sabato 1 gennaio 2022

Calendar of Crime Reading Challenge 2022



Sfida ospitata da "My reader's block".

Si tratta di leggere 1 libro che abbia le caratteristiche indicate mese per mese (12 libri in totale). Non è necessario leggerli in fila, basta che si riempiano tutti i mesi.
Le regole dettagliate sono spiegate nel sito organizzatore.



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Libri letti:

January: author's birth month --> La signora in verde (Arnaldur Indridason)

February: couple/romance/love triangle major role --> Tokyo express (Seicho Matsumoto)

March: author's birth month --> Primo a morire (James Patterson)

April: book title starts with "a" --> Agatha Raisin e il matrimonio assassino (M.C. Beaton)

May: chinese zodiac: year of the dragon (Andrew Gross was born in 1952) --> Seconda chance (James Patterson + Andrew Gross)


July: takes place in US --> Oregon hill (Howard Owen)

August: original publication month--> La ragazza della palude (Delia Owens)

September: book title start with "s"--> Sipario veneziano (Maria Luisa Minarelli)

October: costume disguise or mistaken identity --> Prendimi.. se puoi (Frank W. Abagnale)

November: family relationships play major role --> Le vergini (Alex Michaelides)

December: author's birth month --> Regina rossa (Juan Gòmez-Jurado)


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Sfida completata il 05 novembre 2022.
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Color Coded Reading Challenge 2022



Sfida ospitata da Bev di My reader's block.

Regole:
la sfida va dal 1 gennaio al 31 dicembre 2022;
il colore può sia essere nominato nel titolo, sia apparire dominante sulla copertina del libro;
vanno letti nove libri, uno per ogni categoria

Read nine books in the following categories:
1. A book with "Blue" or any shade of Blue in the title/on the cover.
2. A book with "Red" or any shade of Red in the title/on the cover.
3. A book with "Yellow" or any shade of Yellow in the title/on the cover.
4. A book with "Green" or any shade of Green in the title/on the cover.
5. A book with "Brown" or any shade of Brown in the title/on the cover.
6. A book with "Black" or any shade of Black in the title/on the cover.
7. A book with "White" or any shade of White in the title/on the cover.
8. A book with any other color in the title/on the cover (Purple, Orange, Silver, Pink, etc).
9. A book with a word/image that implies color in the title/on the cover (Rainbow, Polka-dot, Plaid, Shadow, Paint, Ink, etc).

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4. green






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Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge 2022


Sfida ospitata da Socrates' book reviews.

This year's cozy mystery reading challenge has two ways to participate and you can choose whichever suits you the best:

A) Read only cozy mysteries of your choice.

Or

B) Read one book from these sub-genres:
- One from culinary (anything dealing with food: restaurants, baked goods, etc.)
- One from animal related (cats, dogs, birds, etc.)
- One from craft related (any kind of hobbies - knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc.)
- One from paranormal (witches, vampires, etc.)
- One from cozy mysteries based outside the US (example: Belinda Lawrence series (British))
- One career-based cozy mystery (housekeeping, wedding planner, etc.)
- One holiday based (set during any holiday - Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentines, etc.)
- One travel mystery (character could be on a cruise, touring another area, etc.)
- One historical mystery (any mystery not set in the present)
- One is your choice! (freebie!)

Here are the levels you can join for either A or B…

Level one (Snoop) -
A) Read 10 cozy mysteries of your choice.
B) Read one book in each of the above cozy sub-genres (total of 10 books)

Level two (Investigator) -
A) Read 20 cozy mysteries of your choice.
B) Read all the books in level one plus an additional 10 cozy books of your choice (total of 20)

Level three (Super Sleuth) -
A) Read 30 cozy mysteries of your choice.
B) Read two books from each sub-genre in level one plus an additional 10 cozy books of your choice (total of 30 books)

Level four (Sleuth Extraordinaire) -
A)Read 40 cozy mysteries of your choice.
B)Read two books from each sub-genre in level one plus an additional 20 cozy books of your choice (total of 40 books)

The challenge runs from January 1, 2021 and ends December 31, 2022.

You don't have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year. Books can overlap with other challenges.

Books can be in any format - paper, audio, ebooks...it all counts!

Le regole complete le trovate sul sito organizzatore.

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2022 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge



Sfida ospitata da Girlxoxo.

This is a monthly challenge that runs all year long from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022.

Eight “key words” are given for each month. Your task is to read 1 book that includes one or more of the key words in the title.

Synonyms and suffixes are allowed. For example, if the keyword is ‘Lake’ you may also use the words ‘Lakes’, ‘Water’, ‘Sea’, ‘Ocean’. Consult Thesaurus.com for appropriate synonyms.

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JAN – Last, Kingdom, Girl, Dark, When, Winter, Light, Window
FEB – Midnight, Never, Into, Sun, Love, Good, Spell, Search
MAR – End, Fall, Loud, Queen, Woods, Nine, Beautiful, Crown
APR – Race, Now, Chose, While, Stop, Burn, Red, One
MAY – Thorn, Catch, Black, Under, City, Cloud, Sing, Legacy
JUN – Sea, You, Hate, Perfect, Shade, Until, Beach, Little
JUL – Star, Next, Infinity, Iron, Word, People, Rise, Clear
AUG – Breath, Case, Hundred, Day, Happy, Language, Stay, Lie
SEP – Bright, Here, Out, Life, Strange, Rule, Story, Salt
OCT – House, Bone, Haunt, Body, Blood, Witch, Murder, Mystery
NOV – Many, Boy, River, Fever, Down, Gold, Jade, Hill
DEC – Still, Cabin, Cafe, Night, Lake, By, Holiday, Fire

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2022 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge



Sfida ospitata da Girloxoxo.

This is a monthly challenge that runs all year long from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022.

A Motif, or theme, is given for each month. Your task is to read 1 book that fits the motif for that month.

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JANUARY- New To You. Celebrate the New Year with something new to you- a new genre, a new author, a new book series, a new book purchase, etc.

FEBRUARY- Girl Power. Highlighting Women! Female Authors, Fierce female characters, feminism, female body positivity, females in science/government, etc.

MARCH- Buzzed About Books. Read a book you saw buzzed about a lot in 2021 but haven’t gotten around to reading it yet.

APRIL- Books to Screen. Read a book that has a movie or TV adaptation made based on it. For an extra challenge, watch the show after reading the book.

MAY- Book Lovers Unite. Read a book set in a library or bookstore; with a librarian, author, or book loving character; OR a book with the word ‘BOOK’ in the title.

JUNE- Supporting PRIDE through books. Read a book by an author who is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community or a book featuring LGBTQIA+ character(s).

JULY- Summer Lovin’ – Having a Blast. This month it’s all about the beach reads, rom coms, and/or love stories. Pick something fun and light-hearted.

AUGUST- Quick Lit. Novellas, Graphic Novels, Poetry Collections, books under 200 pages, one sitting reads.

SEPTEMBER- Title Play. Read a book with a clever title that uses a play on words, a pun, a joke, or titles that have double meanings.

OCTOBER- Murder or Magic. Read a murder mystery book or a magical realism book.

NOVEMBER- Books in Translation. Read any book that wasn’t originally written in your native language but has since been translated to it.

DECEMBER- The Fire is So Delightful. Read a book that has a fire, flames, candles, smoke, or burning in the title or on the cover.

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JAN: La versione di Barney (Mordechai Richler)




SFIDA COMPLETATA IL 27 dicembre.
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Southern Literature Reading Challenge 2022



Riprovo questa sfida. Si tratta di leggere libri e autori della part sud-est degli Stati Uniti.

Sfida ospitata da "Introverted Reader": We’ll focus on books and authors from the southeastern region of the United States.

Definition of “The South”:
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia.

Read books by Southern authors set largely in the South.
You can read any genre, including fiction or nonfiction, classics or modern works
You can read books meant for any age group
The challenge will run from January 1 through December 31, 2022

Levels:
Level 1–C’mon in the house! Read 1-2 books.
Level 2–Pull up a seat and stay a while! Read 3-4 books
Level 3–Have a glass of sweet iced tea, honey. Read 5-6 books
Level 4–Y’all come back now, y’hear! Read 7+ books

Regole complete le trovate sul sito organizzatore.

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What’s in a Name 2022


Sfida ospitata da "carolina book nook"

La sfida va dal 1° gennaio al 31 dicembre 2021. Si tratta di leggere sei libri, uno per ogni categoria:

1. Compound word -- A compound word is one that is composed of two or more words that express a single idea and that function as a single word. They words can be together, separated by a space, or separated by a dash (cheeseburger, waterproof, red-hot, school bus). For this challenge it just makes sense to allow titles that are made from two words together even if they aren’t “real” words, like Inkspell, Nevernight, etc). For example: Fangirl - Watership Down - Penpal - The Breakdown

2. Speed -- That’s any description of speed (fast, slow, quick, swift, etc).

3. Person and their description -- It’s a person (queen, man, sister, husband, artist, etc) and a word that directly describes them in the same title. Singular or plural. For example: The Silent Patient - The Good People - My Dark Vanessa - Pretty Girls - The Lost Man

4. Mythical being -- For example: The Lady and the Unicorn - Floating Dragon - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - The Mermaid Chair - Interview with the Vampire

5. Season -- That would be one of the four seasons (spring, summer, autumn/fall, winter), the word “season,” or perhaps a season I don’t know about in another part of the world or a holiday season. For example: A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Winter Garden - The Fifth Season

6. Color -- Any color at all, including if it’s also a plant or food (red, green, burgundy, fuschia, lavender, etc.) For example: Red Sparrow - The Priory of the Orange Tree - The Mystery at Lilac Inn

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Libri letti:

1. compound word --> Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen)


3. person and their description --> The sugar queen (Sarah Addison Allen)





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What An Animal Reading Challenge 2022


Sfida ospitata da Socrate's Book reviews.
 
The challenge will begin on January 1, 2022 and end on December 31, 2022.

Any book read for this challenge has to have an animal that plays a major role in the book (which could be fiction or non-fiction.) It also counts if a main character is (or turns into) an animal (define that however you'd like). In the past, books would qualify if an animal is in the title or on the cover, but that alone no longer qualifies. This challenge is for books related to animals and just because they are in the title or on the cover, doesn't mean it's about an animal.

These are the levels.
Level 1 - Read 6 books
Level 2 - Read 7-12
Level 3 - Read 13-20
Level 4 - Read 21 or more

The animal can be any type of animal (real or fictitious)--dog, cat, monkey, wolf, snake, insect, hedgehog, aardvark...dragon, mermaid, centaur, vampire, werewolf...you get the idea...

Books can be fiction or nonfiction.

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Libri letti: 

8. I miei stupidi intenti (Bernardo Zannoni) --> faina, volpe e altri vari animali
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