From the Bad Bitch’s Book Club. (Check them out – lots of genre groups, discussions, and other challenges!) This is my personal tracking page.
1. A retelling of a classic novel or story | |
2. A book you said you would never read | |
3. A book with a cover that has metallic or holographic details | Mastiff – Tamora Pierce |
4. A book with plants or fungus on the cover | |
5. A book featuring body augmentation | |
6. A book with an unreliable narrator | |
7. A book with a location or place in the title | |
8. A book that takes place in a real-world country besides your own | The Killer of Little Shephards – Douglas Starr |
9. A book that takes place in your state or province | |
10. A book about an author | |
11. A book featuring a character with your sexual orientation or gender identity | |
12. A Nebula Award winning book | |
13. A book with a monochromatic cover | If You Tell – Gregg Olsen |
14. A book with six or more words in the title | When Boobs Attack: A Girlfriend’s Guide to Breast Cancer – Stephanie Ewing & Jennifer Pope |
15. A book adapted from an online serial | |
16. A book with a gothic setting | In Mercy, Rain – Seanan McGuire |
17. A book with vampires or werewolves | Soul Taken – Patricia Briggs |
18. A romance novel with a non-heterosexual couple | |
19. A book with a title starting with “the” | The Girl Who Survived – Lisa Jackson |
20. A book with 3 or less main characters | |
21. A book with neon on the cover | |
22. A book with pictures or other file types included in the narrative | |
23. A book featuring a non-human race | Winds of Fate – Mercedes Lackey |
24. A Locus Award winning book | |
25. A book with a focus on social media | |
26. A fantasy novel with a high-magic universe | By the Sword – Mercedes Lackey |
27. A book with child or teen characters | In an Absent Dream – Seanan McGuire |
28. A sci-fi novel that takes place on a spaceship or station | |
29. A cosmic horror novel | |
30. A nonfiction book by a BIPOC author | |
31. A book that takes place at a school or workplace | Stalked – Allison Brennan |
32. A standalone novel | Where Snowflakes Dance and Curse – Stephen Manes |
33. A graphic novel or manga | |
34. A book in a series that is not the first one | Winds of Fate – Mercedes Lackey |
35. A book with 600 or more pages | Terrier – Tamora Pierce |
36. A book with 200 or less pages | Beneath a Sugar Sky – Seanan McGuire |
37. A book featuring a harsh climate | Winds of Change – Mercedes Lackey |
38. A book written from a first person perspective | Restoree – Anne McCaffrey |
39. A book about mental illness | Come Tumbling Down – Seanan McGuire |
40. A book with non-numerical chapter titles | |
41. (bonus) A book recommended by a bookstore employee | |
42. (bonus) A book you’ve seen on social media | Red, White, and Royal Blue – Casey McQuiston |
43. (bonus) A book you buddy read | |
44. (bonus) A book you started last year but didn’t finish | Equal Rites – Terry Pratchett |
45. (bonus) A book that someone you know disliked | You, Me, and Oncology – Hilary Goldsmith |
46. (bonus) A book that reminds you of a family member or close friend | Sing the Four Quarters – Tanya Huff |
47. (bonus) A book featuring a made-up language | |
48. (bonus) A book that reminds you of one of your favorite pieces of media | |
49. (bonus) Free space | Liar, Liar – Lisa Jackson |
50. (bonus) Free space |