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2021 Reading Challenge Progress
My placeholder:�1. Journey to another world
The Absolute Book
The Border Keeper
�2. Witch
Lolly Willowes
Popisho - obeah
We Ride Upon Sticks
�3. A magical helper, mentor, or guardian
Through the Gates of the Silver Key
The Midnight Library
�4. Shapeshifter
Foxfire, Wolfskin and other stories of shapeshifting women
Salt Fish Girl
�5. Monsters as heroes
The Pisces
The Tiger's Bride
�6. Shadow: Represents the energy of the dark side, the unexpressed
Mordew
The Maidens
�7. Keys, passes (opening new doors)
�8. The talking animal/object
Animal Farm
Puss-in-Boots
�9. Trickster
Trickster Drift
The Book of Lost Things
Return of the Trickster
The Fool and Other Moral Tales
�10. People turning into animals
The Mermaid of Black Conch - actually, the mermaid turns back into a woman
Nordic Fauna
Nightbitch
�11. Free spot: Djinn
A Master of Djinn
The Hidden Palace
�12. Free spot: Labyrinths and crumb trails
Slade House - for the mention of Ariadne and her thread (the book is labyrinthine)
The Archive of Alternate Endings
Dictionary of the Khazars
Red Thread: On Mazes and Labyrinths
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The Absolute Book - or under #8 for its talking raven"
I started The Absolute Book a few weeks ago and it was excellent! I couldn't finish because of an assignment I needed to read for, but I'm hoping to get back to it in January.
ŷ let me create a few threads, then crashed on me again. This is going slowly. Nashville (where I'm from) had a bombing on Christmas, and at&t has been down. I don't use at&t, but I wonder if it's still affecting my ability to create threads? It's fine when I post here though. Well, I'll try again later. It's not yet 2021, though I wouldn't mind if it were! :)
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� 1. Journey to another world
The Wild Ones by Nafiza Azad
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Border Keeper by Kerstin Hall
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore
Questland by Carrie Vaughn
� 2. Witch
The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters
Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis
Witchmark by C.L. Polk
The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon
The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow by Emma Steinkellner
� 3. Magical helper, mentor, or guardian
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski
Borderline by Mishell Baker
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
� 4. Shapeshifter
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu
Forestborn by Elayne Audrey Becker
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
� 5. Monsters as heroes
Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology by Jess Zimmerman
Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn
Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales by Soman Chainani
� 6. Shadow: Represents the energy of the dark side, the unexpressed
Star Eater by Kerstin Hall
Troy by Stephen Fry
The Maidens by The Maidens
This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno
Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin
� 7. Keys, passes (opening new doors)
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow
Gallant by Victoria Schwab
Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
� 8. Talking animal/object
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
Feral Creatures by Kira Jane Buxton
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart
The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner
� 9. Trickster
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
Nightlights by Lorena Alvarez Gomez
Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
� 10. People turning into animals
The Island of Happiness: Tales of Madame d'Aulnoy by Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy
Tidesong by Wendy Xu
Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones
Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
� 11. Free spot: Ghosts/Spirits
The Diviners by Libba Bray
The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison
Black Water Sister by Zen Cho
White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo
� 12. Free spot: Forest Lore
For the Wolf by Hannah F. Whitten
Wilder Girls by Rory Power
The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
Notes from the Burning Age by Claire North
My placeholder:1. Journey to another world: Apocalypse: Generic System, Piranesi
2. Witch: Dragonsbane
3. Magical helper, mentor, or guardian: Nevernight
4. Shapeshifter: Silence Fallen
5. Monsters as heroes: Illuminae
6. Shadow: Represents the energy of the dark side, the unexpressed: Wrong Divinity: Oh Sh*t! I F*cking Hate Spiders!
7. Keys, passes (opening new doors): Fly with the Arrow
8. Talking animal/object: Hollow Kingdom and Gobbelino London & a Scourge of Pleasantries
9. Trickster: Son of a Trickster
10. People turning into animals: Mooncakes
11. Free spot: (ghost) Mexican Gothic
12. Free spot: (Golem) He, She and It
My 2021 Challenge placeholder:A book containing (a):
� 1. Journey to another world: Lost Horizon
� 2. Witch: The Wee Free Men
� 3. Magical helper, mentor, or guardian: The House in the Cerulean Sea
� 4. Shapeshifter: A Wilder Magic
� 5. Monsters as heroes: The Jumbie God's Revenge
� 6. Shadow: Shadow Weaver
� 7. Keys, passes (opening new doors): Across the Green Grass Fields
� 8. Talking animal/object: The Jungle Book
� 9. Trickster: Gods' Man: A Novel in Woodcuts
� 10. People turning into animals The Frog Princess
� 11. Free spot: Visions of the Cailleach: The Myths, Stories and History of the British / Celtic Earth Shaping Crone Goddess of Winter
� 12. More free spots: Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories (but my copy only had 6 stories), The Little White Horse, Tell Me a Dragon, Dragonsbane, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Maker of Gargoyles, The King of Elfland's Daughter, Clockwork Angel, Bed-Knob and Broomstick, Gods' Man: A Novel in Woodcuts, The Metamorphosis
My placeholder for the 2021 challenge1. Journey to another world
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
2. Witch
Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner
3. Magical helper, mentor, or guardian
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
4. Shapeshifter
Salt Fish Girl by Larissa Lai
5. Monsters as heroes
Hopeful Monsters by Hiromi Goto
6. Shadow: Represents the energy of the dark side, the unexpressed
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
7. Keys, passes (opening new doors)
Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
8. Talking animal/object
9. Trickster
Trickster Drift by Eden Robinson
10. People turning into animals
The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo
11. Free spot
12. Free spot
My placeholder:A book containing (a):
1. Journey to another world
Neverwhere
The City of Brass
2. Witch
The Once and Future Witches
� 3. Magical helper, mentor, or guardian
4. Shapeshifter
The Night Tiger
� 5. Monsters as heroes
�6. Shadow: Represents the energy of the dark side, the unexpressed
Shadow and Bone
Gods of Jade and Shadow
�7. Keys, passes (opening new doors)
Dreams of Gods and Monsters
8. Talking animal/object
9. Trickster
10. People turning into animals
vise versa ?
The Crane Wife
The Fox Woman
The Last Unicorn
11. Free spot
The Wicked Deep
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The Modern Faerie Tales: Tithe; Valiant; Ironside
Island Beneath the Sea
The Fifth Season
The Girl and the Stars
12. Free spot
The Golem and the Jinni
Tigana
The Bear and the Nightingale
Spin the Dawn
Elantris
Crimson Bound
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My placeholder:0 of 12 completed
1. Journey to another world
2. Witch
3. Magical helper, mentor, or guardian
4. Shapeshifter
5. Monsters as heroes
6. Shadow: Represents the energy of the dark side, the unexpressed
7. Keys, passes (opening new doors)
8. Talking animal/object
9. Trickster
10. People turning into animals
11. Free spot
12. Free spot
My Placeholder: Done With Challenge1. Journey to another world
2. Witch
3. Magical helper, mentor, or guardian
4. Shapeshifter
5. Monsters as heroes
6. Shadow: Represents the energy of the dark side, the unexpressed.
7. Keys, passes (opening new doors)
8. Talking animal/object
9. Trickster
10. People turning into animals
11. Free spot
12. Free spot
Hey mods, heads up, the 2021 Challenge isn't on the Group Home page, below the Currently Reading section. (I remember Melanti mentioned years back that Home can only show 2 challenges at a time and Melanti had to do something specific to those settings to show the latest first...) Note: I do see 2021 when I go to the Group's Challenges page /challenges/...
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Thanks for letting us know! I just looked and clicked on the "show on group homepage" option, but I still can't see it!
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Jalilah wrote: "It should be visible now!"Thank you!
1. Journey to another worldThe Border Keeper by Kerstin Hall
[African world-building, multiverse, identity]
A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova
[romance, fantasy, Beauty&the Beast, elves]
Down Among the Dead Men by Dany Laferrière
[Voodoo Gods/Godesses, rumored zombies, reverse cultural shock]
Between the Sea and Stars by Chantal Gadoury
[mermaid, fantasy]
The Epic of Gilgamesh [death, grief, fear of death, gods, character development, classic, translation]
Survival Quest by Vasily Mahanenko
[litRPG, MMORPG world, translation, Russian fantasy]
2. Witch
The Frozen Crown by Greta Kelly
[warrior heroine, court fantasy, a bit Russian-inspired setting]
The Night of Wishes by Michael Ende
[witch, fantasy, children literature, talking animals, translation]
Kobzar: Ukrainian Poetry of Taras Shevchenko, Taras Shevchenko
[witch/Sorceress, poetry, translated, people turning into trees, romanticism era, classic]
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker
[LGBTA rep, graphic novel, werewolf, witches, fantasy, romance, supportive family]
3. Magical helper, mentor, or guardian
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
[horror, vampires]
Bound by Donna Jo Napoli
[Chinese Cinderella, fantasy/historical, retelling]
Letters by Cinderlight: A Tale of Cinderella,Jacque Stevens
[fantasy, retelling, Cinderella, Slavic bestiary, Russian setting, magical book, Slavic Goddess Lada]
Masque by W.R. Gingell [Beauty and the Beast, fantasy, magical mirror]
Momo by Michael Ende
[coming of age, fantasy, children literature, translation]
Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann & ë
[comics, fairy tale deconstruction, retelling, Thumbelina, translation]
Beauty by ë & Hubert
[retelling, comics, fairy tale deconstruction, fae, sexual assault, rape, blessing/curse, Helen of Troy, translation]
The Reluctant Godfather: A retelling of Cinderella,Allison Tebo
[Cinderella gone awry, fairy godfather too sensible for his own good, retelling, fantasy]
Żelazny kostur by Juraj Červenák
[fantasy, from zero to hero, brawl not brain will make you a hero, historical, Slavic, translated]
The Concubine, Elechi Amadi
[magical realism, Nigeria, African lore, star-crossed lovers, arranged marriage, love triangle]
Baśnie, podania i legendy polskich Tatarów by Selim Chazbijewicz
[Tatar folklore, biblical and Islamic retellings, historical setting]
Joyzelle by Maurice Maeterlinck
[translated, noble award laureate, Arthuriana?, wizard, fairy, play, love story?]
The Seventh Queen by Greta Kelly
[ghosts, Eastern European worldbuilding]
4. Shapeshifter
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
[LGBT rep, storytelling, romance, shapeshifting animals/protagonists]
Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox by Forthright .
[shapeshifter, romantic, japanese inspired wordbuilding, former fanfic, heroine of wooden personality, kitsune]
Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim
[romance, mention of three dresses from Donkey Skin, tailor, YA]
A Wilderness of Glass, Grace Draven
[romance, magical item, merman, sea]
Dragon Unleashed, Grace Draven
[romance, shapeshifter, dragon]
If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again, Zen Cho
[short story, Korean folklore. dragon, LGBTA rep]
5. Monsters as heroes
The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg
[fae, fantasy, romance]
Enchant: Beauty and the Beast Retold by Demelza Carlton
[romance, sexual assault, retelling, fantasy, beauty and the beast]
6. Shadow: Represents the energy of the dark side, the unexpressed
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
[Fantasy, Dark YA, magical school]
öԾ by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - I love Wisława Szymborska's translation
[Poetry, Death, dark elven allure, translation, classic]
Allerleirauh by Chantal Gadoury
[trauma, sexual assault survivor, fantasy, retelling]
The Taiga Syndrome by Cristina Rivera Garza
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
[greek mythology retelling, gods]
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
[Slavic mythology, fantasy, Russian setting, medieval, the passing of era]
The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
[bullying, abuse, fantasy, Eastern European, Pagan vs Christianity]
Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn
[sea, Rosemary's baby-maybe, pregnancy]
The Girlfriend's Guide to Gods by Maria Dahvana Headley
[short story, Greek mythology, retelling]
7. Keys, passes (opening new doors)
The Winter Players by Tanith Lee [chasing after a white rabbit]
Playing Hearts by W.R.Gingell
[Alice in the Wonderland's retelling]
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café,Toshikazu Kawaguchi
[time travel, grief, translation]
The Membranes by Chi Ta-wei
[Queer, science fiction, translation, toying with Japanese fairy tale]
The Ones Who Look, Katharine Duckett
[short story, Abrahamic notion of Hell and Heaven, science fiction fantasy]
8. Talking animal/object
The Story Bag: A Collection of Korean Folk Tales by Kim So-un [plenty of animal stories]
Night Train to the Stars and Other Stories by Kenji Miyazawa
[Japanese classics, translation journey around the Universe, animals]
Lisek Gon i inne baśnie, Nankichi Niimi
[Japanese children lit classic, translated]
The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
[talking horse, americanised?medieval Russian setting, fantasy, retelling]
Tatarskie bajanie czyli bajki, podania i opowieści z całego tatarskiego świata by Selim Chazbijewicz
[translated, Tatar fairy tales, steppean community]
9. Trickster
Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art by Lewis Hyde
[nonfiction mostly]
Baju, baju, z tatarskiego kraju, Musa Çaxarxan Czachorowski
[translated, Tatar fairy tales, tricksters, animal tales]
Oh my, I didn't expect to see plenty of tricksters in Tatar fairy tales. I absolutely adore the story about the shepherd who told Padishach that his donkey is wiser than the emperor's advisors. Donkey learns from mistakes but ministers remain as corrupt as ever :).
10. People turning into animals
Spindle by W.R. Gingell [Sleeping Beauty's retelling, fantasy]
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
[faux Asian setting, YA, fantasy, 7 swans retelling]
11. Free spot - Polish folk and fairy tale retellings
Trzaska i Zbroja. Powieść historyczna z końca XIV wieku [Trzaska and Zbroja: Historical novel from the end of XIV century] by Antonina Domańska - retelling of Polish legend about King Casimir who became a godfather to a peasant's baby.
[historical, royal godfather, unlucky Romeo and Juliette wannabes, Polish legend retelling]
Przy kominku[By the fireplace] by Antonina Domańska - Polish fairy tales
Stara baśń [The old fairy tale] by Józef Ignacy Kraszewski - fantasy historical novel set in pre-Christian Poland. Fits also for the Witch category.
[pre-christian tribal Poland, Slavic/Polish folklore, witch]
Czerwona baśń [Red Fairy Tale] by Wiktoria Korzeniewska -
[forgotten god, Baba Yaga, forest, Western and Eastern Slavic bestiary, and lore]
Bajarz polski: baśni, powieści i gawędy ludowe. T. 1-2 by Antoni Józef Gliński
[fairy tale collection, Animal Bride/Groom, smart girls, Koschey, Baba Yaga]
Słowiańskie zaświaty. Wierzenia, wizje i mity [Slavic underworld. Beliefs, visions and myths], Paweł Szczepanik
[archeological, acadamical, Slavic mythology, theories]
Drzewo. Mity słowiańskie i inne opowieści by Łukasz Wierzbicki
[slavic mythology retelling/reconstruction]
12. Free spot - Ramayana/Mahabharata retellings
The Forest of Enchantments by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
[Indian mythology, rakshasa]
The Liberation of Sita by Volga
[Indian mythology, feminist]
I've just finished an ARC of Skyward Inn, which is due out in the UK on 16 March. Here's my review: /review/show...
It could be applied to #1 Portal to another world; or #4 Shapeshifter (of sorts)
Amanda wrote: "I've just finished an ARC of Skyward Inn, which is due out in the UK on 16 March..."Thanks for sharing! I will read anything by Aliya Whiteley.
P.S. In case there are US members who don't know about it, Book Depository is a good resource for buying books out in other countries before the US. Plus, they ship for free with a cute little bookmark included.
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Here's my review: /review/show......"
Wow, that book lists a lot of my favorites as inspirations! I will have to check it out once it's released. I'm sad I missed it (I just finished reading January-March books. That one didn't make it on my radar in time).
Margaret wrote: "Wow, that book lists a lot of my favorites as inspirations! I will have to check it out once it's released. I'm sad I missed it (I just finished reading January-March books. That one didn't make it on my radar in time)..."Usually, I get very cross at the comparisons listed, but in this case it is pretty spot on - especially Ursula Le Guin.
Congrats on getting through your Q1 of ARCs. I've still got quite a stack to get through - but a really good list!
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Congrats on getting through your Q1 of ARCs. I've still got quite a stack to get through - but a really good list!"
UKL is one of my favorite authors so that's exciting.
Well, I have to move on to Q2 arcs for work, but I did not finish Q1 arcs. I received 82 Q1 arcs, and I read all or part of 42. Ugh. I'm not sure how to do better, but I need to. I currently have 52 arcs for Q2, and I've read all or part of 5. I have until the end of March. We'll see how it goes!
My challenge placeholder: Met challenge, but failed to finish several books owing to library holds and the like.1. Journey to another world
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz [read]
2. Witch
The Witch of Delft [read]
Lolly Willowes [reread]
3. Magical helper, mentor, or guardian
Cinderella's Dress [read]
Mexican Gothic
Letters by Cinderlight: A Tale of Cinderella [read]
4. Shapeshifter
The Night Tiger [read]
5. Monsters as heroes
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman [dnf after 400+ words]
Rappacini's Daughter
The Fire Rose [read]
6. Shadow: Represents the energy of the dark side, the unexpressed
Silver in the Wood {read}
The Shadow in the Glass [read]
7. Keys, passes (opening new doors)
The Midnight Library [read]
The Starless Sea [currently reading]
8. Talking animal/object
When You Trap a Tiger [read]
9. Trickster
Trickster Makes This World: How The Disruptive Imagination Creates Culture [read]
10. People turning into animals
Daughter of the Forest [read]
11. Free spot
One Bad Apple [retelling; read]
12. Free spot
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking [dnf]
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The Gates of Sleep [retelling; read]
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I have at least one book for each category, but I may aim for 3 books per category.
I have four categories left, but I've doubled a couple of them3 books per category would be amazing!
I wasn't aiming for it, but it looks like I'll be able to achieve an average of 3 per category.I'm just waiting on particular books I'm desperate to read which haven't been released in the UK yet.
Some books on my list are by authors I've wanted to read for a long time - the challenge is a good prompt for me to get around to them.
For those in need of quick reads, many of the individual tales in The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories fit various categories in this challenge.
More or less it's completed but I'd love to grab one or two books for 4. Shapeshifter, 5. Monsters as heroes or 9. Trickster. And find a way to somehow fit in Ariadne
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Best collection ever.
Asaria wrote: "More or less it's completed but I'd love to grab one or two books for 4. Shapeshifter, 5. Monsters as heroes or 9. Trickster. And find a way to somehow fit in Ariadne"
I think Ariadne could fit under "Shadow" because of the rites at the end (I'm not sure how far you've gotten) and also because it sorta explores the shadow behind the myth, Theseus as good and heroic in the stories vs. the truth.
For me to reach 3 in every category, I need:
2 more in these categories:
Journey to another world
Keys, passes, opening new doors
Trickster
People turning into animals
1 more in these categories:
Monsters as heroes
Shadow: Represents the energy of the dark side, the unexpressed
Talking animal/object
Free spot: Forest Lore
It might be possible? We'll see. I should definitely be able to get 2 per category, especially considering I still need to read our 3 group reads this month, which will fit one or more of these categories.
Margaret wrote: "I think Ariadne could fit under "Shadow" because of the rites at the end (I'm not sure how far you've gotten) and also because it sorta explores the shadow behind the myth, Theseus as good and heroic in the stories vs. the truth. "Not as far as I'd like. (view spoiler)
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It's definitely the latter half. Also, you're approaching the part that I found the most tedious. I enjoyed the beginning and end, but it did drag in the middle. Just so you know. You may like the middle though!
Margaret wrote: "It's definitely the latter half. Also, you're approaching the part that I found the most tedious. I enjoyed the beginning and end, but it did..."Let's see how it will go :). I'm disappointed by what I have read so far, though. To give credit when it's due, the author did her research. I appreciate these tiny nods here and there!
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I enjoyed it overall but I didn't think it was perfect. I'm glad I read it!
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I have at least one book for each category, but I may aim for 3 books per category."
I have 7 books so far. I might also read several books for some of the categories. I ended up reading all Eden Robinson trilogy again and they count for so many categories. I haven't even decided which ones I'll use them for.
I am still looking for something for the Shadow Self. I'm wondering if any of Herman Hesse books would count. I have not read any of his books since I was a teen!
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I've read Siddhartha and a collection of his short stories and I'm pretty sure both would count for that category.
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1. Journey to another world Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
2. Witch The Once and Future Witches
3. Magical helper, mentor, or guardian The Candle and the Flame
4. Shapeshifter Return of the Trickster
5. Monsters as heroes Echo North
6. Shadow: Represents the energy of the dark side, the unexpressed Smoke Bitten
7. Keys, passes (opening new doors) The Secret Garden
8. Talking animal/object Son of a Trickster
9. Trickster Trickster Drift
10. People turning into animals Burn Bright
11. Free spot The Mystery of Grace Ghosts
12. Free spot Remote Control Monsters as Heros
My challenge:A book containing (a):
1. Journey to another world: Beneath the Sugar Sky
2. Witch These Witches Don't Burn
3. Magical helper, mentor, or guardian A Blade So Black
4. Shapeshifter Fire Touched
5. Monsters as heroes
6. Shadow: Represents the energy of the dark side, the unexpressed Shadow and Bone
7. Keys, passes (opening new doors) Down Among the Sticks and Bones
8. Talking animal/object
9. Trickster
10. People turning into animals
11. Free spot Mexican Gothic
12. Free spot Plain Bad Heroines
1. Journey to another world✔️A Dance with the Fae Prince
(fluff, enemies-to-lovers, spells)
2. Witch✔️
The Cursed Witch
(fluff, time travel, vampires, witches)
3. Magical helper, mentor, or guardian✔️
A Trial of Sorcerers
(academy, royals, elves, magic)
4. Shapeshifter✔️
Hunting Ground
(sequel, shapeshifters, Indigenous heroine)
5. Monsters as heroes✔️
The Fallen Demon
(sequel, vampires, time travel)
6. Shadow: Represents the energy of the dark side, the unexpressed✔️
Shadow and Bone
(grimdark, tsarpunk, Netflix show)
7. Keys, passes (opening new doors)✔️
These Hollow Vows
(New Adult, fluff, faerie intrigue, portals)
8. Talking animal/object ✔️
The Barrier Between
9. Trickster✔️
Curse of the Wolf King
(retelling, humorous)
10. People turning into animals✔️
Daughter of Sparta
(retelling, mythology, compelling)
11. Fireblood✔️
(sequel, good magic system)
12. Angelfall✔️
(dystopia, gory/violent, not really my cup of tea)
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A Dance with the Fae Prince
(fluff, enemies-to-lovers, spells)
2. Witch✔️
The Cursed Witch
(fluff, time travel, vampires, witches)
3. M..."
I love this list because I haven't read a single one of these!
Margaret wrote: "Christine L. wrote: "1. Journey to another world✔️A Dance with the Fae Prince
(fluff, enemies-to-lovers, spells)
2. Witch✔️
The Cursed Witch
(fluff, time travel, va..."
I'd definitely recommend Daughter of Sparta and anything by Elise Kova (two on the list are by her), though I'd suggest starting off with Air Awakens first! :)
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I'll check it out...eventually!
Christine L. congratulations on completing the list!
I have just finished reading The Frog Princess for my last 2021 challenge requirement: people turning into animals. It was cute.I have also been listing extra books in my last free choice slot.
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Margaret wrote: "How's everyone's challenge going? Struggling with a spot? Read something really good?"I'm struggling with reading block again. It isn't as bad as two months ago when nothing but romance novels could hold my attention. Currently juggling between genres and formats and trying to read a bit more about Roma people in Europe. I even tried manhwa (Korean comics :)), by the way.
As for the challenge, I finished it, though if something fits, I don't hesitate to include it on the list.
One left, people turning into animals.
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I read graphic novels in between every print or digital book I read. I have a whole reading system of choosing what's next on my TBR.
Ozsaur, let us know if you need recs! I know the group will have lots. I at first struggled with that category but then I read a couple of werewolf novels last month.
I've also finished. For me, this has been the easiest challenge to complete. I'm adding all the books I read that match a category and I'm up to 57 books. It looks like Asaria has a similar number!
Two more slots--although one's the free slot, and I'm partway through two different books that would qualify--depending on which I can re-borrow first from Libby.The other slot is "monsters" and I'm reading European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman, with its spectacular mashup of multiple retellings. I admire it so much, but it's slow-going for me.
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I finished a few weeks ago quite by accident. Many of the books I read were not originally intended for the challenge and I only realized after I finished them that they could count.
Ozsaur wrote: "One left, people turning into animals."
Someplace to Be Flying, Under My Skin, all three books in the Son of a Trickster series, Empire of the Wild all the books in Patricia Briggs's Mercy Thompson series as it's about werewolves. Unfortunately the first Moon Called is the worst book. they get so much better after that with fae, other types of shapeshifters etc
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Seventh Queen (other topics)A Master of Djinn (other topics)
Aria: The Masterpiece, Volume 2 (other topics)
Ozma of Oz (other topics)
Out of House and Home (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
P. Djèlí Clark (other topics)Katharine Duckett (other topics)
Maurice Maeterlinck (other topics)
Ursula K. Le Guin (other topics)
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A book containing (a):
1. Journey to another world
2. Witch
3. Magical helper, mentor, or guardian
4. Shapeshifter
5. Monsters as heroes
6. Shadow: Represents the energy of the dark side, the unexpressed
7. Keys, passes (opening new doors)
8. Talking animal/object
9. Trickster
10. People turning into animals
11. Free spot
12. Free spot
I'll add individual threads for each topic (and I'll post links to the threads here, too). May 2021 be a better year for everything, including reading. :)
Theme threads:
Journey to another world
Witch
Magical helper, mentor, or guardian
Shapeshifter
Monsters as heroes
Shadow: Represents the energy of the dark side, the unexpressed
Keys, passes (opening new doors)
Talking animal/object
Trickster
People turning into animals
Free spot