2023 Sibling Challenge: "The Dresden Trials" - Categories taken from associations with
The Dresden Files
by
Jim Butcher
Challenge categories curated by my librarian sister. Challenge prompts appear beneath each associated title.
All book Covers appear when readings of titles are complete. See BookList for unread titles.
A book about something hairy or furry
A book about a magician or a con artist
An audiobook from Blackstone Audio or a book featuring a black stone
A book set in Germany
A book that features magic or witchcraft
A book featuring organized crime
A book about rest, relaxation, or sleep
A book about law enforcement or that features a police officer
A book about a religious figure
A book with a skull on the cover (human or otherwise)
A book featuring a parallel universe or alternate reality
A book featuring a werewolf or that discusses werewolf lore
A book with a car on the cover (blue color and insectoid shape optional)
A book set on an island
A book that features a council or some other governing body
A book that mentions a king (burger or otherwise)
A book with a title that references water or death
A book that includes technology that fails or works incorrectly
A book featuring a vampire or that discusses vampire lore
A book that features some sort of mystery or investigation
2023 Salt Lake County Library (Goodreads) challenge: monthly/summer themes - 14 books
Challenge categories curated by SLCO librarians. Challenge prompts appear beneath each associated title.
All book Covers appear when readings of titles are complete. See BookList for unread titles.
January:
Basketball
February:
Presidents
March:
Community Helpers
April:
Autism
May:
Mystery
Summer:
All Together Now
Summer:
All Together Now
Summer:
All Together Now
Summer:
All Together Now
Summer:
All Together Now
September:
Games
October:
Autumn
November:
Birds
December
AIDS
2023 Teachings of the Prophets Challenge - 16 books
A complete reading of the Teachings of Presidents of the Church series, published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1997 and 2022. Select teachings of the first 16 presidents of the church, 1830 - 2018.
*Note:
In 2023, I'm reading these books thematically, so they'll likely all finish towards the end of the year.
2023 Christmas Book List - 4 books
Books I read in the days before Christmas - All book Covers appear when readings of titles are complete. See BookList for unread titles.
2023 Clear the List Challenge - 141 books
A Challenge to clear off the books that have been sitting on my TBR (to be read) list, some of them for years!
141 books is a tall order, especially since I don't have a source for some of them. But I'm putting up the challenge, and I'll hit as much of it as possible!
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2023 Spring Readers' Choice Challenges -
18 books
A selection of books curated by Salt Lake County library. (Officially, 20 books; I had already read two of them.)
2023 Fall Readers' Choice Challenges -
20 books
A selection of books curated by Salt Lake County library