blog.  The rules are:

1.  The challenge runs the calendar year from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.

2.  12 books must be read.

3.  You don't have to do the months in their consecutive order. You can read December in July if you wish.

4.  Books from the mystery genre are only accepted.

2021 Color Coded Reading Challenge Sign-Up

I did this challenge a year or so ago but not in 2020.  I am going to rejoin the challenge which is hosted by the My Readers Block blog.  The rules are as follows:

1.  The challenge runs the calendar year from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.

2.  Crossovers from other challenges are accepted.

3.  9 books must be read where the book title or book cover is blue, red, yellow, green, brown, black, white, any other color  such as purple, pink, orange, etc..., and a book title or book cover where a word or image implies a color such as polka dot, shadow, plaid, paint, etc...