Reading Challenges

I’m adding a challenge this year and looking forward to participation. Join me and challenge yourself with these fun 2021 Reading Challenges!

2021 Audiobook Challenge

So easy to sign up for the 2021 Audiobook Challenge and loads of fun to participate! I get mine free through Overdrive — at my local library. I’m shooting for Binge Listener – 20-30.

A Gown of Spanish Lace by Janette Oke
Golden in Death by JD Robb
Outfoxed by David Rosenfelt
Tell No One by Harlan Coben
Jane Darrowfield-Professional Busybody by Barbara Ross
Deep South by Nevada Barr
Long Range by C J Box
The Trespasser by Tana French
The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent
Normal People by Sally Rooney
The Chain by Adrian McKinty
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
The Late Show by Michael Connelly
Boar Island by Nevada Barr
Dry Bones by Craig Johnson
TV Netflix Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Searcher
The Arrangement
Track of the Cat
Land of Wolves by Craig Johnson
Vicious Circle by C J Box
Destroyer Angel by Nevada Barr
His & Hers by Alice Feeney
The Vineyard Victims by Ellen Crosby
The Long Call by Ann Cleeves
The Good Guy by Dean Koontz
Two Kinds of Truth by Michael Connelly
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
False Witness by Karin Slaughter
The Guest by Lucy Foley
All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny
Daughter of the Morning Star by Craig Johnson
13 1/2 by Nevada Barr
The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell
TV Netflix Series Firefly Lane vs Audiobook Fly Away
The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz
The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell
TV Netflix Series Maid vs Audiobook Maid by Stephanie Land
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain

2021 Goodreads Reading Challenge

Fun and easy way to challenge yourself to read–set your goal. (It can always be altered up or down.) Last year I set a challenge of 170 reads. This year I’m trying for 175. BONUS: Enlightening stats at the end of the year! Watch the sidebar widget for my 2021 Goodreads Reading Challenge progress.

As of December 31: 187 books

2021 Historical Reading Challenge

Sign up and add the link(s) of your review(s) including your name and book title to the monthly Mister Linky. There are six levels of readers listed and I chose Renaissance Reader-10. I did the same last year and sticking with it. Watch me reach my goal! Don’t forget to add the tag: #histficreadingchallenge

Hunting the Hangman by Howard Linskey
Churchill’s Secret Messenger by Alan Hlad
Ghosts of the Past by Mark Downer
The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
The Castilions by VEH Masters
Last Port of Call by Jean Grainger
Vagabond Wind by Amanda Hughes
The Cotilion Brigade by Glen Craney
The Red Button by Keith Eldred
Hellhound, Take Me Home by Stu Lane
The Memory Stones by Lewis Pennington
The Final Days of Abbot Montrose by Sved Elvestad
The Sea Bandits by Amanda Hughes
Frigate by John Wingate
When Heroes Flew by H W Bernard
Love in a Time of Hate by Matthew Cost
The Harp and the Rose by Jean Grainger
The Pilot’s Daughter by Meredith Jaeger
Songbird by Gail Meath
Fletcher and the Blue Star by John Drake
Last to Know by Brandy Heineman
The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain
The Great Witch of Brittany by Louisa Morgan
A Deception Most Deadly by Genevieve Essig
A Christmas Legacy by Anne Perry
Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain

NetGalley and Edelweiss Challenge

I joined this Challenge in 2018, 2019, and 2020 at the platinum level, which translates to 75 books for the year. If you’d like to sign up for this challenge, click here. See their sign up page for rules and Guidelines. Use the Hashtag: #NGEW2021 when posting your reviews.

The Little Grave by Carolyn Arnold
No Going Back by T R Ragan
Unnatural by Deven Greene
Silent Voices by Patricia Gibney
Hunting the Hangman by Howard Linskey
The Girl in the Missing Poster by Barbara Copperthwaite
Shucked Apart by Barbara Ross
Snow on the Range by Sofia Aves
Dead Cat, Run by Annabelle Lewis
Bitter Rain by Shannon Baker
Churchill’s Secret Messenger by Alan Hlad
The Spirit of Animal Healing by Marty Goldstein
Spring Upon a Crime by ML Erdahl
Dog Days by Ericka Waller
Animal Instinct by David Rosenfelt
An Eye for an Eye by Carol Wyer
The Wise Ass by Tom McCaffrey
Ghosts of the Past by Mark Downer
The Blame by Kerry Wilkinson
This Land is No Stranger by Sarah Hollister
Mainely Money by Matt Cost
Murder in an Irish Bookshop by Carlene O’Connor
Long Island Iced Tina by Maria DiRico
A Matter of Life and Death by Philip Margolin
Dead Even by Annelise Ryan
Search for Her by Rick Mofina
The Hiding Place by Paula Munier
Deadly Editions by Paige Shelton
The French Paradox by Ellen Crosby
Out of Crisis by Richard Caldwell
What You Never Knew by Jessica Hamilton
Judgment at Alcatraz by Dave Edlund
Buried by the Sea by Becky Clark
The Manhattan Job by Jason Kasper
Bone Rattle by Marc Cameron
Punning With Scissors by Becky Clark
Her Three Lives by Cate Holahan
Hell’s Half Acreby Jackie Elliott
Elizabeth and Monty by Charles Casillo
The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
Gone Too Far by Debra Webb
Money Bear by Kerry K Cox
Hellhound, Take Me Home by Stu Lane
The Forever Home by Sue Watson
Aftermath by Terri Blackstock
Keeping Guard by Sandra Owens
Wolfe Trap by Matt Cost
Bad Moon Rising by John Galligan
Safe Harbour by Mike Martin
Dog Eat Dog by David Rosenfelt
Draw and Order by Cheryl Hollon
Net Force: Kill Chain by Jerome Preisler
Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron
When Heroes Flew by H W Bernard
One Little Lieby Christopher Greyson
Man on Fire by Humphrey Hawksley
Seven Year Witch by Angela M Sanders
Murder in Connemara by Carlene O’Connor
The Perfect Ending by Rob Kaufman
This Much Huxley Knows by Gail Aldwin
Vortex by Catherine Coulter
Bad Medicine by James B Cohoon
Funny Farm by Laurie Zaleski
Striking Range by Margaret Mizushima
Landscape of a Marriage by Gail Olmsted
The Secret Staircase by Sheila Connelly
Target Churchill by Warren Adler
Frigate by John Wingate
The Necklace by John Wingate
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
Hemlock for the Holidays by Paula Darnell
Crossing Lines by Adrienne Giordano
Keep Me Close by Jane Holland
The Silent Witness by Carolyn Arnold
Fatal Solutions by Becky Clark
Look Twice by Eva Hudson
The Cure for What Ales You by Ellie Alexander
Silent Island by Dana Perry
Always Remember by Cathryn Grant
Hypnosis is for Hacks by Tamara Berry
The Curse of Morton Abbey by Clarissa Harwood
The Pilot’s Daughter by Meredith Jaeger
These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
A Christmas Legacy by Anne Perry
Count to Three by T R Ragan
Songbird by Gail Meath
Under Pressure by Sara Driscoll
The Night Thief by Joy Ellis
Deja Boo by Carolyn Ridder
The Deathwatch Beetle by Kjell Eriksson
Fallen Angel by D K Hood
13 1/2 by Nevada Barr
Darkness Falls by Robert Bryndza
Silent Parade by Keigo Higashino
Moscow Embassy by Thomas J Mitchell
Deadly Little Lies by Stephanie DeCarolis
Fletcher and the Blue Star by John Drake
Last to Know by Brandy Heineman
Elinor by Shannon McNear
Targeted by Stephen Hunter
The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain
Rohm Around the Dial by Michael Maxwell
Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea
The Great Witch of Brittany by Louisa Morgan
The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly
Jane Darrowfield and the Mad Woman Next Door by Barbara Ross
City of the Dead by Jonathan Kellerman
A Deception Most Deadly by Genevieve Essig

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2020 Audiobook Challenge

So easy to sign up for the 2020 Audiobook Challenge and loads of fun to participate! I get mine free through Overdrive — at my local library. I’m shooting for Stenographer–10-15.

The Dog Who Danced by Susan Wilson
A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan
Fade to Black by David Rosenfelt
Black and Blue by David Rosenfelt
One Good Dog by Susan Wilson
Watching Glass Shatter by James J Cudney
Winter Takes All by ML Erdahl
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owen
Murder by Perfection by Lauren Carr
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
The Nutcracker Conspiracy by Lauren Carr
The Atlantis Stone by Alex Lukeman
The Virgin River Series–2 audiobooks by Robyn Carr
Walt Longmire Mysteries by Craig Johnson
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St James
A Girl Like You by Michelle Cox
One Good Deed by David Baldacci
Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves
Wolf Pack vs The Bitterrootsby C J Box
Hideaway by Nora Roberts
House of Correction by Nicca French
Hunting Season by Nevada Barr
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
Fortune and Glory by Janet Evanovich
The Highwayman by Craig Johnson
The Law of Innocence by Michael Connally
Blue Moon by Lee Child

2020 Murder Mystery Bingo Reading Challenge

This one may not be so easy–Complete BINGO on four cards. BINGO consists of five in a row, horizontal, vertical, or diagonal. Find instructions and cards here. This is my start with the Weapons card.

(Quit second quarter 2020)

2020 Goodreads Reading Challenge

Fun and easy way to challenge yourself to read–set your goal. (It can always be altered up or down.) BONUS: Enlightening stats at the end of the year! See the sidebar for my 2020 Goodreads Reading Challenge progress.

2020 Historical Reading Challenge

Sign up and add the link(s) of your review(s) including your name and book title to the monthly Mister Linky. There are six levels of readers listed and I chose Renaissance Reader-10. Watch me reach my goal! Don’t forget to add the tag: #2020HistFicReadingChallenge

Bucket’s Brigade by Gary Blackwood
A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan
The Lost Boys of London by Mary Lawrence
The Angel’s Trumpet by James Musgrove
Between the Cracks by Carmela Cattuti
The Age of Witches by Louisa Morgan
Curse of the Ninth by Ruthie Marlenée
The Pearl of York by Tony Morgan
Beneath a Blazing Sky by Amanda Hughes
The Night Drop by Ian D Wright
Back Bay Blues by Peter Colt
Come Marching Home by Hazel West
The Sky Worshipers by F M Deemyad

NetGalley and Edelweiss Challenge

I joined this Challenge in 2018 and 2019 at the platinum level, which translates to 75 books for the year. If you’d like to sign up for this challenge, click here. See their sign up page for rules and Guidelines. Use the Hashtag: #NGEW2020 when posting your reviews.

And don’t forget to send your challenge reports using her little blue Linky to Tina at Reading Between the Pages.

January

Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine
A Criminal Justice by William L Myers Jr
The Lost Treasure by J M Kelly
A Criminal Justice by William L Myers, Jr
A Cry in the Night by Kerry Wilkinson
The Poison of War by Jennifer Leeper (the CE)
Gabby by Barby Keel
A Field Guide to Homicide by Lynn Cahoon
Mystery on Hidden Lane by Clare Chase

February

Statue of Limitations by Kate Collins
The Master’s Apprentice by Oliver Pötzsch (the CE)
Bitter Alpine by Mary Daheim
Anne and Louis by Rozsa Gaston (the CE)
The Angel’s Trumpet by James Musgrave
The K Team by David Rosenfelt
Here Comes the Body by Maria DiRico

March

Dead Ringer by Annalise Ryan
Murder in an Irish Cottage by Carlene O’Connor
Sockeye by Michael F Tevlin
Past Deeds by Carolyn Arnold
Problem Child by Victoria Helen Stone
Uncharted Waters by Scott MacKenzie
The Body in the Apartment by Judi Lynn

April

The Age of Witches by Louisa Morgan
The Missing Sister by Elle Mar
A Reasonable Doubt by Phillip Margolin
In An Instant by Suzanne Redfearn
Murder in a Bayou Boneyard by Ellen Byron
Privateers by Charlie Newton
This Magick Marmot by Sharon Pape
Running Out of Road by Daniel Friedman
Final Judgment by Marcia Clark
The Last Agent by Robert Dugoni

May

The Secrets of Bones by Jim Carroll
What You Don’t See by Tracy Clark
An Unequal Defense by Chad Zunker
Sucker Punch by Jim Carroll
What You Don’t See by Tracy Clark
Departure by Joseph Reid

June

Act of Deception by John Bishop MD
Snowed Under by Mary Feliz
The Mockingbird’s Song by Wanda E Brunstetter
Legacy of Lies by Robert Bailey
A Fatal Fiction by Kaitlyn Dunnit
Grave Consequences by Lena Gregory
Dangerous Pursuits by Jo Bannister
The Finders by Jeffrey R Burton

Reading Ireland Month 2020 Challenge (March)

Reading Ireland 2020
Murder in an Irish Cottage by Carlene O’Connor
Sockeye by Michael F Tevlin
Irish Car Bomb by Steve Henry
When All Is Said by Anne Griffin
A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
The Wolf in Winter by John Connolly
Celtfather Podcaster and poem by Stanley McShane

Watch my stats add up during the year and get started on your Challenge page too!

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2019 Reading Challenges

2019 NetGalley Reading Challenge-January

Fractured Truth by Susan Furlong
The Lost Traveller by Sheila Connolly
A Literal Mess by J C Kenney
Freedom Road by William Lashner
Baby Daddy Mystery by Daisy Pettles
Murder Wears a Little Black Dress by Debra Sennefelder

February

The Second Wife by Sheryl Browne
The Gun Also Rises by Sherry Harris
The Wedding Guest by Jonathan Kellerman
Murders and Metaphors by Amanda Flower
The Puppy Who Knew Too Much by V.M. Burns
The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey
Something Red, Something Dead by Eva Gates
A Killer’s Alibi by William L. Myers, Jr.
Dead Memories by Angela Marsons
Open Carry by Marc Cameron
Final Exam by Carol J Perry

March

Murder in an Irish Pub by Carlene O’Connor
One Feta in the Grave by Tina Kashian
The Bones She Buried by Lisa Regan
Pinot Red or Dead? by J C Eaton

April

Murder in Tranquility Park by J D Griffo
The Eighth Sister by Robert Dugoni
Restaurant Weeks are Murder by Libby Klein
Murder at the Marina by Janet Finsilver
Magickal Mystery Lore by Sharon Pape
Doublespeak by Alisa Smith
The Family Lie by Jake Cross
The Body in the Wetlands by Judi Lynn
Murder in the Reading Room by Ellery Adams

May

Like Lions by Brian Panowich
Prologue to Murder by Lauren Elliott
The Night Window by Dean Koontz

June

Murder She Uncovered by Peg Cochran
The Alchemist of Lost Souls by Mary Lawrence
Across the River by Richard Snodgrass
Digging Up History by Sheila Connolly

July

Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard
The Great American Cheese War by Paul Flower
The Unlucky Ones by Kerry Wilkinson
Let’s Fake a Deal by Sherry Harris
The Secret Cove in Croatia by Julie Caplin
You’ve Been Volunteered by Laurie Gelman

August

The Hallows by Victor Methos
The White Feather Killer by R N Morris
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs by Katherine Howe
In the Line of Fire by R J Noonan
Desolate Shores by Daryl Wood Gerber
Grateful American by Gary Sinise
Thicker Than Water by Johnny Worthen
Hot Shot by Fern Michaels

September

29 Seconds by T M Logan
Fatal Cajun Festival by Ellen Byron
Dachshund Through the Snow by David Rosenfelt
Beyond a Reasonable Stout by Ellie Alexander
The Garden Club Murder by Amy Patricia Reade
Christmas Cow Bells by Mollie Cox Bryon

October

Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing by Heather Day Gilbert
Here Comes Santa Paws by Laurien Berenson
Janis by Holly George Warren
Molded 4 Murder by J C Eaton
Tracking Game by Margaret Mizushima
Dogs Don’t Lie by Lisa Shay
Bad Memory by Lisa Gray

November

The Angels’ Share by Ellie Crosby
Fan Mail by Daryl Wood Gerber
The Dog I Loved by Susan Wilson
Storm of Secrets by Loretta Marion
Mercy Road by Ann Howard Creel
Paw of the Jungle by Diane Kelly
Scarlet Fever by Rita Mae Brown

December

A Cold Trail by Robert Dugoni
Verse and Vengeance by Amanda Flower
No Man’s Land by Sara Driscoll
The Other People by CJ Tudor
Two Good Dogs by Susan Wilson
Christmas on the Home Front by Roland Moore
Bookmarked for Murder by VM Burns
The Ghost of Christmas Past by Angie Fox
Sealed Off by Barbara Ross

2019 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge

This is an A to Z reading challenge moderated by Escape With Dollycas Into a Good Book. It is a simple Challenge, you do not have to stick to a particular category.

A – A Life for a Life
B – Baby Daddy Mystery
C – Cocos Island Treasure
D – Dead Memories
E – The Eighth Sister
F – Fractured Truth
G – The Gun Also Rises
H – The Homecoming of Bubbles O’Leary
I – In Pieces
J – Just What I Always Wanted
K – Killer Lawyer
L – The Lost Traveller
M – Murder Wears a Little Black Dress
N – The Night Window
O – Open Carry
P – Pinot Red or Dead?
Q –
R – Ratman and Robin
S – The Second Wife
T – Treading the Uneven Road
U – The Unlucky Ones
V – Verse and Vengeance
W – The Wedding Guest
X –
Y – You’ve Been Volunteered
Z –